SBA 7(a) lenders in Highlands, FL
Approvals in SBA fiscal years 2008–2026. Source data as of 2026-09-30.
Lenders
39 institutions have SBA 7(a) loans on record in Highlands, together $61.1M across 107 loans. BayFirst National Bank is the largest, with 16% of approvals.
Loss rates cover every approval year on record together. SBA 7(a) losses peak two to four years after approval, so a lender whose lending is mostly recent will show a low rate because its loans have not aged yet, not because they are performing better.
What the money went into
| Rank | Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health care & social assistance | 24 | $19.4M | 31.7% |
| 2 | Accommodation & food services | 14 | $14.2M | 23.2% |
| 3 | Construction | 15 | $9.4M | 15.3% |
| 4 | Manufacturing | 2 | $4.7M | 7.7% |
| 5 | Other services | 11 | $4.6M | 7.5% |
| 6 | Retail trade | 4 | $2.3M | 3.7% |
| 7 | Manufacturing | 5 | $2.2M | 3.5% |
| 8 | Retail trade | 8 | $1.9M | 3.1% |
| 9 | Arts, entertainment & recreation | 2 | $612K | 1.0% |
| 10 | Professional & technical services | 5 | $593K | 1.0% |
| 11 | Transportation & warehousing | 4 | $568K | 0.9% |
| 12 | Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 6 | $488K | 0.8% |
| 13 | Administrative & waste services | 2 | $130K | 0.2% |
| 14 | Wholesale trade | 3 | $100K | 0.2% |
| 15 | Real estate & leasing | 1 | $100K | 0.2% |
| 16 | Finance & insurance | 1 | $18K | 0.0% |
Industry is the borrower’s NAICS sector as recorded by SBA at approval, grouped to the two-digit sector.
About this data
Built from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) FOIA data release, a public record covering approvals from fiscal year 2008 onward and refreshed each quarter. SBA fiscal years end 30 September, so the most recent year is partial. Figures are approvals, not outstanding balances, and SBA attributes each loan to the institution that holds it today rather than the one that originated it — an acquisitive lender therefore shows books it did not write.