WBD, Inc.: SBA Lending Profile
WBD, Inc. is a Certified Development Company (CDC), headquartered in Madison, WI. It is active in 6 states, concentrated around WI, MN, IL. Everything below comes from federal SBA loan records, not from the lender's marketing. This is what it has actually funded.
Loan sizes WBD, Inc. actually approves
The median SBA approval at WBD, Inc. is $518,000. The middle 80% of its loans fall between $194,900 and $1,678,400. The smallest approval on record since 2020 is $70,000 and the largest is $5,500,000. 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
| Industry | Loans since 2020 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 134 | 4.9% |
| Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels | 112 | 4.1% |
| Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units | 72 | 2.7% |
| Child Day Care Services | 60 | 2.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 60 | 2.2% |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 58 | 2.1% |
| All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 57 | 2.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 56 | 2.1% |
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores | 52 | 1.9% |
| Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly | 41 | 1.5% |
| Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | 39 | 1.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 39 | 1.4% |
Borrower profile
- only 8.3% of its recent SBA loans went to startups, this lender works almost entirely with established businesses.
- Collateral was taken on 97.2% of its recent SBA loans.
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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. 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 WBD, Inc..