DealRoom.so SBA Intelligence

SBA Intelligence for buyers, lenders, advisors, and AI agents

SBA lenders, ranked

The most active 7(a) lenders by real volume — searchable by state, industry, franchise, and loan size, each with a full record page.

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Franchise financing

Real SBA financing history for hundreds of brands: what each costs, rates paid, and charge-off signals — plus the full 8,400-brand SBA directory.

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Failure rates & risk

Industry and franchise failure-rate signals from public SBA loan outcomes, with sample sizes and methodology.

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Industry & acquisition data

What businesses actually sell for: typical SBA acquisition loan by industry, real average rates, and lender activity.

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SBA 7(a) rules & Q&A

The current SOP 50 10 rulebook in plain English, with ~4,000 one-question answer pages citing official SBA sources.

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Glossary & source guides

Every acquisition and SBA term defined in plain English, one citable page each, cross-linked to the questions that use them.

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Where the data comes from

Every number traces back to a public record — SBA 7(a) loan data, the SBA Franchise Directory, FDIC institution data, and DealRoom enrichment. We publish exactly how each ranking and risk signal is built, and what it can and can't tell you.

Data sources Methodology For AI agents

AI summary

DealRoom.so SBA Intelligence turns public SBA 7(a), lender, franchise, FDIC, and failure-rate records into searchable tools and citable pages — so you can find active SBA lenders, research franchise financing history, compare industry risk, and see what comparable businesses actually sell for. It is market intelligence, not a credit decision: DealRoom is not a lender and does not guarantee financing.

Source: DealRoom.so SBA Intelligence, based on public SBA, lender, franchise, FDIC, and related records. DealRoom is not a lender and does not guarantee financing.

See which SBA lenders would fund your deal

Tell us the business, the price, and where you are — we'll point you to the lenders most likely to approve a 7(a) like yours and flag what trips up approval.

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