Small business loans in Reno, NV
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Reno, NV since FY2024 are U.S. Bank (28 loans) and Zions Bank (27). The median loan was $221,750, and half fell between $50,000 and $533,000. For free help, see the Nevada Small Business Development Center. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 198
- approved since FY2024
- $103.68M
- median loan
- $221,750
- through SBA Express
- 33.3%
Lenders making SBA loans in Reno
No lender made more than 14% of the loans in Reno, and U.S. Bank made the most. The five largest lenders together made 49%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank | 28 | 14.1% |
| Zions Bank | 27 | 13.6% |
| Wells Fargo Bank | 15 | 7.6% |
| The Huntington National Bank | 14 | 7.1% |
| Newtek Bank | 13 | 6.6% |
Share is the percent of all Reno loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Nevada where one exists.
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Local help near Reno
Reno borrowers can start with SBA's district office for Nevada, an SBDC or SCORE.
44% of Reno 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 Nevada. Its page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in the area. The Nevada Small Business Development Center gives free counseling across Nevada.
- SBA Nevada District Office (Las Vegas, with a Carson City office)SBA district office
- Nevada Small Business Development CenterSmall Business Development Center
- SCORE mentors in NevadaBusiness mentoring
Alongside SBA loans, Nevada runs two loan programs. The Nevada page describes each, and the official pages are linked here.
Loan counts and sizes in Reno
Reno ranks 3rd by loans since FY2024 among the 5 Nevada cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 82nd busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 198 loans, 11.2% of the 1,762 in Nevada, were approved for $103.7 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $221,750, 48% above the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $50,000 and $533,000. The Reno median is 36% above the Nevada median of $163,000.
| Measure | Reno | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 198 | 1,762 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $221,750 | $163,000 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $533,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 33.3% | 34.4% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 24.7% | 23.2% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 21.2% | 13.6% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 7.6% | 6.9% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | Fewer than 5 | 6.3% | 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.
73% of the loans were $500,000 or less, the size SBA Express covers. 33.3% of all loans went through SBA Express, close to the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 24.7% 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, 48.0% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 23.2% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 21.2% and changes of ownership 7.6%. The national startup share is 16.1%.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume held steady from FY2024 (79 loans) to FY2025 (82), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2025, with 82 loans. FY2026 already shows 37 loans through June 30.
Of the 118 loans Reno 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 2,424 jobs supported across the 198 loans since FY2024, about 12.2 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Reno borrow for
Full-Service Restaurants was the largest borrower group in Reno, with 10 loans or 5.1% of the total.
The five largest industries made up 19% of all Reno loans.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 10 | 5.1% | 4.6% |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | 9 | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 8 | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| General Automotive Repair | 6 | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 5 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
Share is the percent of all Reno loans in that period. Industry is the NAICS code on each loan. A name links to the Nevada page for that industry where one exists.
A typical loan payment in Reno
The median Reno loan was $221,750 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Reno was priced at Prime plus 2.75 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.75%. On $221,750 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $2,900 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $50,000 | $654 |
| Median loan | $221,750 | $2,900 |
| 75th percentile loan | $533,000 | $6,970 |
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 $221,750 is Prime plus 6.0 percentage points, or 13.00% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 3.2 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).
Reno loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 10.5% 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 $200,000 loan and SBA Express payment calculator.
SBA 504 loans near Reno
Reno has 51 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $49.4 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Reno was $762,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 15% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.
Nevada State 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 FY2024, with 30. California Statewide Certified Development Corporation follows with 13. The three CDCs listed are named on 49 loans between them.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Nevada State Development Corporation | 30 |
| California Statewide Certified Development Corporation | 13 |
| Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 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.
Nevada cities near Reno
Reno made up 11.2% of Nevada's SBA loans since FY2024.
Reno is one of 5 Nevada cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The Nevada page covers all 1,762 loans in Nevada. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.
Common questions about SBA loans in Reno
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Reno?
U.S. Bank leads with 28 loans in Reno since FY2024. Zions Bank (27) and Wells Fargo Bank (15) follow. Only lenders with five or more Reno loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Reno?
Full-Service Restaurants leads with 10 loans in Reno since FY2024. Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (9) and Limited-Service Restaurants (8) 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.
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 Nevada District Office (Las Vegas, with a Carson City office)
- Nevada Small Business Development Center
- SCORE, Nevada
- 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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