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Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc.: SBA Lending Profile

Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. is a non-bank SBA lending company (SBLC), headquartered in LOS ANGELES, CA. It is a national lender, with SBA loans on record in 41 states and territories. Everything below comes from federal SBA loan records, not from the lender's marketing. This is what it has actually funded.

165SBA loans approved FY2025 to FY2026
$315K to $3.5Mtypical approval range (10th to 90th percentile)
9%median initial interest rate
21.7 yearsmedian loan term
24 daystypical approval to first funding

Loan sizes Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. actually approves

The median SBA approval at Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. is $910,000. The middle 80% of its loans fall between $314,800 and $3,469,000. The smallest funded approval in the available source window is $115,000 and the largest is $5,000,000. If the amount you need sits far outside that range, this is probably not the right first call, no matter what the website says.

Industries it funds most

IndustryFunded loans in source dataShare
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels8022.9%
Full-Service Restaurants329.1%
Limited-Service Restaurants288%
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers216%
Couriers and Express Delivery Services164.6%
Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores133.7%
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores82.3%
Child Day Care Services61.7%
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars51.4%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers41.1%
Other Personal Care Services41.1%
Offices of Lawyers41.1%

How fast Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. actually funds

Approval is not money in the bank. Across 330 loans where both dates are on record, the typical gap between SBA approval and first disbursement at Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. is 24 days. Half its loans fund between 13 and 50 days. The typical SBA lender takes about 20 days, so this is roughly in line with the market.

Lending momentum

Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. is expanding its SBA program. Approvals are up 183.3% from FY2023 to FY2025, which usually means an active appetite and a team that wants deals.

FY202016
FY202163
FY202236
FY202336
FY202452
FY2025102

Funded approvals by SBA fiscal year (October to September). FY2026 is excluded because it is still in progress.

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Sources and limits. Figures are derived from U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level records (data as of 2026-06-30, retrieved 2026-08-08) and FDIC public institution data. Funding speed is the median gap between approval date and first disbursement date in SBA records. Some lenders report disbursement at month end, which can round the figure upward. They describe past lending activity only. They are not rate quotes, not current offers, and not an indication that any business will qualify. Lender programs and criteria change. Big Brain Funding is not affiliated with or endorsed by Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc..