Small business loans in Huntsville, AL
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Huntsville, AL since FY2024 are Newtek Bank (6 loans) and Sabre Finance (6). The median loan was $250,000, and half fell between $105,000 and $549,000. For free help, see the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 67
- approved since FY2024
- $32.52M
- median loan
- $250,000
- through SBA Express
- 16.4%
Lenders making SBA loans in Huntsville
No lender made more than 9% of the loans in Huntsville, and Newtek Bank made the most. The three largest lenders together made 25%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Newtek Bank | 6 | 9.0% |
| Sabre FinanceNon-bank lender | 6 | 9.0% |
| Celtic Bank | 5 | 7.5% |
Share is the percent of all Huntsville loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Alabama where one exists.
Huntsville has three lenders with five or more loans since FY2024. Others had fewer, and the Alabama page counts 132 lenders with at least one approved loan statewide.
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Local help near Huntsville
Huntsville borrowers can start with SBA's district office for Alabama, an SBDC or SCORE.
39% of Huntsville borrowers since FY2024 were startups or businesses two years old or younger. SBDCs provide counseling and training, and SCORE mentors give advice at no cost, according to SBA.
SBA has one district office for Alabama. Its page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in the area. The Alabama Small Business Development Center Network gives free counseling across Alabama.
- SBA Alabama District Office (Birmingham)SBA district office
- Alabama Small Business Development Center Network (University of Alabama)Small Business Development Center
- SCORE mentors in AlabamaBusiness mentoring
Alongside SBA loans, Alabama runs a loan program. The Alabama page describes it, and the official page is linked here.
Loan counts and sizes in Huntsville
Huntsville ranks 3rd by loans since FY2024 among the 4 Alabama cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 382nd busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 67 loans, 5.8% of the 1,154 in Alabama, were approved for $32.5 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $250,000, 66% above the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $105,000 and $549,000. The Alabama median is $250,000.
| Measure | Huntsville | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 67 | 1,154 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $250,000 | $250,000 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $105,000 | $102,900 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $549,000 | $648,425 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 16.4% | 14.0% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 9.0% | 11.7% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 25.4% | 23.8% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 11.9% | 13.0% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | Fewer than 5 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
A quarter of loans were smaller than the 25th percentile loan and a quarter were larger than the 75th. Median spread is in percentage points over Prime. Charged off is the share of FY2020 to FY2022 loans a lender wrote off as a loss. It is shown only for groups of 30 loans or more. Fewer than 5 marks a share that would stand for 1 to 4 loans, which we do not publish. U.S. covers every loan in the file.
72% of the loans were $500,000 or less, the size SBA Express covers. 16.4% of all loans went through SBA Express, below the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 9.0% of loans, below the national 28.1%.
Labels show each size's share of all loans. The highlighted bar is the size band that contains the median.
By business age, 49.3% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 13.4% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 25.4% and changes of ownership 11.9%. The national startup share is 16.1%.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume held steady from FY2024 (25 loans) to FY2025 (24), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2023, with 28 loans. FY2026 already shows 18 loans through June 30.
Of the 45 loans Huntsville borrowers received in FY2020 to FY2022, fewer than 5 were charged offThe lender wrote the loan off as a loss because it was not being repaid. by June 30, 2026, against 3.6% nationally. Lenders reported 697 jobs supported across the 67 loans since FY2024, about 10.4 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Huntsville borrow for
Full-Service Restaurants was the largest borrower group in Huntsville, with 6 loans or 9.0% of the total.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 6 | 9.0% | 4.6% |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 5 | 7.5% | 3.3% |
Share is the percent of all Huntsville loans in that period. Industry is the NAICS code on each loan. A name links to the Alabama page for that industry where one exists.
A typical loan payment in Huntsville
The median Huntsville loan was $250,000 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Huntsville was priced at Prime plus 2.75 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.75%. On $250,000 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $3,269 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $105,000 | $1,373 |
| Median loan | $250,000 | $3,269 |
| 75th percentile loan | $549,000 | $7,179 |
Principal and interest only. Fees, a different term or a fixed rate change the payment. This is an illustration from SBA's file, not an offer.
SBA's rate ceiling for this loan size
SBA's maximum for a loan of $250,000 is Prime plus 6.0 percentage points, or 13.00% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 3.2 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).
Huntsville loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 10.25% at approval, matching the national median. Prime changed during those years, so use the spread above, not that rate, as the guide to today's cost.
Run your own numbers: payments on a $250,000 loan and SBA Express payment calculator.
SBA 504 loans near Huntsville
Huntsville has 12 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $13.5 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Huntsville was $683,500 in SBA and CDC dollars, 14% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.
Southern Development Council is the Certified Development CompanyA nonprofit that SBA certifies and regulates to arrange 504 loans together with a bank. (CDC) named on the most loans since FY2020, with 9. Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc. follows with 8. The three CDCs listed are named on 22 loans between them.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Southern Development Council | 9 |
| Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc. | 8 |
| Birmingham Citywide Local Development Company | 5 |
How a 504 loan is split
A standard 504 project is 50% third party lender, 40% CDC debenture, 10% borrower. 504 money pays for major fixed assets such as land, buildings and long-term machinery and equipment, not working capitalMoney for day-to-day costs such as payroll, rent and inventory. Full definition or inventory. Source: SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. B (p. 221). SBA keeps a list of Certified Development Companies.
Alabama cities near Huntsville
Huntsville made up 5.8% of Alabama's SBA loans since FY2024.
Huntsville is one of 4 Alabama cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The Alabama page covers all 1,154 loans in Alabama. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.
Common questions about SBA loans in Huntsville
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Huntsville?
Newtek Bank leads with 6 loans in Huntsville since FY2024. Sabre Finance (6) and Celtic Bank (5) follow. Only lenders with five or more Huntsville loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Huntsville?
Full-Service Restaurants leads with 6 loans in Huntsville since FY2024. Limited-Service Restaurants (5) follows.
How to read this
Counts come from SBA's 7(a) loan-level data release, as of June 30, 2026. The file lists loans SBA approved. It does not list declined applications, so it cannot show approval odds. We do not publish any figure built on fewer than 5 loans. Location is the borrower's address in the file, and city names are as SBA recorded them. Recent means FY2024 through June 30, 2026. Charge-off rates use FY2020 to FY2022 loans, the only years old enough to have had time to go bad. Jobs supported are lender-reported estimates. How we build these pages.
Sources
- SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of June 30, 2026
- SBA, 504 loans
- SBA, resource partners: SBDCs and SCORE
- SBA Alabama District Office (Birmingham)
- Alabama Small Business Development Center Network (University of Alabama)
- SCORE, Alabama
- SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. D.1 (p. 241); 13 CFR § 120.931
- SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. B (p. 221)
- sba.gov/loans/504-loans; SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. A, Ch. 3, Para. A (p. 51)
- SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 2, Para. B.1 (p. 126)
- 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395)
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