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tensorust
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sba-504-refi-window-sample

---
license: other
license_name: tensorust-sample-license
license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/
pretty_name: "SBA 504 Refinance Window (free sample)"
language:
- en
tags:
- tensorust
- sample
- private-credit-and-finance
- government-data
- finance
size_categories:
- n<1K
configs:
- config_name: sample
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: sample.csv
- config_name: summary
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: summary_by_project_state.csv
---

# SBA 504 Refinance Window: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

Active SBA 504 loans from 2010 to 2016 that are past their prepayment penalty or near maturity, with estimated balances.

**Headline:** 11,719 SBA 504 loans approved FY2010 to FY2016 to businesses are still active in SBA's Sep 30 2026 FOIA file.

This repository is a **free teaser**, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has **11,719 rows** and is sold by Tensorust LLC: **[https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/)**.

## Files here

| file | what it is |
|---|---|
| `sample.csv` | 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) |
| `summary_by_project_state.csv` | row counts and totals by project state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") |

## Summary by project state (largest groups)

| Project state | rows | Est. remaining balance (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 1,829 | 738,948,783 |
| FL | 731 | 217,694,754 |
| IL | 723 | 229,089,002 |
| TX | 583 | 286,786,872 |
| NY | 521 | 218,729,092 |
| MN | 502 | 149,066,122 |
| MA | 493 | 126,647,876 |
| UT | 427 | 120,097,054 |
| OH | 389 | 102,166,401 |
| MI | 356 | 82,541,225 |
| IN | 328 | 82,608,858 |
| CO | 310 | 100,737,938 |
| TOTAL | 11,719 | 3,938,451,751 |

Full table: `summary_by_project_state.csv`.

## What the full file has

- 11,719 rows
- Key fields: location_id, borrower, city, state, zip, cdc, cdc_state, first_lien_lender, first_lien_lender_state, first_lien_dollars
- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

Coverage: Active (status EXEMPT) 504 loans approved FY2010 to FY2016 to corporations and partnerships; sole proprietors and names that read as private individuals excluded. FY2006 to FY2009 approvals are not in SBA's public FOIA file. SBA FOIA file as of Sep 30 2026

### Columns in the full file

| column | meaning |
|---|---|
| `location_id` | SBA location id |
| `borrower` | Business borrower |
| `city` | City |
| `state` | State |
| `zip` | ZIP |
| `cdc` | Certified Development Company |
| `cdc_state` | CDC state |
| `first_lien_lender` | Third-party (first-lien) lender |
| `first_lien_lender_state` | First-lien lender state |
| `first_lien_dollars` | First-lien loan amount |
| `debenture_approved` | 504 debenture gross approval |
| `approval_date` | Approval date |
| `approval_fy` | Approval fiscal year |
| `first_disbursement` | First disbursement date |
| `term_months` | Debenture term in months |
| `naics` | NAICS |
| `naics_description` | NAICS title |
| `franchise` | Franchise brand if any |
| `project_county` | Project county |
| `project_state` | Project state |
| `business_type` | Corporation or partnership |
| `business_age` | Business age at approval |
| `loan_status` | FOIA status (EXEMPT = active) |
| `jobs_supported` | Jobs supported |
| `maturity_date_est` | Estimated maturity (first disbursement plus term) |
| `months_elapsed` | Months since first disbursement |
| `months_remaining` | Months to estimated maturity |
| `prepay_penalty_ends_est` | Estimated end of the prepayment premium (half the term) |
| `prepay_penalty_free_now` | Past the prepayment premium period on Nov 6 2026 |
| `est_remaining_balance` | Estimated remaining debenture principal (level amortization at 4.5% a year, an assumption) |
| `window` | Refinance window bucket |
| `source` | SBA FOIA dataset page |

## Get the full file

| tier | price | includes |
|---|---|---|
| Market file | $1,500 | Every active 2010 to 2016 504 loan in up to 3 states or one CDC's footprint: business, city, CDC, first-lien lender, debenture amount, term, estimated maturity, prepayment-penalty end date and estimated remaining balance. CSV and Excel. |
| National file | $5,900 | All 11,719 active business-borrower 504 loans approved FY2010 to FY2016 nationwide ($3.94B estimated remaining). |
| Yearly license | $15,000 a year | The national file refreshed each quarter from the SBA FOIA file with paid-off loans dropped, extended to FY2017 and later cohorts as they leave the prepayment period. For commercial bank and CDC business development. |

Email **mattbusel@tensorust.com** with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

## Method and limits

Filter the 504 FOIA file to active FY2010 to FY2016 business loans, estimate maturity from first disbursement plus term, the prepayment-premium end at half the term, and the remaining balance by level amortization at an assumed 4.5% debenture rate.

Not actual loan balances (SBA does not publish them; the balance is a model estimate), not a list of businesses that want to refinance, and no personal contact data: no owner names, phones or emails, no sole proprietors.

## Sources

- SBA 504 FOIA loan data, FY2010 to present, as of Sep 30 2026 (data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)
- 13 CFR 120.940 and SBA SOP 50 10 (504 debenture prepayment premium over the first half of the term)

## License

The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com | https://tensorust.com

	---
	license: other
	license_name: tensorust-sample-license
	license_link: https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/
	pretty_name: "SBA 504 Refinance Window (free sample)"
	language:
	- en
	tags:
	- tensorust
	- sample
	- private-credit-and-finance
	- government-data
	- finance
	size_categories:
	- n<1K
	configs:
	- config_name: sample
	data_files:
	- split: train
	path: sample.csv
	- config_name: summary
	data_files:
	- split: train
	path: summary_by_project_state.csv
	---

	# SBA 504 Refinance Window: free sample (Tensorust LLC)

	Active SBA 504 loans from 2010 to 2016 that are past their prepayment penalty or near maturity, with estimated balances.

	Headline: 11,719 SBA 504 loans approved FY2010 to FY2016 to businesses are still active in SBA's Sep 30 2026 FOIA file.

	This repository is a free teaser, not the dataset. It holds 25 example rows and a summary table with no names in it. The full file has 11,719 rows and is sold by Tensorust LLC: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/).

	## Files here

	\| file \| what it is \|
	\|---\|---\|
	\| `sample.csv` \| 25 rows of the full file (the same sample shown on tensorust.com) \|
	\| `summary_by_project_state.csv` \| row counts and totals by project state across the full file, no entity names (groups with fewer than 3 rows are folded into "Other") \|

	## Summary by project state (largest groups)

	\| Project state \| rows \| Est. remaining balance (USD) \|
	\|---\|---\|---\|
	\| CA \| 1,829 \| 738,948,783 \|
	\| FL \| 731 \| 217,694,754 \|
	\| IL \| 723 \| 229,089,002 \|
	\| TX \| 583 \| 286,786,872 \|
	\| NY \| 521 \| 218,729,092 \|
	\| MN \| 502 \| 149,066,122 \|
	\| MA \| 493 \| 126,647,876 \|
	\| UT \| 427 \| 120,097,054 \|
	\| OH \| 389 \| 102,166,401 \|
	\| MI \| 356 \| 82,541,225 \|
	\| IN \| 328 \| 82,608,858 \|
	\| CO \| 310 \| 100,737,938 \|
	\| TOTAL \| 11,719 \| 3,938,451,751 \|

	Full table: `summary_by_project_state.csv`.

	## What the full file has

	- 11,719 rows
	- Key fields: location_id, borrower, city, state, zip, cdc, cdc_state, first_lien_lender, first_lien_lender_state, first_lien_dollars
	- Parquet and CSV, a README with sources, method and limits, and the build script
	- Free 25-row sample (no personal contact data)

	Coverage: Active (status EXEMPT) 504 loans approved FY2010 to FY2016 to corporations and partnerships; sole proprietors and names that read as private individuals excluded. FY2006 to FY2009 approvals are not in SBA's public FOIA file. SBA FOIA file as of Sep 30 2026

	### Columns in the full file

	\| column \| meaning \|
	\|---\|---\|
	\| `location_id` \| SBA location id \|
	\| `borrower` \| Business borrower \|
	\| `city` \| City \|
	\| `state` \| State \|
	\| `zip` \| ZIP \|
	\| `cdc` \| Certified Development Company \|
	\| `cdc_state` \| CDC state \|
	\| `first_lien_lender` \| Third-party (first-lien) lender \|
	\| `first_lien_lender_state` \| First-lien lender state \|
	\| `first_lien_dollars` \| First-lien loan amount \|
	\| `debenture_approved` \| 504 debenture gross approval \|
	\| `approval_date` \| Approval date \|
	\| `approval_fy` \| Approval fiscal year \|
	\| `first_disbursement` \| First disbursement date \|
	\| `term_months` \| Debenture term in months \|
	\| `naics` \| NAICS \|
	\| `naics_description` \| NAICS title \|
	\| `franchise` \| Franchise brand if any \|
	\| `project_county` \| Project county \|
	\| `project_state` \| Project state \|
	\| `business_type` \| Corporation or partnership \|
	\| `business_age` \| Business age at approval \|
	\| `loan_status` \| FOIA status (EXEMPT = active) \|
	\| `jobs_supported` \| Jobs supported \|
	\| `maturity_date_est` \| Estimated maturity (first disbursement plus term) \|
	\| `months_elapsed` \| Months since first disbursement \|
	\| `months_remaining` \| Months to estimated maturity \|
	\| `prepay_penalty_ends_est` \| Estimated end of the prepayment premium (half the term) \|
	\| `prepay_penalty_free_now` \| Past the prepayment premium period on Nov 6 2026 \|
	\| `est_remaining_balance` \| Estimated remaining debenture principal (level amortization at 4.5% a year, an assumption) \|
	\| `window` \| Refinance window bucket \|
	\| `source` \| SBA FOIA dataset page \|

	## Get the full file

	\| tier \| price \| includes \|
	\|---\|---\|---\|
	\| Market file \| $1,500 \| Every active 2010 to 2016 504 loan in up to 3 states or one CDC's footprint: business, city, CDC, first-lien lender, debenture amount, term, estimated maturity, prepayment-penalty end date and estimated remaining balance. CSV and Excel. \|
	\| National file \| $5,900 \| All 11,719 active business-borrower 504 loans approved FY2010 to FY2016 nationwide ($3.94B estimated remaining). \|
	\| Yearly license \| $15,000 a year \| The national file refreshed each quarter from the SBA FOIA file with paid-off loans dropped, extended to FY2017 and later cohorts as they leave the prepayment period. For commercial bank and CDC business development. \|

	Email mattbusel@tensorust.com with the tier and a billing contact, and we will send a proper invoice (ACH or card). The file is delivered once the invoice is paid. Details and the live sample: [https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/](https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/). All datasets: https://tensorust.com/datasets/

	## Method and limits

	Filter the 504 FOIA file to active FY2010 to FY2016 business loans, estimate maturity from first disbursement plus term, the prepayment-premium end at half the term, and the remaining balance by level amortization at an assumed 4.5% debenture rate.

	Not actual loan balances (SBA does not publish them; the balance is a model estimate), not a list of businesses that want to refinance, and no personal contact data: no owner names, phones or emails, no sole proprietors.

	## Sources

	- SBA 504 FOIA loan data, FY2010 to present, as of Sep 30 2026 (data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)
	- 13 CFR 120.940 and SBA SOP 50 10 (504 debenture prepayment premium over the first half of the term)

	## License

	The sample and summary here are free to view, analyze and cite with attribution to "Tensorust LLC, https://tensorust.com/datasets/sba-504-refi-window/". The full dataset is licensed separately per tier. No resale or redistribution of Tensorust data without a written license.

	Tensorust LLC, Tuckahoe NY. mattbusel@tensorust.com \| https://tensorust.com