Small business loans in Mobile, AL
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Mobile, AL since FY2024 are Hancock Whitney Bank (8 loans) and Northeast Bank (7). The median loan was $179,000, and half fell between $52,525 and $565,625. For free help, see the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 82
- approved since FY2024
- $47.63M
- median loan
- $179,000
- through SBA Express
- 17.1%
Lenders making SBA loans in Mobile
No lender made more than 10% of the loans in Mobile, and Hancock Whitney Bank made the most. The five largest lenders together made 39%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hancock Whitney Bank | 8 | 9.8% |
| Northeast Bank | 7 | 8.5% |
| Newtek Bank | 6 | 7.3% |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 6 | 7.3% |
| Readycap Lending, LLCNon-bank lender | 5 | 6.1% |
Share is the percent of all Mobile loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Alabama where one exists.
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Local help near Mobile
Mobile borrowers can start with SBA's district office for Alabama, an SBDC or SCORE.
43% of Mobile 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 Mobile
Mobile ranks 2nd by loans since FY2024 among the 4 Alabama cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 276th busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 82 loans, 7.1% of the 1,154 in Alabama, were approved for $47.6 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $179,000, 19% above the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $52,525 and $565,625. The Mobile median is 28% below the Alabama median of $250,000.
| Measure | Mobile | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 82 | 1,154 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $179,000 | $250,000 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $52,525 | $102,900 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $565,625 | $648,425 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 17.1% | 14.0% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 14.6% | 11.7% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 20.7% | 23.8% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 11.0% | 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.
17.1% of all loans went through SBA Express, below the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 14.6% 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, 45.1% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 22.0% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 20.7% and changes of ownership 11.0%. The national startup share is 16.1%.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume rose 6% from FY2024 (32 loans) to FY2025 (34), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2025, with 34 loans. FY2026 already shows 16 loans through June 30.
Of the 62 loans Mobile 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 830 jobs supported across the 82 loans since FY2024, about 10.1 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Mobile borrow for
Residential Remodelers was the largest borrower group in Mobile, with 6 loans or 7.3% of the total.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Remodelers | 6 | 7.3% | 2.3% |
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | 5 | 6.1% | 0.8% |
Share is the percent of all Mobile 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 Mobile
The median Mobile loan was $179,000 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Mobile was priced at Prime plus 2.75 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.75%. On $179,000 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $2,341 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $52,525 | $687 |
| Median loan | $179,000 | $2,341 |
| 75th percentile loan | $565,625 | $7,397 |
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 $179,000 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).
Mobile loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 10.75% at approval, against 10.25% nationally. 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 $175,000 loan and SBA Express payment calculator.
SBA 504 loans near Mobile
Mobile has 10 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $11.5 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Mobile was $1,108,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 22% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.
Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc. 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 6. Florida Business Development Corporation follows with 5. The three CDCs listed are named on 16 loans between them.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc. | 6 |
| Florida Business Development Corporation | 5 |
| Southern Development Council | 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 Mobile
Mobile made up 7.1% of Alabama's SBA loans since FY2024.
Mobile 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 Mobile
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Mobile?
Hancock Whitney Bank leads with 8 loans in Mobile since FY2024. Northeast Bank (7) and Newtek Bank (6) follow. Only lenders with five or more Mobile loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Mobile?
Residential Remodelers leads with 6 loans in Mobile since FY2024. Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (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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