The Federal Reserve's 2026 Small Business Credit Survey is now open. Owners and key financial decision-makers of for-profit businesses, please share your recent experiences.

Your input matters. In this survey, you can provide confidential insights into your experiences and challenges, financial conditions you encounter, need for credit, and other relevant information. Answers to these questions contribute to data that directly inform the Fed, federal government agencies, service providers, policymakers, and others through reports like this — a common good ultimately benefiting your business and others in the community.

Take the 10–12-minute survey now.

The survey is open to businesses currently in operation, those recently closed, and those about to be established. All responses are confidential.

Questions? Contact Olivia Ness at Olivia.Ness@phil.frb.org.

 Have questions or survey link not visible? We have heard from some business owners that they would like to know more about the survey before responding. Others have told us that they are cautious about opening links in email messages like this one. We understand. If you'd prefer, you can navigate to our survey by visiting FedSmallBusiness.org or find us at the top of your search results for “Small Business Credit Survey.”

Click HERE to complete the survey!