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Financing a newspaper publishers acquisition in District of Columbia
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most newspaper publishers acquisitions in District of Columbia, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance newspaper publishers in District of Columbia
$315K
Typical loan
range $315K–$315K
$350K
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$46,813
Cash to close
$35,000 down + fees
$4,339/mo
Typical payment
~11% · 10yr
$59,878/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
21 days
Typical time to fund
1
Lenders competing
more = leverage
10.5%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active in newspaper publishers · District of Columbia
Ranked by funded newspaper publishers acquisitions in District of Columbia. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.3 loans · $2M · Bethesda, MDFull record →
1+ funded Newspaper Publishers in District of Columbia 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.
- The Well News, LLC in Washington, DC — $315K (2023) · purchase · EagleBank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $158K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 21 days
- Approved
- 9/29/2023
- First disbursed
- 10/20/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 7
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Newspaper Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $350K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $35K
- Est. cash at closing
- $47K
- Monthly payment
- $4,250
- Annual debt service
- $51K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $64K
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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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to newspaper publishers businesses with a District of Columbia project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a newspaper publishers acquisition in District of Columbia with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded District of Columbia deals. EagleBank funds the most here. CapBench is not a lender.
- $467K typical loan
- 1 lenders active in District of Columbia
- 1+ funded District of Columbia deals
- 21 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-08-02.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.