Reports

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2026

Report No. 012025 survey; 2022 bank survey

SBA Loan Approval Rate: What Published Data Shows

Published approval outcomes for small business financing applicants (Federal Reserve Banks, 2025 survey) and bank approval times (FDIC, 2022 survey). No source

42%Financing applicants who received the full amount soughtOutcomes for small business financing applicants

Nov 7, 20262 sourcesPDF on request