Number of small business loans decreases while loan amounts increase
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In 2025, the small business lending market showed a trend of “fewer loans, higher amounts”: the number of loans issued fell by 2% year over year, while the amount issued increased by 4.7% year over year. A report by an institution analyzed nearly 9 million loans totaling more than $291 billion. Loans below $100,000 accounted for 94.6% of the number of loans but only 43.2% of the total loan amount. In addition, 57% of financial institutions said that inaccurate or incomplete small business records hindered credit decisions. The report noted that cash-flow-based lending, payment data analysis, and embedded lending could become ways to reduce the cost of small-dollar loans.
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- PYMNTS小企业贷款市场转向更少、更大额的贷款
小企业贷款市场呈现“笔数减少、金额上升”：2025年贷款发放笔数下降2%，发放金额却增加4.7%。机构报告近900万笔、总额超过$291 billion的贷款，其中94.6%金额低于$100,000的贷款仅占贷款金额43.2%。57%的金融机构称SMB记录不准确或不完整阻碍授信，现金流授信、支付数据分析和嵌入式贷款被视为降低小额贷款成本的路径。
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