Small business loans in Pueblo, CO
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Pueblo, CO since FY2024 are U.S. Bank (16 loans) and Zions Bank (10). The median loan was $106,550, and half fell between $25,000 and $620,775. For free help, see the Colorado SBDC Network. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 70
- approved since FY2024
- $36.33M
- median loan
- $106,550
- through SBA Express
- 41.4%
Lenders making SBA loans in Pueblo
No lender made more than 23% of the loans in Pueblo, and U.S. Bank made the most. The three largest lenders together made 44%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank | 16 | 22.9% |
| Zions Bank | 10 | 14.3% |
| Hanmi Bank | 5 | 7.1% |
Share is the percent of all Pueblo loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Colorado where one exists.
Pueblo has three 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.
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Local help near Pueblo
Pueblo borrowers can start with SBA's district office for Colorado, an SBDC or SCORE.
37% of Pueblo 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
- Colorado SBDC NetworkSmall Business Development Center
- SCORE mentors in ColoradoBusiness mentoring
Alongside SBA loans, Colorado runs two loan programs. The Colorado page describes each, and the official pages are linked here.
Loan counts and sizes in Pueblo
Pueblo ranks 17th by loans since FY2024 among the 25 Colorado cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 351st busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 70 loans, 1.6% of the 4,448 in Colorado, were approved for $36.3 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $106,550, 29% below the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $25,000 and $620,775. The Pueblo median is 53% below the Colorado median of $227,300.
| Measure | Pueblo | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 70 | 4,448 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $106,550 | $227,300 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $25,000 | $77,500 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $620,775 | $600,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 41.4% | 28.0% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 24.3% | 23.2% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 15.7% | 17.8% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 18.6% | 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.
41.4% of all loans went through SBA Express, above the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 24.3% 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, 44.3% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 21.4% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 15.7% and changes of ownership 18.6%.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume rose 62% from FY2024 (21 loans) to FY2025 (34), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2025, with 34 loans. FY2026 already shows 15 loans through June 30.
Of the 33 loans Pueblo 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 598 jobs supported across the 70 loans since FY2024, about 8.5 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Pueblo borrow for
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers was the largest borrower group in Pueblo, with 8 loans or 11.4% of the total.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | 8 | 11.4% | 0.9% |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 7 | 10.0% | 1.1% |
Share is the percent of all Pueblo 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 Pueblo
The median Pueblo loan was $106,550 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Pueblo was priced at Prime plus 2.5 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.50%. On $106,550 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $1,379 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $25,000 | $323 |
| Median loan | $106,550 | $1,379 |
| 75th percentile loan | $620,775 | $8,033 |
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 $106,550 is Prime plus 6.0 percentage points, or 13.00% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 3.5 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).
Pueblo 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 $100,000 loan and SBA Express payment calculator.
SBA 504 loans near Pueblo
Pueblo has 6 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $1.9 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Pueblo was $324,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 6% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.
Pikes Peak Regional Development Corporation 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 16. B:Side Capital follows with 6. The two CDCs listed are named on 22 loans between them.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Pikes Peak Regional Development Corporation | 16 |
| B:Side Capital | 6 |
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.
Colorado cities near Pueblo
Pueblo made up 1.6% of Colorado's SBA loans since FY2024.
Pueblo is one of 25 Colorado cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The Colorado page covers all 4,448 loans in Colorado. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.
Common questions about SBA loans in Pueblo
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Pueblo?
U.S. Bank leads with 16 loans in Pueblo since FY2024. Zions Bank (10) and Hanmi Bank (5) follow. Only lenders with five or more Pueblo loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Pueblo?
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers leads with 8 loans in Pueblo since FY2024. Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (7) 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 Colorado District Office (Denver)
- Colorado SBDC Network
- SCORE, Colorado
- 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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