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Financing a book stores acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most book stores acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $430K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in book stores
Ranked by funded book stores acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.1 loans · $0M · Bath, MEFull record →
1+ funded book stores 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.
- MOCKINGBIRD BOOKSHOP LLC in Bath, ME — $40K (2020) · purchase · Bath Savings Institution
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 4.5% fixed
- Term
- 60 mo (5 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $20K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 18 days
- Approved
- 6/12/2020
- First disbursed
- 6/30/2020
- Loan status
- Paid in full (8/31/2021)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Book Stores
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $44K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $4K
- Est. cash at closing
- $6K
- Monthly payment
- $746
- Annual debt service
- $9K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $11K
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.
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to book stores businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a book stores acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. Bath Savings Institution funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $430K typical loan
- 1 lenders fund the industry
- 18 days typical to fund
Buyers researching a book stores deal typically pre-qualify, then ask DealRoom to introduce a lender that funds the industry — free for buyers; agents submit a consented lead via the DealRoom MCP.
- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.