Feasibility Study Data for the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area
What SBA's own loan files show about lending in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area, every asset class together, and what a feasibility study for a project there has to test.
How big the Cape Coral-Fort Myers record is
Across Cape Coral-Fort Myers, the SBA loan files carry 1,562 loans over FY2017 through FY2026, totalling $1.06 billion in gross dollars. Cape Coral-Fort Myers sits within all such areas nationwide, counted by loans, at 69 of 928. The middle half of Cape Coral-Fort Myers loans falls between $120,050 and $775,000, around a typical loan of $325,000; which puts the median at 1.56x the nationwide median. By program, Cape Coral-Fort Myers shows 1,373 loans under 7(a) against 189 under 504. Franchises make up 15.0% of approvals.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers: who and where
Also, across the named classes we track for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, full-service restaurant stands on top with 87 loans, then limited-service restaurant with 33 and car wash, 30 loans. Also 1,156 loans in Cape Coral-Fort Myers fall outside the classes. Every loan in Cape Coral-Fort Myers sits in Lee County, FL, at 1,562 loans, which makes our work around Cape Coral-Fort Myers a matter of one county only.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers: names SBA lists
Holders named for Cape Coral-Fort Myers are copied from SBA's published Cape Coral-Fort Myers records of the 1,562 approved loans in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, naming each current or past holder; the records assign every entry yet say nothing of what lenders require. Also, on the 7(a) side around Lee County, FL, the biggest holders are The Huntington National Bank ($88.0 million across 217 loans); next, Wells Fargo Bank National Association (78 loans, $10.9 million). Beyond that, among 504 loans in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, the entries read Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc., with 109 loans for $113.7 million and Florida Business Development Corporation, with 50 loans for $46.1 million. The holder rows are context only; the lender the borrower uses sets what a Cape Coral-Fort Myers study must contain.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers: outcomes and calendar
Looking at Cape Coral-Fort Myers approvals from FY2017 to FY2024, at least 12.0% ended in cancellation after approval in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, which is a floor; the real Cape Coral-Fort Myers rate may be higher. For the record, among disbursed Cape Coral-Fort Myers loans approved from FY2017 through FY2021, 8.7% show as charged off as of today, another floor; 5.7% ended in charge-off within five years, within a base of 574 loans. Year by year, Cape Coral-Fort Myers reached its high in FY2025 at 230 loans and $163.5 million, and bottomed out in FY2022 at 120 loans and $102.0 million.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers: what a study tests
For Cape Coral-Fort Myers, begin with demand: who lives in Lee County, FL, measured against Cape Coral-Fort Myers as a whole, and how much room 87 full-service restaurant loans leave. On cost: $325,000 is the Cape Coral-Fort Myers median and $120,050 to $775,000 the central range, so a Lee County, FL site must justify its budget against that $325,000 midpoint. Then coverage: Cape Coral-Fort Myers coverage outlasts a weak year against the 12.0% floor for cancellation plus the 8.7% floor for charge-off. An appraisal in Cape Coral-Fort Myers has to support the worth financed. Cape Coral-Fort Myers applies the 2023 July definition; any loan whose project county has no match falls out of each area, Cape Coral-Fort Myers no exception, while the totals count loans outside the named classes.
SBA loans in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area
| Loans approved, FY2017 to FY2026 | 1,562 |
|---|---|
| Gross dollars approved | $1.06 billion |
| Median loan | $325,000 |
| Middle half of loans, from | $120,050 |
| Middle half of loans, to | $775,000 |
| SBA 7(a) loans | 1,373 |
| SBA 504 loans | 189 |
| Franchise share of loans | 15.0% |
| Rank among metro and micro areas by loans | 69 of 928 |
| Median loan against the national median | 1.56x |
Cancellation and charge-off
| Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor) | 12.0% |
|---|---|
| The same, counting loans still undisbursed as cancelled (a ceiling) | 14.7% |
| Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor) | 8.7% |
| Charged off within five years of approval | 5.7% |
| Loans in that cohort | 574 |
Both rates are floors. SBA withholds the status of open loans, so a loan counts as charged off only once SBA reports it; a rate needs at least 30 loans in its cohort and is otherwise not reported.
SBA loans approved in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area, by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 131 | $83.0 million |
| FY2018 | 124 | $56.6 million |
| FY2019 | 148 | $81.9 million |
| FY2020 | 141 | $89.4 million |
| FY2021 | 122 | $92.0 million |
| FY2022 | 120 | $102.0 million |
| FY2023 | 133 | $89.8 million |
| FY2024 | 218 | $150.7 million |
| FY2025 | 230 | $163.5 million |
| FY2026 | 195 | $155.5 million |
Loans by asset class
| Asset class | Loans |
|---|---|
| Not in any of the 39 asset classes | 1,156 |
| Full-service restaurant | 87 |
| Limited-service restaurant | 33 |
| Car wash | 30 |
| Fitness center | 29 |
| Automotive mechanical repair (car and truck) | 23 |
| Child care center | 23 |
| Hotel and motel | 21 |
| Medical office (physicians) | 20 |
| Rehabilitation and therapy clinic | 17 |
| Dental office | 16 |
| Veterinary clinic | 16 |
| Coffee shop and snack bar | 16 |
| Beauty salon | 13 |
| Gas station and truck stop | 11 |
| Self storage | 11 |
| Assisted living (without nursing care) | 7 |
| Liquor store | 7 |
| Beverage manufacturing (breweries, wineries, distilleries) | 6 |
Classes with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are withheld, and more where a small one could be derived.
Most active SBA lenders
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc. | 109 | $113.7 million |
| Florida Business Development Corporation | 50 | $46.1 million |
| Independent Development Services Corporation | 17 | $19.6 million |
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 217 | $88.0 million |
| Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 78 | $10.9 million |
| Newtek Bank, National Association | 65 | $20.1 million |
| TD Bank, National Association | 55 | $10.1 million |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 50 | $81.9 million |
Lenders with 5 or more loans here; a lender with fewer is not listed, and loans SBA or a receiver holds are counted but never listed as a lender.
Where the loans are, by county
| County | Loans |
|---|---|
| Lee County, FL | 1,562 |
Counties with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are not listed.
Metro is the CBSA (metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area) of the loan's project county, July 2023 delineation (OMB Bulletin 23-01). The county is matched by name (manifests/ld2/county-cbsa-map.csv); a loan whose county cannot be placed in a 2023 CBSA is left out of every metro.
All assets: every 7(a) and 504 approval in the metro, including those outside the 39 asset classes.
A value marked withheld rests on fewer than 5 loans, or is withheld so that such a figure cannot be derived from other published figures.
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 loan-level FOIA files (data.sba.gov), as of 2026-09-30; areas from the U.S. Census Bureau CBSA delineation, July 2023 (OMB Bulletin 23-01); Loan Analytics metro cell MT-15980.
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Feasibility study data by asset class in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area
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