USDA Business Loans in Billings, MT
Find lenders offering usda business loans in the Billings, including Laurel, Lockwood, and surrounding areas. Compare rates, terms, and programs from 2 lenders.
USDA Lenders Serving Billings
2 lenders offering usda business loans in the Billings, MT area.
Live Oak Banking Company
SBAWILMINGTON, NC
One of the nation's top SBA 7(a) lenders, specializing in lending to small businesses across healthcare, veterinary, beverage, self-storage, and other industries. Offers SBA loans, USDA loans, conventional business loans, and commercial real estate financing.
Celtic Bank Corporation
SBASALT LAKE CITY, UT
Industrial bank and top SBA preferred lender headquartered in Salt Lake City. Specializes in SBA 7(a) lending for business acquisitions, partner buyouts, commercial real estate, and working capital. Also offers USDA business loans.
Billings Commercial Real Estate Market
Billings is Montana's largest city and the primary trade center for a vast region spanning eastern Montana, northern Wyoming, and western North and South Dakota. The commercial real estate market is driven by energy-sector services, healthcare, and agriculture-related businesses, with office demand concentrated along the North 27th Street corridor and in the downtown core along Broadway. The Heights neighborhood and West End along Grand Avenue and King Avenue West have seen the most new retail and hospitality construction. As the region's medical hub, Billings' two major hospital campuses generate steady demand for medical office buildings and associated clinical space.
Key Economic Drivers
- ●Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare (SCL Health) regional hospital campuses
- ●Energy-sector service companies supporting Bakken and Powder River Basin operations
- ●Regional trade hub for agriculture and ranching operations across a 500-mile radius
- ●Yellowstone County's role as Montana's most populous county driving residential-adjacent commercial growth
Market Insight
Montana has no state sales tax, giving Billings a retail draw advantage that attracts shoppers from surrounding states — particularly Wyoming — and supports higher retail sales per capita than would be expected for a city of its size.
USDA Business Loans in Billings, Montana
USDA Business & Industry (B&I) loans provide government-guaranteed financing for rural businesses. Similar to SBA loans but for rural areas, they offer competitive terms for business acquisition, real estate, equipment, and working capital in communities with populations under 50,000. In the Billings metro area, borrowers can access 2 lenders offering USDA financing, including Laurel, Lockwood, and surrounding areas. Loan amounts typically range from $50K to $25M with rates from Variable or fixed, competitive.
Who Should Consider USDA Business Loans?
- Rural businesses
- Agricultural operations
- Rural real estate
- Businesses in towns under 50,000 population
Key Requirements
- Business in area with population <50,000
- For-profit or nonprofit
- Unable to get credit elsewhere
- Sufficient cash flow
Advantages
- ✓Up to 80% government guarantee
- ✓Long terms available
- ✓Competitive rates
- ✓Flexible use of funds
Considerations
- •Must be in eligible rural area
- •Lengthy approval process
- •Extensive documentation
- •Limited lender availability
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