Over the last five years 215 SBA loans in District of Columbia went to businesses under two years old, 30% of every approval in the state (2 points below the national rate). 108 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.
Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in District of Columbia. The percentage is how much of their District of Columbia lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.