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SBA loans to hotels in Washington: lenders, volume and loan sizes

Compiled by Matthews Hotel Markets · Last updated: September 18, 2026 · SBA data as of June 30, 2026

From FY2021 to FY2025, SBA approved 142 loans to hotels and motels in Washington for $394.3 million: 115 under 7(a) and 27 under 504, per SBA loan-level data as of June 30, 2026. That is 2.7% of the 5,298 SBA hotel loans approved nationally in those years, which ranks Washington 11th of 53 states and territories by loan count. In FY2025 alone, Washington had 25 SBA hotel loans. Open Bank and Bank of Hope are tied for the most 7(a) hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025, with 7 each.

What stands out in Washington

  • The 504 program makes up 19.0% of SBA hotel loans in Washington from FY2021 to FY2025, versus 26.8% nationally. The rest are 7(a) loans.
  • The median 7(a) hotel loan in Washington was $2.60 million, 8.3% above the national median of $2.40 million for the same years. The median 504 debenture was $2.74 million, 29.4% above the national $2.12 million.
  • 25 different lenders are named on the 55 7(a) hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025. The five with the most loans account for 50.9% of them.
  • SBA hotel lending in Washington peaked in FY2017 with 58 loans. FY2025 had 25.
  • FY2026 is a partial year in this release. Through June 30, 2026, SBA had approved 13 hotel loans in Washington.

What is counted. A loan counts toward Washington when SBA reports Washington as the project state, which is where the hotel is, not where the lender or borrower is based. Where SBA left the project state blank, the borrower state is used. Hotels means NAICS 721110, and cancelled loans are excluded. Dollar figures, averages and medians are withheld in any cell with fewer than three loans, because they would describe a single loan. The full method is on the national page. SBA loans to hotels, national figures and methodology

Washington against the national figures

All figures cover FY2021 to FY2025, the five most recent full SBA fiscal years. For 7(a), loan size is the full loan. For 504 it is the SBA/CDC debenture only, so the hotel project behind it is larger.

SBA hotel lending in Washington and the United States, FY2021 to FY2025
MeasureWashingtonUnited States
SBA hotel loans1425,298
7(a) loans1153,879
504 loans271,419
504 share of loans19.0%26.8%
Gross approval, both programs$394.3 million$13.41 billion
Median 7(a) loan$2.60 million$2.40 million
Average 7(a) loan$2.74 million$2.58 million
Median 504 debenture$2.74 million$2.12 million
Average 504 debenture$2.94 million$2.39 million
Share of national SBA hotel loans2.7%100.0%
Share of national gross approval2.9%100.0%
Rank among states and territories, by loans11th of 53n/a

SBA hotel loans in Washington by fiscal year

Approvals by SBA fiscal year, which ends September 30 and is named for the year it ends in. For 504, gross approval is the SBA/CDC debenture only. "Withheld" marks a year and program with one or two loans in Washington.

SBA hotel loans approved in Washington by fiscal year, 7(a) and 504, FY2010 to FY2026Grouped bar chart. FY2010: 7(a) 23, 504 5. FY2011: 7(a) 36, 504 8. FY2012: 7(a) 30, 504 22. FY2013: 7(a) 34, 504 7. FY2014: 7(a) 41, 504 8. FY2015: 7(a) 39, 504 6. FY2016: 7(a) 41, 504 6. FY2017: 7(a) 48, 504 10. FY2018: 7(a) 36, 504 6. FY2019: 7(a) 21, 504 9. FY2020: 7(a) 22, 504 6. FY2021: 7(a) 36, 504 3. FY2022: 7(a) 24, 504 5. FY2023: 7(a) 19, 504 6. FY2024: 7(a) 16, 504 8. FY2025: 7(a) 20, 504 5. FY2026 (partial): 7(a) 8, 504 5.01020304050'10'11'12'13'14'15'1648'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'2420'25'26partial7(a) loans504 loansSBA fiscal year of approval
Number of SBA loans to hotels in Washington by fiscal year of approval, NAICS 721110, cancelled loans excluded. FY2026 covers October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 only. The same counts are in the table below.
SBA hotel loan approvals in Washington by fiscal year and program
Fiscal year7(a) loans7(a) gross approval504 loans504 gross approvalAll SBA hotel loans
FY2026 (partial)8$23.1M5$15.2M13
FY202520$54.6M5$18.9M25
FY202416$35.7M8$20.8M24
FY202319$58.7M6$17.8M25
FY202224$73.0M5$15.7M29
FY202136$93.0M3$6.0M39
FY202022$51.1M6$18.8M28
FY201921$48.8M9$28.2M30
FY201836$84.3M6$16.4M42
FY201748$121.0M10$24.6M58
FY201641$101.3M6$14.3M47
FY201539$89.0M6$15.4M45
FY201441$74.4M8$19.1M49
FY201334$61.2M7$10.5M41
FY201230$50.6M22$33.7M52
FY201136$79.9M8$11.0M44
FY201023$24.0M5$7.3M28

Top SBA hotel lenders in Washington, FY2023 to FY2025

Lenders and certified development companies are ranked by the number of hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025, the three most recent full fiscal years, using names exactly as SBA reports them. SBA defines the 7(a) name as the bank the loan is currently assigned to. Lenders with the same count are ordered by dollars. A ranking here is a count of public records. It is not a recommendation, and Matthews Hotel Markets has no arrangement with any lender on it.

7(a) lenders with the most hotel loans in Washington

55 7(a) hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025, from 25 different lenders. Open Bank and Bank of Hope are tied for the most 7(a) hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025, with 7 each.

Top 7(a) hotel lenders in Washington by loan count, FY2023 to FY2025
Rank7(a) lender, as SBA reports itHotel loansShare of the state's loans in this programGross approval
1Open Bank712.7%$17.7M
2Bank of Hope712.7%$14.4M
3Summit State Bank59.1%$15.3M
4PCB Bank59.1%$14.2M
5US Metro Bank47.3%$12.2M
6Readycap Lending, LLC35.5%$11.2M
7American Continental Bank23.6%Withheld
8Mountain Pacific Bank23.6%Withheld
9Celtic Bank Corporation23.6%Withheld
10Port 51 Lending LLC23.6%Withheld

504 certified development companies with the most hotel loans in Washington

19 504 hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025, through 4 different CDCs. Ameritrust CDC is named on the most 504 hotel loans in Washington from FY2023 to FY2025: 7.

Top 504 CDCs for hotels in Washington by loan count, FY2023 to FY2025
Rank504 CDC, as SBA reports itHotel loansShare of the state's loans in this programGross approval
1Ameritrust CDC736.8%$27.0M
2Evergreen Business Capital631.6%$14.2M
3Northwest Business Development Association421.1%$12.3M
4Capital Matrix, Inc.210.5%Withheld

How big are SBA hotel loans in Washington?

Loan size by gross approval, FY2021 to FY2025. The most common 7(a) hotel loan size in Washington is $2.0 million to $3.49 million, with 26.1% of loans, against 28.7% nationally in the same band. 20.0% of Washington's 7(a) hotel loans are in the top band, at the $5 million 7(a) limit, against 12.9% nationally. Bands show loan counts only.

SBA hotel loan size distribution in Washington and nationally, FY2021 to FY2025
Gross approval7(a) loans in WashingtonShare in WashingtonShare nationally, 7(a)504 loans in WashingtonShare in Washington, 504Share nationally, 504
Under $350,00021.7%5.6%13.7%3.0%
$350,000 to $999,9991916.5%11.8%27.4%18.6%
$1.0 million to $1.99 million2219.1%23.7%518.5%25.2%
$2.0 million to $3.49 million3026.1%28.7%1037.0%28.6%
$3.5 million to $4.99 million1916.5%17.3%725.9%16.1%
$5.0 million and over2320.0%12.9%27.4%8.5%

Methodology

These figures are the Washington slice of our national compilation of SBA's "7(a) & 504 FOIA" loan-level files, as of June 30, 2026. The source files, the definitions, the caveats (approvals are not disbursements, NAICS codes are self-reported, lender names are not merged) and the reconciliation are on the national page, along with JSON and CSV downloads that include every state. SBA loans to hotels, national figures and methodology

Cite as

SBA's underlying loan data is a U.S. government work in the public domain. This compilation is published under CC BY 4.0. Cite SBA for the raw data and this page for the state aggregates. License: CC BY 4.0

Matthews Hotel Markets. "SBA loans to hotels in Washington: lenders, volume and loan sizes." https://matthewshotelmarkets.com/data/sba-hotel-lending/washington. SBA data as of 2026-06-30. Last updated 2026-09-18.

Sources

  1. 7(a) & 504 FOIA dataset · U.S. Small Business Administration · files as of June 30, 2026; read September 18, 2026
  2. 7(a) and 504 FOIA Data Dictionary · U.S. Small Business Administration · defines GrossApproval, LoanStatus, BankName and the other fields used here; read September 18, 2026
  3. Dataset record for SBA-OHA-2016-08-001 (license, update frequency, file list) · U.S. Small Business Administration · read September 18, 2026
  4. 7(a) loans (maximum loan amount) · U.S. Small Business Administration · read September 18, 2026