SBA 7(a) Historical Trends (FY1991+)

Thirty-six fiscal years of SBA 7(a) approvals, all 1,947,098 loans from FY1991 through Mar 31, 2026 aggregated by year. The main dashboard carries loan-level detail for FY2020-present. Because these vintages are seasoned, the charge-off rates here reflect true through-cycle credit performance.

FY2026 is a partial year, running through Mar 31, 2026 with only five months of approvals in its bar; read it as year-to-date, not a decline. It also contains no October approvals: SBA paused 7(a) loan processing during the fall 2025 government shutdown.

Approved Volume by Fiscal Year

Loan Counts

Yearly Detail

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Note: the status vocabulary in SBA's FOIA data shifted around FY2010-2015 (legacy values like SOLDNC, SOLDCO, CLSLN are effectively pre-FY2010 only). Cross-era comparisons are cleanest within a single Source Vintage.