# Small business loans in Loveland, CO

**Short answer:** The most active SBA lenders in Loveland, CO since FY2024 are Wells Fargo Bank (6 loans) and Live Oak Banking Company (5). The median loan was $360,250, and half fell between $150,000 and $931,675. For free help, see the Colorado SBDC Network. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.

Canonical page: https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/loveland/
Data as of: 2026-06-30

## Lenders making SBA loans in Loveland

No lender made more than 9% of the loans in Loveland, and Wells Fargo Bank made the most.

**Lenders with five or more SBA loans in Loveland, CO, FY2024 to June 2026**

| Lender | Loans | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Wells Fargo Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/wells-fargo-bank/colorado/) | 6 | 8.8% |
| [Live Oak Banking Company](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/live-oak-banking-company/) | 5 | 7.4% |

Share is the percent of all Loveland loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Colorado where one exists.

Loveland has two lenders with five or more loans since FY2024. Others had fewer, and the Colorado page counts 189 lenders with at least one approved loan statewide.

## Local help near Loveland

Loveland borrowers can start with SBA's district office for Colorado, an SBDC or SCORE.

40% of Loveland 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 Colorado. Its page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in the area. The Colorado SBDC Network gives free counseling across Colorado.

- [SBA Colorado District Office (Denver): SBA district office](https://www.sba.gov/district/colorado)
- [Colorado SBDC Network: Small Business Development Center](https://sbdc.colorado.gov/)
- [SCORE mentors in Colorado: Business mentoring](https://www.score.org/co/)

Alongside SBA loans, Colorado runs two loan programs. The [Colorado page](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/#loan-programs-in-colorado) describes each, and the official pages are linked here.

- [Cash Collateral Support](https://oedit.colorado.gov/cash-collateral-support)
- [CLIMBER Loan Fund](https://oedit.colorado.gov/climber-loans)

## Loan counts and sizes in Loveland

Loveland ranks 18th by loans since FY2024 among the 25 Colorado cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 374th busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.

The 68 loans, 1.5% of the 4,448 in Colorado, were approved for $49.9 million in all. The median loan was $360,250, 2.4 times the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $150,000 and $931,675. The Loveland median is 58% above the Colorado median of $227,300.

**Loveland, CO compared with Colorado and the nation, loans from FY2024 to June 2026**

| Measure | Loveland | Colorado | U.S. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loans | 68 | 4,448 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $360,250 | $227,300 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $150,000 | $77,500 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $931,675 | $600,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 25.0% | 28.0% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 23.5% | 23.2% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 19.1% | 17.8% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 17.6% | 15.2% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 2.5 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | Fewer than 5 | 3.8% | 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.

65% of the loans were $500,000 or less, the size SBA Express covers. 25.0% of all loans went through SBA Express, below the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 23.5% of loans, below the national 28.1%.

SBA loans in Loveland, CO by size, FY2024 to June 2026

- $50,000 or less (10%): 7
- $50,001 to $150,000 (18%): 12
- $150,001 to $350,000 (21%): 14
- $350,001 to $500,000 (16%): 11
- $500,001 to $1,000,000 (13%): 9
- $1,000,001 to $2,000,000 (13%): 9
- Over $2,000,000 (9%): 6

Labels show each size's share of all loans. The highlighted bar is the size band that contains the median.

By business age, 42.6% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 20.6% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 19.1% and changes of ownership 17.6%. The national startup share is 16.1%.

SBA loans in Loveland, CO by fiscal year

- FY2020: 21
- FY2021: 23
- FY2022: 16
- FY2023: 27
- FY2024: 30
- FY2025: 24
- FY2026 (through June 30): 14

Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.

Volume fell 20% from FY2024 (30 loans) to FY2025 (24), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2024, with 30 loans. FY2026 already shows 14 loans through June 30.

Of the 60 loans Loveland borrowers received in FY2020 to FY2022, fewer than 5 were charged off by June 30, 2026, against 3.6% nationally. Lenders reported 840 jobs supported across the 68 loans since FY2024, about 12.4 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.

## What businesses in Loveland borrow for

Full-Service Restaurants was the largest borrower group in Loveland since FY2020, with 7 loans or 4.5% of the total.

The four largest industries made up 15% of all Loveland loans since FY2020.

**Industries with the most SBA loans in Loveland, CO, FY2020 to June 2026**

| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Full-Service Restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/full-service-restaurants/) | 7 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| [Limited-Service Restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/) | 7 | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| [Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/electrical-contractors-other-wiring-installation-contractors/colorado/) | 5 | 3.2% | 1.3% |
| [Offices of Dentists](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/offices-of-dentists/colorado/) | 5 | 3.2% | 1.1% |

Share is the percent of all Loveland loans in that period. Industry is the NAICS code on each loan. A name links to the Colorado page for that industry where one exists.

## A typical loan payment in Loveland

The median Loveland loan was $360,250 with a median term of 10 years.

The median variable-rate loan in Loveland was priced at Prime plus 2.5 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.50%. On $360,250 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $4,662 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.

**Payment at today's rate on three Loveland loan sizes over 10 years**

| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25th percentile loan | $150,000 | $1,941 |
| Median loan | $360,250 | $4,662 |
| 75th percentile loan | $931,675 | $12,056 |

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 $360,250 is Prime plus 3.0 percentage points, or 10.00% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 0.5 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(4); SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 2, Para. B.5 (Para. B begins p. 126).

Loveland loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 9.87% 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 $350,000 loan](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/loan-amounts/350000-business-loan/) and [SBA Express payment calculator](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-payment-calculator/).

## SBA 504 loans near Loveland

Loveland has 17 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $18.5 million in SBA and CDC dollars.

The median 504 loan in Loveland was $588,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 12% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.

B:Side Capital is the Certified Development Company (CDC) named on the most loans since FY2020, with 37. Preferred Lending Partners follows with 11. The two CDCs listed are named on 48 loans between them.

**CDCs named on five or more 504 loans in Loveland, FY2020 to June 2026**

| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
| --- | --- |
| B:Side Capital | 37 |
| Preferred Lending Partners | 11 |

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 capital or inventory. Source: SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. B (p. 221). SBA keeps a [list of Certified Development Companies](https://www.sba.gov/loans/504-loans/list-of-certified-development-companies/).

## Colorado cities near Loveland

Loveland made up 1.5% of Colorado's SBA loans since FY2024.

Loveland is one of 25 Colorado cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The [Colorado page](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/) covers all 4,448 loans in Colorado. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.

- [Fort Collins: 121 loans, median $200,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/fort-collins/)
- [Longmont: 71 loans, median $350,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/longmont/)
- [Greeley: 49 loans, median $350,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/greeley/)
- [Golden: 52 loans, median $251,750](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/golden/)
- [Boulder: 132 loans, median $160,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/boulder/)
- [Thornton: 61 loans, median $150,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/thornton/)
- [Lakewood: 120 loans, median $250,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/lakewood/)
- [Denver: 742 loans, median $246,500](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/colorado-small-business-loans/denver/)

## Common questions about SBA loans in Loveland

### Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Loveland?

Wells Fargo Bank leads with 6 loans in Loveland since FY2024. Live Oak Banking Company (5) follows. Only lenders with five or more Loveland loans are counted.

### Which industries get SBA loans in Loveland?

Full-Service Restaurants leads with 7 loans in Loveland since FY2020. Limited-Service Restaurants (7) and Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (5) follow.

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](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/method/).

## Sources

- [SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of June 30, 2026](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)
- [SBA, 504 loans](https://www.sba.gov/loans/504-loans/)
- [SBA, resource partners: SBDCs and SCORE](https://www.sba.gov/counseling/local-assistance/resource-partners/)
- [SBA Colorado District Office (Denver)](https://www.sba.gov/district/colorado)
- [Colorado SBDC Network](https://sbdc.colorado.gov/)
- [SCORE, Colorado](https://www.score.org/co/)
- [SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. D.1 (p. 241); 13 CFR § 120.931](https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/SOP%2050%2010%208.1%20Technical%20Policy%20Updates%20effective%20%2010.1.2026.docx)
- [SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. C, Ch. 1, Para. B (p. 221)](https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/SOP%2050%2010%208.1%20Technical%20Policy%20Updates%20effective%20%2010.1.2026.docx)
- [sba.gov/loans/504-loans; SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. A, Ch. 3, Para. A (p. 51)](https://www.sba.gov/loans/504-loans/)
- [SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 2, Para. B.1 (p. 126)](https://legacy.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2026-10/SOP%2050%2010%208.1%20Technical%20Policy%20Updates%20effective%20%2010.1.2026.docx)
- [13 CFR § 120.214(d)(4); SOP 50 10 8.1, Sec. B, Ch. 2, Para. B.5 (Para. B begins p. 126)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-120.214)