Small business loans in Abilene, TX
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Abilene, TX since FY2020 are First National Bank and Trust Company of Weatherford d/b/a First Bank Texas (24 loans) and First Financial Bank (12). The median loan was $350,000, and half fell between $150,000 and $1,733,250. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 36
- approved since FY2024
- $38.57M
- median loan
- $350,000
- through SBA Express
- Fewer than 5
Lenders making SBA loans in Abilene
No lender made more than 23% of the loans in Abilene since FY2020, and First National Bank and Trust Company of Weatherford d/b/a First Bank Texas made the most. The four largest lenders together made 48%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| First National Bank and Trust Company of Weatherford d/b/a First Bank Texas | 24 | 23.1% |
| First Financial Bank | 12 | 11.5% |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 9 | 8.7% |
| The Huntington National Bank | 5 | 4.8% |
Share is the percent of all Abilene loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Texas where one exists.
Abilene has four lenders with five or more loans since FY2020. Others had fewer, and the Texas page counts 355 lenders with at least one approved loan statewide.
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Local help near Abilene
Abilene borrowers can start with SBA's district offices for Texas, an SBDC or SCORE.
SBA runs six district offices that cover Texas. Each page points to state and federal resources and to lenders in its area. The Texas Small Business Development Center Network gives free counseling across Texas.
- SBA Dallas / Fort Worth District OfficeSBA district office
- SBA El Paso District OfficeSBA district office
- SBA Houston District OfficeSBA district office
- SBA Lower Rio Grande Valley District OfficeSBA district office
- SBA San Antonio District OfficeSBA district office
- SBA West Texas District OfficeSBA district office
- Texas Small Business Development Center NetworkSmall Business Development Center
- SCORE mentors in TexasBusiness mentoring
Alongside SBA loans, Texas runs a loan program. The Texas page describes it, and the official page is linked here.
Loan counts and sizes in Abilene
Abilene ranks 50th by loans since FY2024 among the 50 Texas cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 575th busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 36 loans, 0.3% of the 12,702 in Texas, were approved for $38.6 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $350,000, 2.3 times the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $150,000 and $1,733,250. The Abilene median is 27% above the Texas median of $275,000.
| Measure | Abilene | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 36 | 12,702 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $350,000 | $275,000 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $150,000 | $111,000 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $1,733,250 | $702,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | Fewer than 5 | 20.7% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | Fewer than 5 | 17.7% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 25.0% | 23.8% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 25.0% | 11.7% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 2.25 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | 8.9% | 4.3% | 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.
Fewer than 5 of all loans went through SBA Express, below the national 35.8%. Fewer than 5 of the loans were lines of credit, 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.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume fell 13% from FY2024 (15 loans) to FY2025 (13), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2020, with 21 loans. FY2026 already shows 8 loans through June 30.
Of the 56 loans Abilene borrowers received in FY2020 to FY2022, 8.9% 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. That group is small, so treat the rate as rough. Lenders reported 406 jobs supported across the 36 loans since FY2024, about 11.3 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Abilene borrow for
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels was the largest borrower group in Abilene, with 7 loans or 19.4% of the total.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 7 | 19.4% | 1.1% |
Share is the percent of all Abilene loans in that period. Industry is the NAICS code on each loan. A name links to the Texas page for that industry where one exists.
A typical loan payment in Abilene
The median Abilene loan was $350,000 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Abilene was priced at Prime plus 2.25 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.25%. On $350,000 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $4,481 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $150,000 | $1,920 |
| Median loan | $350,000 | $4,481 |
| 75th percentile loan | $1,733,250 | $22,191 |
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 $350,000 is Prime plus 4.5 percentage points, or 11.50% today. The median variable-rate loan here was priced 2.2 points under that ceiling. Source: 13 CFR § 120.214(d)(3); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395).
Abilene loans approved since FY2024 had a median starting rate of 9.75% 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 $350,000 loan and SBA Express payment calculator.
SBA 504 loans near Abilene
Abilene has 9 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $15.9 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Abilene was $1,159,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 23% of the $5,000,000 program maximum. The bank's share of each project is separate and is not counted in these figures.
Capital Certified Development Corporation is the one Certified Development CompanyA nonprofit that SBA certifies and regulates to arrange 504 loans together with a bank. (CDC) named on five or more loans, 22 since FY2020.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Capital Certified Development Corporation | 22 |
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.
Texas cities near Abilene
Abilene made up 0.3% of Texas's SBA loans since FY2024.
Abilene is one of 50 Texas cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. The Texas page covers all 12,702 loans in Texas. The closest come first, ranked by county and ZIP code on their loans.
Common questions about SBA loans in Abilene
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Abilene?
First National Bank and Trust Company of Weatherford d/b/a First Bank Texas leads with 24 loans in Abilene since FY2020. First Financial Bank (12) and Live Oak Banking Company (9) follow. Only lenders with five or more Abilene loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Abilene?
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels leads with 7 loans in Abilene 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.
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 Dallas / Fort Worth District Office
- SBA El Paso District Office
- SBA Houston District Office
- SBA Lower Rio Grande Valley District Office
- SBA San Antonio District Office
- SBA West Texas District Office
- Texas Small Business Development Center Network
- SCORE, Texas
- 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)(3); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395)
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