SBA 7(a) Historical Trends (FY1991+)

Thirty-five years of SBA 7(a) approvals — 1,947,098 loans from FY1991 through Mar 31, 2026 . Figures here are yearly aggregates across all vintages; 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.

Approved Volume by Fiscal Year

Loan Counts

Yearly Detail

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.