How have SBA loans in Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services turned out?
Of 2,442 loans approved in fiscal 2001 to 2021 (at least five years old), 253 (10.4%) were charged off by the lender, against 15.6% across all 7(a) loans approved in those same years. Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services appears on 3,070 SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans approved from fiscal 2001 to 2026, $594.3 million in gross approvals. These are loans, not a rating.
Not financial, legal or franchise advice. This page reports what the SBA's loan file records for SBA-guaranteed loans. A charge-off rate is not a rating of a brand or an industry, it does not predict a new loan, and a franchisee's loan is not a measure of the franchisor. Read the franchise's disclosure document and talk to a lender or an adviser before you borrow.
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesIndustry NAICS 541690 · 3,070 loans
10%of seasoned loans charged off
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services appears on 3,070 SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans approved from fiscal 2001 to 2026, $594.3 million in gross approvals.
Of 2,442 loans approved in fiscal 2001 to 2021 (at least five years old), 253 (10.4%) were charged off by the lender, against 15.6% across all 7(a) loans approved in those same years.
A charge-off is a loan the lender wrote off. It is not a statement about the borrower, the brand or the franchisor, and it does not predict how a new loan will turn out.
share of this group's loans charged off, by approval year (years with 10+ loans)all 7(a) loans, same year
Every approval year
Approval year
Loans
Approved
Paid in full
Charged off
Not yet resolved
Charged-off share
FY2001
56
$6.1 million
50
6
0
10.7%
FY2002
65
$5.6 million
62
3
0
4.6%
FY2003
130
$9.0 million
120
10
0
7.7%
FY2004
127
$10.8 million
105
22
0
17.3%
FY2005
163
$16.7 million
142
19
2
11.7%
FY2006
143
$11.5 million
113
29
1
20.3%
FY2007
170
$11.0 million
125
45
0
26.5%
FY2008
177
$12.3 million
148
29
0
16.4%
FY2009
107
$8.6 million
95
11
1
10.3%
FY2010
121
$14.6 million
111
9
1
7.4%
FY2011
138
$22.4 million
136
1
1
0.7%
FY2012
85
$15.3 million
82
3
0
3.5%
FY2013
90
$20.9 million
87
2
1
2.2%
FY2014
102
$20.0 million
85
14
3
13.7%
FY2015
127
$30.2 million
117
7
3
5.5%
FY2016
122
$21.6 million
112
6
4
4.9%
FY2017
133
$31.1 million
108
10
15
7.5%
FY2018
128
$32.9 million
99
11
18
8.6%
FY2019
98
$30.6 million
69
8
21
8.2%
FY2020
83
$34.1 million
51
5
27
6.0%
FY2021
77
$31.7 million
37
3
37
3.9%
FY2022
76
$30.4 million
19
2
55
too recent for a share
FY2023
120
$48.1 million
22
4
94
too recent for a share
FY2024
214
$54.0 million
31
7
176
too recent for a share
FY2025
157
$49.7 million
16
0
141
too recent for a share
FY2026
61
$14.9 million
0
1
60
too recent for a share
By state, where 30 or more loans are at least five years old
State
Loans (FY2001 to 2021)
Charged off
Share
California
292
37
12.7%
Texas
204
29
14.2%
New York
145
17
11.7%
Virginia
126
11
8.7%
Maryland
112
8
7.1%
Ohio
110
12
10.9%
Massachusetts
103
6
5.8%
Pennsylvania
102
5
4.9%
Colorado
92
9
9.8%
New Jersey
85
10
11.8%
Florida
84
14
16.7%
Georgia
74
15
20.3%
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan data as of 30 September 2026. SBA-guaranteed 7(a) loans only, aggregated; no borrower or lender is shown. SBA open data.