Access SBA data on disaster loans — get_sba

Retrieves Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan data for both home and business loans at the city and zip code level.

Usage

get_sba_loans()

A dataframe comprising city- and zip-level data on SBA loanmaking. Columns include:

fiscal_year: The federal fiscal year of the loan.
disaster_number_fema: FEMA disaster number associated with the loan.
disaster_number_sba_physical: SBA physical disaster declaration number.
disaster_number_sba_eidl: SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration number.
damaged_property_zip_code: ZIP code of the damaged property.
damaged_property_city_name: City name of the damaged property.
damaged_property_state_code: Two-letter state abbreviation.
verified_loss_total: Total verified loss amount in dollars.
approved_amount_total: Total approved loan amount in dollars.
approved_amount_real_estate: Approved loan amount for real estate in dollars.
loan_type: Type of loan: "residential" or "business".

Data are sourced from the SBA's disaster loan reports. See https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance.

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