CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC
- Loans
- 10
- Approved
- $10M
- Median deal
- $760,500
- Median rate
- 9.75%
#168 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3
gross approvals
national $709,300
national 9.25% at approval
Loans per fiscal year
FY2026 is partial: 4 loans approved through June 30, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Loans |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 26 |
| FY2021 | 19 |
| FY2022 | 18 |
| FY2023 | 11 |
| FY2024 | 5 |
| FY2025 | 6 |
| FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026) | 4 |
How they lend
Across 10 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending
Acquisitions 89 (28.3%)Other purposes 225 (71.7%)
Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 314 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 89 acquisition loans only.
Initial rate structure
Variable 90.00%Fixed 10.00%
- Middle half of rates
- 9.50% to 10.25%
- Median term
- 120 months
- Collateral reported
- 100.00% of loans
- Sold on the secondary market
- 60.00% of loans
- Franchise loans
- 30.00% of loans
Processing method
| Preferred Lenders Program | 100.00% |
SBA processing-method labels as they appear in the loan file, as shares of this lender’s window loans.
What they fund
Industries and deal sizes across 10 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Top industries
| Accommodation and Food Services | 60.00% | |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 10.00% | |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 10.00% | |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10.00% | |
| Retail Trade | 10.00% |
Deal size mix
Under $350K 40.00%$350K to $1M 20.00%$1M to $3.5M 40.00%$3.5M+ 0.00%
Sectors from each loan’s NAICS code; deal sizes from gross approval amounts. Window loans only.
Where they lend
Top states by this lender’s change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
- Florida3 loans
- California2 loans
- Georgia1 loan
- Minnesota1 loan
- North Carolina1 loan
Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.
CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC: SBA acquisition lending, answered
Does CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC make SBA acquisition loans?
Yes. CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC was approved for 89 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 10 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #168 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 28.3% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.
What interest rates does CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC charge on SBA loans?
Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.75%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.50% and 10.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.
How large are CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC's SBA acquisition loans?
The median deal was $760,500, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $10M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
What kinds of businesses does CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC finance?
Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Health Care and Social Assistance. 30.00% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.
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