SBA by industry · NC
SBA lenders for retail stores in North Carolina
81 lenders made 387 SBA loans to retail stores in North Carolina in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. Newtek Bank, National Association made the most, with 26. The typical loan was about $260K.
- Evidence
- SBA 7(a) and 504 loans to retail stores in North Carolina, NAICS 44 and 45, excluding gas, convenience and pharmacy
- Data as of
- SBA, September 30, 2026
- Page last changed
- November 12, 2026
- Lenders on record
- 81
- SBA FOIA,
- SBA loans, 36 months
- 387
- SBA FOIA,
- 7(a) net of cancelled; 504 funded first liens
- Dollars, 36 months
- $191M
- SBA FOIA,
- Last 12 months
- 107
- SBA FOIA,
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Source: The Lender Report, SBA lenders for retail stores in North Carolina, https://lender.report/sba-lenders-for/retail/north-carolina/, data as of September 30, 2026.
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| Lender | Kind | Based in | Loans | Dollars | 7(a) | 504 | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtek Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Miami, FL | 26 | $8.36M | 26 | 0 | 9 |
| The Huntington National Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Columbus, OH | 20 | $4.63M | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Sioux Falls, SD | 20 | $2.83M | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| United Midwest Savings Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Degraff, OH | 18 | $2.92M | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Northeast Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Portland, ME | 18 | $1.92M | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| Live Oak Banking Company SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Wilmington, NC | 17 | $12.5M | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| BayFirst National Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Saint Petersburg, FL | 16 | $2.44M | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC SBA 7(a) record | Non-bank | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 16 | $1.12M | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| First Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Southern Pines, NC | 14 | $16.6M | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| TD Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Wilmington, DE | 13 | $6.79M | 13 | 0 | 5 |
| First Community Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Bluefield, VA | 11 | $6.64M | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Pinnacle Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Nashville, TN | 10 | $13.7M | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| First Bank of the Lake SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Osage Beach, MO | 10 | $4.27M | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Celtic Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | 10 | $1.77M | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Bank of America, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Charlotte, NC | 8 | $5.66M | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| SouthState Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Winter Haven, FL | 8 | $3.81M | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Bank of Oak Ridge SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Oak Ridge, NC | 7 | $5.67M | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Raleigh, NC | 7 | $4.13M | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Cincinnati, OH | 7 | $1.43M | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| The Fidelity Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Fuquay Varina, NC | 6 | $6.70M | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| United Community Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Greenville, SC | 6 | $3.76M | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Lendistry SBLC, LLC SBA 7(a) record | Non-bank | Los Angeles, CA | 6 | $1.59M | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Mountain Bizcapital, Inc. SBA 7(a) record | Non-bank | Asheville, NC | 5 | $1.12M | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Columbus, OH | 5 | $810K | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Colony Bank SBA 7(a) record | Bank | Fitzgerald, GA | 5 | $636K | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Dollars are approval amounts, rounded to 2 significant figures per loan, net of cancelled approvals.
| Industry | Loans |
|---|---|
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers | 35 |
| All Other Miscellaneous Retailers | 25 |
| Sporting Goods Retailers | 19 |
| Furniture Retailers | 18 |
| Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) | 18 |
| Vending Machine Operators | 18 |
| Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers | 17 |
| Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers | 15 |
| All Other General Merchandise Retailers | 14 |
| Automotive Parts and Accessories Retailers | 13 |
| Loan size | Loans |
|---|---|
| Under $150K | 115 |
| $150K to $350K | 114 |
| $350K to $1M | 104 |
| $1M to $2.5M | 44 |
| $2.5M or more | 11 |
- SBA lenders recorded 387 loans to retail stores totaling $191.5M in North Carolina in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026, excluding cancelled approvals. SBA FOIA,
- The typical loan was about $260K, with the middle half between $120K and $600K. SBA FOIA,
- 377 were SBA 7(a) loans and 11 were SBA 504 first liens. SBA FOIA,
- SBA 7(a) lenders reported a median initial rate of 10.25% on 377 loans. SBA FOIA,
- The median term was 10 years. SBA FOIA,
- Banks and savings institutions made 335 of the loans, credit unions 7, and non-banks 45. SBA FOIA,
- The five most active lenders made 26.4% of the loans. SBA FOIA,
- The three most active lenders were Newtek Bank, National Association with 26, The Huntington National Bank with 20, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association with 20. SBA FOIA,
- 115 of the loans were under $150K, and 55 were $1M or more. SBA FOIA,
- The SBA file shows 107 approvals of these loans dated in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, versus 161 in the 12 months before. Both counts leave out cancelled approvals and include 504 approvals not yet funded. SBA FOIA,
- 17 of the 81 lenders are based in North Carolina. The rest are based elsewhere, most often in California, Ohio and Florida. SBA FOIA,
- The most common detailed industry in North Carolina was Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers, with 35 loans. SBA FOIA,
How this list is defined
- Measure
- SBA loans made to retail stores in North Carolina
- Period
- October 2023 to September 2026
- Formula
- Count, by lender, of SBA 7(a) approvals and SBA 504 first liens located in North Carolina, dated in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026 and not cancelled, whose NAICS code in the SBA file falls in NAICS 44 and 45, excluding gas, convenience and pharmacy.
- Order
- Largest first by loans in the state, then dollars, then name. Payment is not part of the order.
- As of
- September 30, 2026
- Source
- SBA FOIA
- Changelog
- : First published, with the data built on this date.
What we don't know
- Whether any of these lenders is taking new SBA loans today, or how it would treat a business like yours.
- Loans that were never completed. The SBA file lists approvals, and these pages leave out the ones it marks cancelled.
- The borrower, the address and every term beyond rate and term. The public file does not show them.
Every loan counted here carried one of these NAICS codes in the SBA file, and the state of the loan is the state of the business. Loans are approvals, net of cancelled approvals. Lenders that merged or stopped filing are left out.
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