SBA Loans for Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
SBA has approved 18,546 7(a) loans worth $31.8B to Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 16% versus the prior decade.
- 18,546
- 7(a) loans
- $31.8B
- Approved dollars
- $2M
- Average loan size
- #9
- Rank among industries
- -16%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 6.7%
- Active-loan distress
- 49%
- Franchise-branded
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels is the #9 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 18,546 such loans worth $31.8B, averaging $2M each. Annual approval volume has fallen 16% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 6.7% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.