How it works
How SBA Loan Connect works
In short
Tell us about your business and loan in about three minutes. We rank SBA lenders by how often they fund businesses like yours, using the SBA's public loan records, and show your top three matches, plus a local or regional lender when one fits. Click Connect me and a specialist introduces you by email. The lender decides.
What are the steps?
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Answer a few quick questions
What the loan is for, how much you need, your industry, state, time in business, sales, credit range and available cash. No documents and no credit check.
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We rank lenders for your request
Your industry, state, loan size and purpose are matched against SBA loan records to find the lenders most active in deals like yours.
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See your top matches
As soon as you finish you see your top 3 lenders, plus a local or regional lender when one fits, ranked by real SBA lending data, each with the numbers behind it and a label if it's a partner lender.
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Connect with the lenders you choose
Click Connect me on any lender you want to talk to, and a specialist introduces you by email within 1 business day. If you opted in, we may also share your request with a few partner lenders likely to fund it.
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Apply with your lender
Your lender reviews your application, asks for documents and makes the credit decision. We stay available if you have questions.
What information do you ask for?
Only what's needed to find lenders that fund requests like yours: the purpose and size of the loan, your industry and state, how long the business has operated, its annual sales, a credit score range and how much cash you can put in. Then your name, email and phone so we can send your matches. We never ask for your Social Security number or full date of birth.
How do you choose my matches?
We look at the SBA's records of the 7(a) and 504 loans it guaranteed over the last 5 fiscal years and rank lenders by how much they lend in your industry, in your state and near your loan size, and how recently. Our methodology page explains how rankings work.
What will my matches include?
- Your top lenders: each lender's activity in your industry and state, why it ranked, and a Partner label where it applies.
- A summary of your request: the answers you gave, so you can tell us if anything has changed.
- Next steps: what each lender you choose to talk to will ask for.
What does it cost?
Nothing for business owners. Lenders may pay us, either a referral fee when a loan closes or a fee to advertise on our site, and those partner lenders are always labeled. Checking your matches never affects your credit.
Frequently asked questions
Does SBA Loan Connect approve loans?
No. We help you find lenders that fund businesses like yours. Only a lender can approve an SBA loan, after reviewing your full application.
Who sees my information?
We share your information only with lenders you choose and, if you opt in, partner lenders that may fund your request. Those lenders may pay us. We never sell your information to data brokers or marketers.
How do I get my matches?
They appear on the page as soon as you finish the questions. There's no account to create. Click Connect me on the lenders you want, and a specialist introduces you by email within 1 business day. Questions? Call us at (888) 557-1729.
See which SBA lenders actually fund businesses like yours
Answer a few questions in about 3 minutes. It's free and won't affect your credit.