Small business loans in Amarillo, TX
Short answer
The most active SBA lenders in Amarillo, TX since FY2024 are The Huntington National Bank (7 loans) and Readycap Lending, LLC (6). The median loan was $196,750, and half fell between $76,875 and $413,625. For free help, see the Texas Small Business Development Center Network. Source: SBA 7(a) loan data.
- SBA loans since FY2024
- 60
- approved since FY2024
- $29.83M
- median loan
- $196,750
- through SBA Express
- 15.0%
Lenders making SBA loans in Amarillo
No lender made more than 12% of the loans in Amarillo, and The Huntington National Bank made the most. The three largest lenders together made 30%.
| Lender | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 7 | 11.7% |
| Readycap Lending, LLCNon-bank lender | 6 | 10.0% |
| Northeast Bank | 5 | 8.3% |
Share is the percent of all Amarillo loans in that period. Each name links to that lender's page for Texas where one exists.
Amarillo has three lenders with five or more loans since FY2024. Others had fewer, and the Texas page counts 355 lenders with at least one approved loan statewide.
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Local help near Amarillo
Amarillo borrowers can start with SBA's district offices for Texas, an SBDC or SCORE.
33% of Amarillo 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 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 Amarillo
Amarillo ranks 44th by loans since FY2024 among the 50 Texas cities with 100 or more SBA loans since FY2020. Nationally it is the 456th busiest of the 580 cities that reach 100 loans.
The 60 loans, 0.5% of the 12,702 in Texas, were approved for $29.8 million in all. The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $196,750, 31% above the national median of $150,300. Half of the loans fell between $76,875 and $413,625. The Amarillo median is 28% below the Texas median of $275,000.
| Measure | Amarillo | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | 60 | 12,702 | 162,355 |
| Median loan | $196,750 | $275,000 | $150,300 |
| 25th percentile | $76,875 | $111,000 | $50,000 |
| 75th percentile | $413,625 | $702,000 | $500,000 |
| Via SBA Express | 15.0% | 20.7% | 35.8% |
| Lines of credit | 11.7% | 17.7% | 28.1% |
| Startups | 18.3% | 23.8% | 16.1% |
| Ownership changes | 11.7% | 11.7% | 10.4% |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years |
| Median spread | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Charged off | Fewer than 5 | 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.
15.0% of all loans went through SBA Express, below the national 35.8%. Lines of credit were 11.7% 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, 55.0% of loans went to businesses more than two years old and 15.0% to businesses two years old or younger. Startups received 18.3% and changes of ownership 11.7%. The national startup share is 16.1%.
Fiscal years run October to September. The last bar covers nine of its twelve months.
Volume rose 50% from FY2024 (20 loans) to FY2025 (30), the two latest full years. The busiest full year in the file was FY2025, with 30 loans. FY2026 already shows 10 loans through June 30.
Of the 41 loans Amarillo 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 783 jobs supported across the 60 loans since FY2024, about 13.1 per loan. SBA does not audit these estimates.
What businesses in Amarillo borrow for
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers was the largest borrower group in Amarillo, with 5 loans or 8.3% of the total.
| Industry | Loans | Share | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers | 5 | 8.3% | 0.9% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 5 | 8.3% | 4.6% |
Share is the percent of all Amarillo 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 Amarillo
The median Amarillo loan was $196,750 with a median term of 10 years.
The median variable-rate loan in Amarillo was priced at Prime plus 2.75 percentage points at approval. At today's Prime that spread works out to 9.75%. On $196,750 over 10 years, principal and interest would come to about $2,573 a month. That is arithmetic on past loans, not a rate a lender is offering.
| Loan | Amount | Monthly payment |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile loan | $76,875 | $1,005 |
| Median loan | $196,750 | $2,573 |
| 75th percentile loan | $413,625 | $5,409 |
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 $196,750 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).
Amarillo 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 Amarillo
Amarillo has 9 SBA 504 loans since FY2024, with $24.4 million in SBA and CDC dollars.
The median 504 loan in Amarillo was $2,258,000 in SBA and CDC dollars, 45% 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 Certified Development CompanyA nonprofit that SBA certifies and regulates to arrange 504 loans together with a bank. (CDC) named on the most loans since FY2020, with 11. Texas Panhandle Regional Development Corporation follows with 9. The two CDCs listed are named on 20 loans between them.
| Certified Development Company | 504 loans |
|---|---|
| Capital Certified Development Corporation | 11 |
| Texas Panhandle Regional Development Corporation | 9 |
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 Amarillo
Amarillo made up 0.5% of Texas's SBA loans since FY2024.
Amarillo 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 Amarillo
Which lenders make the most SBA loans in Amarillo?
The Huntington National Bank leads with 7 loans in Amarillo since FY2024. Readycap Lending, LLC (6) and Northeast Bank (5) follow. Only lenders with five or more Amarillo loans are counted.
Which industries get SBA loans in Amarillo?
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers leads with 5 loans in Amarillo since FY2024. Full-Service Restaurants (5) follows.
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)(2); SOP 50 10 8.1, App. 18, Para. A.2 (p. 395)
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