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Financing a book retailers and news dealers acquisition in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most book retailers and news dealers acquisitions in Illinois, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in book retailers and news dealers · Illinois
Ranked by funded book retailers and news dealers acquisitions in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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1+ funded Book Retailers and News Dealers in Illinois deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Watcher Comix LLC in Evanston, IL — $100K (2025) · purchase · Newtek Bank, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $85K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 56 days
- Approved
- 5/23/2025
- First disbursed
- 7/18/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Book Retailers and News Dealers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $111K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $11K
- Est. cash at closing
- $14K
- Monthly payment
- $1,349
- Annual debt service
- $16K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $20K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Newtek Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to book retailers and news dealers businesses with a Illinois project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a book retailers and news dealers acquisition in Illinois with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Illinois deals. Newtek Bank, National Association funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $192K typical loan
- 1 lenders active in Illinois
- 1+ funded Illinois deals
- 56 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.