# Small business loans in Olathe, KS

**Short answer:** U.S. Bank made the most SBA loans in Olathe, KS since FY2024, with 6. The median loan was $293,000, and half fell between $90,000 and $617,000. For free help, see the Kansas Small Business Development Center. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.

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

## Lenders making SBA loans in Olathe

No lender made more than 9% of the loans in Olathe, and U.S. Bank made the most.

**Lenders with five or more SBA loans in Olathe, KS, FY2024 to June 2026**

| Lender | Loans | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [U.S. Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/u-s-bank/) | 6 | 9.2% |

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

Olathe has one lender with five or more loans since FY2024. Others had fewer, and the Kansas page counts 144 lenders with at least one approved loan statewide.

## Local help near Olathe

Olathe borrowers can start with SBA's district offices for Kansas, an SBDC or SCORE.

49% of Olathe 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 runs two district offices that cover Kansas. Each page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in its area. The Kansas Small Business Development Center gives free counseling across Kansas.

- [SBA Wichita District Office (serves central and western Kansas): SBA district office](https://www.sba.gov/district/wichita)
- [SBA Kansas City District Office (serves eastern Kansas): SBA district office](https://www.sba.gov/district/kansas-city)
- [Kansas Small Business Development Center (Fort Hays State University): Small Business Development Center](https://www.kansassbdc.net/)
- [SCORE mentors in Kansas: Business mentoring](https://www.score.org/ks/)

Alongside SBA loans, Kansas runs a loan program. The [Kansas page](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/kansas-small-business-loans/#loan-programs-in-kansas) describes it, and the official page is linked here.

- [GrowKS Loan Program](https://networkkansas.com/services/growks/loans/)

## Loan counts and sizes in Olathe

Olathe ranks 4th by loans since FY2024 among the 5 Kansas cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 404th busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.

The 65 loans, 6.1% of the 1,064 in Kansas, were approved for $38.1 million in all. The median loan was $293,000, 95% above the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $90,000 and $617,000. The Olathe median is 20% above the Kansas median of $244,350.

**Olathe, KS compared with Kansas and the nation, loans from FY2024 to June 2026**

| Measure | Olathe | Kansas | U.S. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loans | 65 | 1,064 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $293,000 | $244,350 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $90,000 | $97,900 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $617,000 | $533,625 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 23.1% | 27.3% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 21.5% | 20.0% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 29.2% | 22.2% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 10.8% | 14.5% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 2.75 | 2.25 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | Fewer than 5 | 1.8% | 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.

68% of the loans were $500,000 or less, the size SBA Express covers. 23.1% of all loans went through SBA Express, below the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 21.5% of loans, below the national 28.1%.

SBA loans in Olathe, KS by size, FY2024 to June 2026

- $50,000 or less (18%): 12
- $50,001 to $150,000 (25%): 16
- $150,001 to $350,000 (12%): 8
- $350,001 to $500,000 (12%): 8
- $500,001 to $1,000,000 (17%): 11
- $1,000,001 to $2,000,000 (8%): 5
- Over $2,000,000 (8%): 5

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

By business age, 40.0% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 20.0% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 29.2% and changes of ownership 10.8%. The national startup share is 16.1%.

SBA loans in Olathe, KS by fiscal year

- FY2020: 29
- FY2021: 25
- FY2022: 14
- FY2023: 15
- FY2024: 31
- FY2025: 23
- FY2026 (through June 30): 11

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

Volume fell 26% from FY2024 (31 loans) to FY2025 (23), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2024, with 31 loans. FY2026 already shows 11 loans through June 30.

Of the 68 loans Olathe borrowers received in FY2020 to FY2022, fewer than 5 were charged off by June 30, 2026, against 3.6% nationally. Lenders reported 876 jobs supported across the 65 loans since FY2024, about 13.5 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.

## What businesses in Olathe borrow for

Landscaping Services was the largest borrower group in Olathe, with 5 loans or 7.7% of the total.

**Industries with the most SBA loans in Olathe, KS, FY2024 to June 2026**

| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Landscaping Services](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/) | 5 | 7.7% | 1.7% |

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

## A typical loan payment in Olathe

The median Olathe loan was $293,000 with a median term of 10 years.

The median variable-rate loan in Olathe was priced at Prime plus 2.75 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.75%. On $293,000 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $3,832 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.

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

| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 25th percentile loan | $90,000 | $1,177 |
| Median loan | $293,000 | $3,832 |
| 75th percentile loan | $617,000 | $8,069 |

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 $293,000 is Prime plus 4.5 percentage points, or 11.50% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 1.8 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(3); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).

Olathe loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 10% 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 $300,000 loan](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/loan-amounts/300000-business-loan/) and [SBA Express payment calculator](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-payment-calculator/).

## SBA 504 loans near Olathe

Olathe has 21 SBA 504 loans since FY2020, with $19.4 million in SBA and CDC dollars.

Fewer than five of them came in FY2024 or later, so no recent median is published. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.

Heartland Business Capital, Inc. is the Certified Development Company (CDC) named on the most loans since FY2020, with 9. Rural Missouri, Inc. follows with 6. The three CDCs listed are named on 20 loans between them.

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

| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
| --- | --- |
| Heartland Business Capital, Inc. | 9 |
| Rural Missouri, Inc. | 6 |
| Wakarusa Valley Development, Inc. | 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 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/).

## Kansas cities near Olathe

Olathe made up 6.1% of Kansas's SBA loans since FY2024.

Olathe is one of 5 Kansas cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The [Kansas page](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/kansas-small-business-loans/) covers all 1,064 loans in Kansas. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.

- [Overland Park: 148 loans, median $306,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/kansas-small-business-loans/overland-park/)
- [Lenexa: 66 loans, median $325,000](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/kansas-small-business-loans/lenexa/)
- [Kansas City: 41 loans, median $485,800](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/kansas-small-business-loans/kansas-city/)
- [Wichita: 165 loans, median $255,800](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/kansas-small-business-loans/wichita/)

## Common questions about SBA loans in Olathe

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

U.S. Bank leads with 6 loans in Olathe since FY2024. Only lenders with five or more Olathe loans are counted.

### Which industries get SBA loans in Olathe?

Landscaping Services leads with 5 loans in Olathe since FY2024.

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 Wichita District Office (serves central and western Kansas)](https://www.sba.gov/district/wichita)
- [SBA Kansas City District Office (serves eastern Kansas)](https://www.sba.gov/district/kansas-city)
- [Kansas Small Business Development Center (Fort Hays State University)](https://www.kansassbdc.net/)
- [SCORE, Kansas](https://www.score.org/ks/)
- [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)(3); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-13/section-120.214)