Over the last five years 2,065 SBA loans in Maryland went to businesses under two years old, 37% of every approval in the state (5 points above the national rate). 983 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 Maryland. The percentage is how much of their Maryland lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.