SBA loans to hotels and motels in South Carolina
Short answer
SBA's loan file shows 148 loans to hotels and motels in South Carolina since October 2019. GBank made 32.4% of them, well above its share nationally and across all loans in South Carolina. 45.9% financed a change of ownership, against 33.3% nationally.
- SBA loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026
- 148
- median loan
- $2,613,750
- dollars approved
- $409.43M
- made by one lender
- 32.4%
These are the 148 SBA 7(a) loans to hotels and motels in South Carolina approved October 2019 to June 2026. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same industry and period. State is where the business is, not where the lender is based. The file lists loans SBA approved, so it shows what lenders have done and not what any lender will do for you. Every state page for this industry uses this same period, so the pages can be compared with each other.
How South Carolina differs from the U.S.
What this means for you. One lender made a large share of these loans in South Carolina, so compare more than one lender before you apply.
Lender concentration
GBank made 32.4% of these loans (48 of 148). Nationally it made 12.2% of loans to hotels and motels. It is not among the five biggest SBA lenders in South Carolina.
Change of ownership
45.9% of the loans in South Carolina financed a change of ownership, against 33.3% nationally.
How common it is
Hotels and motels made up 3.9% of the SBA loans approved in South Carolina since October 2019, against 1.5% of loans nationwide. Its share here is 2.5 times its national share.
We compared 9 measures with the national figure for the same period, and these are the 3 that differ clearly. The table compares every measure.
South Carolina next to the U.S.
| Measure | South Carolina | United States | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industry's share of all SBA loans | 3.9% | 1.5% | Clearly higher |
| Median loan | $2,613,750 | $2,371,000 | No clear gap |
| Middle half of loans | $1,712,750 to $3,805,000 | $1,302,625 to $3,800,875 | – |
| Startups (the loan opens the business) | 7.4% | 8.3% | No clear gap |
| In business 2 years or less | 18.9% | 22.5% | No clear gap |
| In business more than 2 years | 25.7% | 34.3% | No clear gap |
| Change of ownership | 45.9% | 33.3% | Clearly higher |
| SBA Express | 0.0% | 2.9% | No clear gap |
| Lines of credit | 0.0% | 1.6% | No clear gap |
| Median term | 25 years | 25 years | – |
| Median spread over Prime at approval | 1.5 points over Prime | 1.5 points over Prime | – |
Clearly higher and clearly lower mark a gap large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. Spread over Prime is the rate at approval minus Prime that day, so it is not today's rate. Rows with a dash are shown for reference.
Who lends in South Carolina
The 5 lenders below made 85 of the 148 loans approved October 2019 to June 2026, or 57.4%. A lender is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most.
| Lender | Loans | Share here | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBank | 48 | 32.4% | 12.2% |
| Peoples Bank (Mendenhall, MS) | 14 | 9.5% | 4.0% |
| The Huntington National Bank | 12 | 8.1% | Not in top 5 |
| PromiseOne Bank | 6 | 4.1% | Not in top 5 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 5 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
Share here is the lender's share of the loans in this state. U.S. share is its share of all loans to this industry nationally. Not in top 5 means it is not one of the five lenders with the most loans to the industry.
Hotels and motels in other states
Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first.
| State | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 717 |
| California | 441 |
| Ohio | 254 |
| North Carolina | 251 |
| Michigan | 143 |
| Virginia | 138 |
| New York | 117 |
| Arizona | 98 |
More industries in South Carolina
Other industries in South Carolina with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first.
| Industry | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Sit-down restaurants | 187 |
| Fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants | 143 |
| Home remodeling contractors | 83 |
| Landscaping and lawn care companies | 71 |
| Auto repair shops | 65 |
| Plumbing and HVAC companies | 65 |
| Child care centers and preschools | 64 |
| Long-haul truckload carriers | 54 |
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. Industry is the NAICS code recorded on each loan. Location is the borrower's address in the file. Loans are those approved October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2026. SBA's fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same period. A gap is called clear when it is large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. A comparison with no clear gap in the loans is not published. Express counts SBA Express and Export Express loans. Lines of credit are loans SBA's file flags as revolving. How we build these pages.
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Cite this page: SBA loans to hotels and motels in South Carolina. SBA Express Loans, Janover Capital LLC (data as of June 30, 2026). https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/hotels-motels/south-carolina/
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