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Financing a fine arts schools acquisition in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most fine arts schools 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 fine arts schools · Illinois
Ranked by funded fine arts schools acquisitions in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.4 loans · $2M · Peoria, ILFull record →
- 2.5 loans · $4M · Melrose Park, ILFull record →
2+ funded Fine Arts Schools 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.
- Center Stage Dance Studio, Inc. in Bloomingdale, IL — $806K (2025) · purchase · Pan American Bank & Trust
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $605K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 71 days
- Approved
- 7/10/2025
- First disbursed
- 9/19/2025
- 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
- Fine Arts Schools
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $896K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $90K
- Est. cash at closing
- $123K
- Monthly payment
- $10,540
- Annual debt service
- $126K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $158K
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 Pan American Bank & Trust · Lender record →
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- UST Arts Collective in Moline, IL — $69K (2025) · purchase · Fortress Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $58K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 9/9/2025
- First disbursed
- 9/30/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Fine Arts Schools
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $76K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $8K
- Est. cash at closing
- $10K
- Monthly payment
- $1,121
- Annual debt service
- $13K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $17K
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 Fortress Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to fine arts schools businesses with a Illinois project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a fine arts schools 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. Fortress Bank funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $316K typical loan
- 2 lenders active in Illinois
- 2+ funded Illinois deals
- 71 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.