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2026 Commercial Lending Data

Quarterly approval, cost, and industry indices compiled from in-house underwriting. Cite freely.

SBA Lending · Q1 2026

SBA 7(a) Approval Rates by State — 2026 Index

Approval rates and median loan sizes for SBA 7(a) applications across all 50 states, ranked.

Cost of Capital · Q1 2026

MCA Cost Index — Effective APR by Provider Tier (2026)

Benchmark factor rates and effective APRs across the merchant cash advance market.

Industry Data · Q1 2026

Loan Approval Index by Industry — 2026

Approval rates by NAICS sector across SBA, term, and bridge product lines.

Underwriting · Q1 2026

Average Funded Loan Size by Request Tier (2026)

What borrowers actually receive vs what they request, broken down by loan size tier.

Cost Comparison · Q1 2026

SBA 7(a) vs MCA: $250K Capital Cost Over 5 Years

Side-by-side total dollars paid for the same $250K of working capital across financing options.

Underwriting · Q1 2026

Business Loan Funding Time Benchmarks — 2026

Median days from application to funded wire across every major commercial loan product.

Underwriting · Q1 2026

Business Loan Denial Reasons — 2026 Index

The actual reasons commercial loan applications are declined, ranked by frequency.

Annual Report · FY 2025 close · Published Q1 2026

State of SBA Lending — 2026 Annual Report

Aggregate 7(a) and 504 origination volume, average loan size, and approval velocity across FY2025.

Acquisitions · Q1 2026

SBA 7(a) Acquisition Multiples by Industry (2026)

The purchase-price multiples SBA 7(a) will actually underwrite, by industry.

Cost of Capital · Q1 2026

Small Business Cost of Capital Index — Q1 2026

Current all-in APR ranges across every major commercial capital source, refreshed quarterly.

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