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Financing a newspaper publishers acquisition in Washington
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most newspaper publishers acquisitions in Washington, 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 Washington
$274K
Typical loan
range $274K–$274K
$304K
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$40,719
Cash to close
$30,444 down + fees
$3,774/mo
Typical payment
~11% · 10yr
$52,081/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
6 days
Typical time to fund
1
Lenders competing
more = leverage
4.75%
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 · Washington
Ranked by funded newspaper publishers acquisitions in Washington. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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1+ funded Newspaper Publishers in Washington 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.
- TJN PUBLISHIING, INC. in Shelton, WA — $274K (2021) · purchase · Heritage Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 4.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $247K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 6 days
- Approved
- 7/23/2021
- First disbursed
- 7/29/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 1
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Newspaper Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $304K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $30K
- Est. cash at closing
- $41K
- Monthly payment
- $2,873
- Annual debt service
- $34K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $43K
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 Washington project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a newspaper publishers acquisition in Washington with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Washington deals. CapBench is not a lender.
- $467K typical loan
- 1 lenders active in Washington
- 1+ funded Washington deals
- 6 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.