# SBA loans to fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants in Rhode Island **Short answer:** SBA's loan file shows 51 loans to fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants in Rhode Island since October 2019. 54.9% went through SBA Express, against 23.3% nationally. The median loan was $112,500, less than half the national median of $329,000. Canonical page: https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/rhode-island/ Data as of: 2026-06-30 These are the 51 SBA 7(a) loans to [fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/) in [Rhode Island](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/rhode-island-small-business-loans/) 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 Rhode Island differs from the U.S. **What this means for you.** SBA Express was a more common route for these loans here, so ask lenders about it if your loan is small enough to qualify. ### SBA Express 54.9% of the loans in Rhode Island went through SBA Express, against 23.3% nationally. SBA Express, share of loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - Rhode Island: 54.9% - United States: 23.3% ### Loan size The median loan was $112,500 in Rhode Island, less than half the national median of $329,000. The middle half of loans in Rhode Island ran from $66,450 to $262,500. Nationally the middle half ran from $113,250 to $575,000. Median loan, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - Rhode Island: $112,500 - United States: $329,000 We compared 8 measures with the national figure for the same period, and these are the 2 that differ clearly. The table compares every measure. ## Rhode Island next to the U.S. **Rhode Island compared with all loans to fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants in the U.S., October 2019 to June 2026** | Measure | Rhode Island | United States | Reading | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Industry's share of all SBA loans | 4.1% | 3.3% | No clear gap | | Median loan | $112,500 | $329,000 | Clearly lower | | Middle half of loans | $66,450 to $262,500 | $113,250 to $575,000 | – | | Startups (the loan opens the business) | 29.4% | 39.5% | No clear gap | | In business 2 years or less | 17.6% | 15.4% | No clear gap | | In business more than 2 years | 47.1% | 30.3% | No clear gap | | Change of ownership | Fewer than 5 | 14.0% | n/a | | SBA Express | 54.9% | 23.3% | Clearly higher | | Lines of credit | 23.5% | 13.6% | No clear gap | | Median term | 10 years | 10 years | – | | Median spread over Prime at approval | 2.5 points over Prime | 2.5 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 Rhode Island The 5 lenders below made 31 of the 51 loans approved October 2019 to June 2026, or 60.8%. A lender is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most. **Top lenders in Rhode Island** | Lender | Loans | Share here | U.S. share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Navigant CU](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/navigant-cu/) | 8 | 15.7% | Not in top 5 | | [BankNewport](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/banknewport/) | 7 | 13.7% | Not in top 5 | | [Webster Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/webster-bank/) | 6 | 11.8% | Not in top 5 | | [Beacon Bank and Trust](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/beacon-bank-and-trust/) | 5 | 9.8% | Not in top 5 | | [Bristol County Savings Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/bristol-county-savings-bank/) | 5 | 9.8% | Not in top 5 | 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. ## Fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants in other states Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first. **Fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants by state** | State | Loans since October 2019 | | --- | --- | | [California](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/california/) | 1,330 | | [Texas](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/texas/) | 943 | | [Florida](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/florida/) | 719 | | [Ohio](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/ohio/) | 559 | | [New York](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/new-york/) | 549 | | [Georgia](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/georgia/) | 497 | | [Pennsylvania](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/pennsylvania/) | 424 | | [Washington](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/washington/) | 395 | ## More industries in Rhode Island Other industries in Rhode Island with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first. **Other industries in Rhode Island** | Industry | Loans since October 2019 | | --- | --- | | [Sit-down restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/full-service-restaurants/rhode-island/) | 80 | 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](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)