Feasibility Study Data for the Modesto, CA Metro Area
What SBA's own loan files show about lending in the Modesto, CA Metro Area, every asset class together, and what a feasibility study for a project there has to test.
Modesto, CA: scale and ticket size, 763 loans
Modesto, CA holds rank 127 of 928 by loans, with 763 approvals for FY2017 to FY2026, $586.7 million gross. Ticket size in Modesto leans high, with $350,000 at the median, 1.68x the national median. The middle half of Modesto approvals runs from $150,000 up to $887,000. In Modesto, a request far outside $150,000 to $887,000 will draw questions. The Modesto study should answer them early in Modesto.
In Modesto, SBA 7(a) accounts for 611 loans, against 152 under SBA 504. 15.5% of the Modesto loans went to franchised businesses. Modesto named classes stand gas station and truck stop with 50, limited-service restaurant with 33 and automotive mechanical repair with 32. The Modesto total of 763 also contains 460 loans that no named class captures. In Modesto, only Stanislaus County, CA appears, holding 763 loans in Modesto.
Modesto lenders: the field in Modesto, CA
In Modesto, lender names come out of SBA's listing of loans each institution has or had in Modesto, per the holder field in Modesto, and they describe a book only. Modesto holders should be read that way. Modesto SBA 7(a) holders at the top: U.S. Bank, National Association with 79 loans worth $23.6 million; Wells Fargo Bank National Association with 51 loans worth $34.1 million; Celtic Bank Corporation with 42 loans worth $59.8 million. In Modesto, SBA 504 holders are led by Success Capital Expansion & Development Corporation with 86 loans worth $71.0 million; The Mortgage Capital Development Corporation with 24 loans worth $35.2 million; Greater Sacramento Certified Development Corporation with 8 loans worth $10.2 million. In Modesto, the top holder leads the rest. A Modesto borrower may still approach any lender in Modesto.
Among FY2017 to FY2024 approvals, Modesto cancellation after approval is 10.8%, a floor. A Modesto ceiling of 12.0% treats unfunded loans as cancelled. Among 311 Modesto loans disbursed FY2017 to FY2021, SBA shows 3.9% charged off so far in Modesto, a floor in Modesto, and withholds the five-year rate. FY2024, at 101 loans, tops the printed yearly counts for Modesto. Modesto membership follows a project's county, from the file to the July 2023 delineation, hence some loan whose county in Modesto has no match is left out of every area in Modesto. The 763 loans in Modesto, CA include those in no named class in Modesto.
Modesto: the tests a study cannot skip in Modesto, CA
In Modesto, demand is the opening test. Measure the trade area around the parcel itself in Modesto, never the metropolitan area in Modesto, and let a weak in Modesto first year pass in Modesto. The Modesto budget is next. Lenders fund a $350,000 median here, though every line should rest on bids, including a reserve for slow Modesto months. Coverage of the Modesto loan payment follows. Calculate coverage at the loan size plus a case with lower revenue, with interest and term stated for Modesto. Lenders in Modesto also rely on appraisals in Modesto, so the study's value logic needs sources that survive review in Modesto. In Modesto, 763 loans spread over many neighbourhoods, and a Modesto study must say which it targets in Modesto. With the median at 1.68x the national level, a smaller Modesto project may look unusual in Modesto. The study should explain its sizing for Modesto against $350,000.
SBA loans in the Modesto, CA Metro Area
| Loans approved, FY2017 to FY2026 | 763 |
|---|---|
| Gross dollars approved | $586.7 million |
| Median loan | $350,000 |
| Middle half of loans, from | $150,000 |
| Middle half of loans, to | $887,000 |
| SBA 7(a) loans | 611 |
| SBA 504 loans | 152 |
| Franchise share of loans | 15.5% |
| Rank among metro and micro areas by loans | 127 of 928 |
| Median loan against the national median | 1.68x |
Cancellation and charge-off
| Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor) | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| The same, counting loans still undisbursed as cancelled (a ceiling) | 12.0% |
| Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor) | 3.9% |
| Charged off within five years of approval | withheld |
| Loans in that cohort | 311 |
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 Modesto, CA Metro Area, by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 87 | $58.3 million |
| FY2018 | 76 | $55.1 million |
| FY2019 | 62 | $47.2 million |
| FY2020 | 63 | $52.2 million |
| FY2021 | 67 | $72.1 million |
| FY2022 | 58 | $61.1 million |
| FY2023 | 80 | $65.0 million |
| FY2024 | 101 | $59.2 million |
| FY2025 | 100 | $61.7 million |
| FY2026 | 69 | $54.8 million |
Loans by asset class
| Asset class | Loans |
|---|---|
| Not in any of the 39 asset classes | 460 |
| Gas station and truck stop | 50 |
| Limited-service restaurant | 33 |
| Automotive mechanical repair (car and truck) | 32 |
| Full-service restaurant | 32 |
| Dental office | 22 |
| Medical office (physicians) | 16 |
| Assisted living (without nursing care) | 13 |
| Hotel and motel | 12 |
| Veterinary clinic | 12 |
| Liquor store | 11 |
| Beauty salon | 11 |
| Car wash | 10 |
| Fitness center | 9 |
| Self storage | 7 |
| Grocery store | 7 |
| Nonresidential lessor (flex, office and retail investor buildings) | 5 |
| Coffee shop and snack bar | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Success Capital Expansion & Development Corporation | 86 | $71.0 million |
| The Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | 24 | $35.2 million |
| Greater Sacramento Certified Development Corporation | 8 | $10.2 million |
| Capital Access Group, Inc. | 7 | $7.5 million |
| Business Finance Capital | 5 | $7.7 million |
| Lender | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank, National Association | 79 | $23.6 million |
| Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 51 | $34.1 million |
| Celtic Bank Corporation | 42 | $59.8 million |
| The Huntington National Bank | 26 | $10.9 million |
| BMO Bank National Association | 23 | $18.5 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 |
|---|---|
| Stanislaus County, CA | 763 |
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-33700.
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