CapBench 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 CapBench enrichment. We publish exactly how each ranking and risk signal is built, and what it can and can't tell you.
AI summary
CapBench 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: CapBench is not a lender and does not guarantee financing.
Source: CapBench SBA Intelligence, based on public SBA, lender, franchise, FDIC, and related records. CapBench is not a lender and does not guarantee financing.
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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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