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Financing a tobacco stores acquisition in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most tobacco stores 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 tobacco stores · Illinois
Ranked by funded tobacco stores acquisitions in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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2+ funded Tobacco Stores 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.
- Goodfellas Fine Cigars in Decatur, IL — $81K (2022) · purchase · First Mid Bank & Trust, National Association
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $69K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 1/20/2022
- First disbursed
- 2/10/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Tobacco Stores
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $90K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $9K
- Est. cash at closing
- $12K
- Monthly payment
- $869
- Annual debt service
- $10K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $13K
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 First Mid Bank & Trust, National Association · Lender record →
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- HV Cigars LLC in Skokie, IL — $1.2M (2020) · purchase · BMO Bank National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 4.34% fixed
- Term
- 216 mo (18 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $918K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 29 days
- Approved
- 3/2/2020
- First disbursed
- 3/31/2020
- Loan status
- Paid in full (6/30/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 8
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Tobacco Stores
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.4M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $136K
- Est. cash at closing
- $187K
- Monthly payment
- $8,179
- Annual debt service
- $98K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $123K
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 BMO Bank National Association · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to tobacco stores businesses with a Illinois project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a tobacco stores 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. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $392K typical loan
- 2 lenders active in Illinois
- 2+ funded Illinois deals
- 29 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.