Small business loans in Brooklyn, NY
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Brooklyn, NY since FY2024 are TD Bank (397 loans) and Readycap Lending, LLC (157). The median loan was $150,000, and half fell between $70,000 and $350,000. For free help, see the New York Small Business Development Centers. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 1,498
- approved since FY2024
- $526.16M
- median loan
- $150,000
- through SBA Express
- 48.0%
Lenders making SBA loans in Brooklyn
TD Bank made the most loans in Brooklyn, 27% of the total. The five largest lenders together made 58%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TD Bank | 397 | 26.5% |
| Readycap Lending, LLCNon-bank lender | 157 | 10.5% |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | 137 | 9.1% |
| BayFirst National Bank | 114 | 7.6% |
| Lendistry SBLC, LLCNon-bank lender | 70 | 4.7% |
Share is the percent of all Brooklyn loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for New York where one exists.
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Local help near Brooklyn
Brooklyn borrowers can start with SBA's district offices for New York, an SBDC or SCORE.
16% of Brooklyn 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 three district offices that cover New York. Each page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in its area. The New York Small Business Development Centers gives free counseling across New York.
- SBA Buffalo District Office (14 western counties, with a Rochester branch)SBA district office
- SBA Metro New York District Office (14 counties in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley)SBA district office
- SBA Syracuse District Office (34 counties across upstate New York)SBA district office
- New York Small Business Development CentersSmall Business Development Center
- SCORE mentors in New YorkBusiness mentoring
Alongside SBA loans, New York runs two loan programs. The New York page describes each, and the official pages are linked here.
Loan counts and sizes in Brooklyn
Brooklyn ranks 1st by loans since FY2024 among the 17 New York cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 1st busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 1,498 loans, 13.9% of the 10,743 in New York, were approved for $526.2 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $150,000, close to the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $70,000 and $350,000. The New York median is $150,000.
| Measure | Brooklyn | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 1,498 | 10,743 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $70,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $350,000 | $300,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 48.0% | 52.3% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 41.4% | 42.7% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 5.5% | 9.3% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 2.1% | 4.7% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | 12.0% | 7.2% | 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.
89% of the loans were $500,000 or less, the size SBA Express covers. 48.0% of all loans went through SBA Express, above the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 41.4% of loans, above 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, 81.8% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 10.5% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 5.5% and changes of ownership 2.1%. The national startup share is 16.1%.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume fell 10% from FY2024 (649 loans) to FY2025 (584), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2024, with 649 loans. FY2026 already shows 265 loans through June 30.
Of the 892 loans Brooklyn borrowers received in FY2020 to FY2022, 12.0% 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 10,323 jobs supported across the 1,498 loans since FY2024, about 6.9 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Brooklyn borrow for
Full-Service Restaurants was the largest borrower group in Brooklyn, with 46 loans or 3.1% of the total.
The five largest industries made up 12% of all Brooklyn loans. All Other General Merchandise Retailers stands out: its 27 loans are 1.8% of Brooklyn loans, against 0.4% nationally, 4.2 times its national share.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 46 | 3.1% | 4.6% |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers | 42 | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Residential Remodelers | 36 | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Child Care Services | 28 | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| All Other General Merchandise Retailers | 27 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
Share is the percent of all Brooklyn loans in that period. Industry is the NAICS code on each loan. A name links to the New York page for that industry where one exists.
A typical loan payment in Brooklyn
The median Brooklyn loan was $150,000 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Brooklyn was priced at Prime plus 3.0 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 10.00%. On $150,000 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $1,982 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $70,000 | $925 |
| Median loan | $150,000 | $1,982 |
| 75th percentile loan | $350,000 | $4,625 |
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 $150,000 is Prime plus 6.0 percentage points, or 13.00% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 3.0 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).
Brooklyn loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 11.25% 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 $150,000 loan and SBA Express payment calculator.
SBA 504 loans near Brooklyn
Brooklyn has 48 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $95.1 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Brooklyn was $1,496,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 30% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.
Empire State Certified 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 32. Trenton Business Assistance Corporation follows with 15. The two CDCs listed are named on 47 loans between them.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Empire State Certified Development Corporation | 32 |
| Trenton Business Assistance Corporation | 15 |
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.
New York cities near Brooklyn
Brooklyn made up 13.9% of New York's SBA loans since FY2024.
Brooklyn is one of 17 New York cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The New York page covers all 10,743 loans in New York. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.
Common questions about SBA loans in Brooklyn
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Brooklyn?
TD Bank leads with 397 loans in Brooklyn since FY2024. Readycap Lending, LLC (157) and JPMorgan Chase Bank (137) follow. Only lenders with five or more Brooklyn loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Brooklyn?
Full-Service Restaurants leads with 46 loans in Brooklyn since FY2024. Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (42) and Residential Remodelers (36) 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 Buffalo District Office (14 western counties, with a Rochester branch)
- SBA Metro New York District Office (14 counties in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley)
- SBA Syracuse District Office (34 counties across upstate New York)
- New York Small Business Development Centers
- SCORE, New York
- 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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