SBA lender directory
Compare 100 SBA 7(a) lenders by their lending activity, loan sizes and reported locations. A starting point for financing your next business acquisition.
FY2025 data · Year ended September 30, 2025 · Published by Coleman Report
- Lenders listed
- 100
- Top 100 by approved dollars
- Loan approvals
- 61,705
- Across these 100 lenders
- Approved dollars
- $28.5B
- Reported FY2025 volume
- Reporting period
- FY2025
- Ended Sep 30, 2025
Showing 100 of 100 lenders
| FY25 rank | Lender | Reported location | Loan approvals | Approved dollars | Average approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Oak BankOfficial website | WilmingtonNC | 2,280 | $2,852,669,000 | $1,251,171 |
| 2 | Newtek BankOfficial website | MiamiFL | 4,828 | $2,029,906,000 | $420,444 |
| 3 | The Huntington BankOfficial website | ColumbusOH | 6,807 | $1,856,839,000 | $272,784 |
| 4 | Northeast BankOfficial website | LewistonME | 7,800 | $1,306,941,000 | $167,557 |
| 5 | Readycap LendingOfficial website | Berkeley HeightsNJ | 3,139 | $1,178,600,000 | $375,470 |
| 6 | U.S. BankOfficial website | CincinnatiOH | 3,453 | $871,237,000 | $252,313 |
| 7 | First Internet BankOfficial website | FishersIN | 487 | $712,314,000 | $1,462,657 |
| 8 | Celtic BankOfficial website | Salt Lake CityUT | 1,482 | $592,893,000 | $400,063 |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase BankOfficial website | ColumbusOH | 1,914 | $590,534,000 | $308,534 |
| 10 | Byline BankOfficial website | ChicagoIL | 505 | $561,115,000 | $1,111,119 |
| 11 | GBankOfficial website | Las VegasNV | 205 | $552,449,000 | $2,694,873 |
| 12 | Wells Fargo BankOfficial website | Sioux FallsSD | 1,607 | $539,137,000 | $335,493 |
| 13 | Bank of AmericaOfficial website | CharlotteNC | 908 | $521,927,000 | $574,809 |
| 14 | TD BankOfficial website | WilmingtonDE | 3,424 | $495,237,000 | $144,637 |
| 15 | Harvest Small Business FinanceOfficial website | Laguna HillsCA | 472 | $446,000,000 | $944,915 |
| 16 | First Bank of the LakeOfficial website | Osage BeachMO | 643 | $433,750,000 | $674,572 |
| 17 | Cadence Bank | TupeloMS | 786 | $400,164,000 | $509,115 |
| 18 | Lendistry SBLCOfficial website | Los AngelesCA | 1,849 | $384,790,000 | $208,107 |
| 19 | United Midwest Savings BankOfficial website | De GraffOH | 963 | $380,605,000 | $395,228 |
| 20 | Port 51 Lending | New YorkNY | 226 | $353,898,000 | $1,565,920 |
| 21 | BayFirst Bank | Saint PetersburgFL | 1,952 | $341,621,000 | $175,011 |
| 22 | Bank of Hope | Los AngelesCA | 382 | $306,131,000 | $801,390 |
| 23 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust (M&T Bank)Official website | BuffaloNY | 2,701 | $293,939,000 | $108,826 |
| 24 | Enterprise Bank & Trust | ClaytonMO | 167 | $281,954,000 | $1,688,347 |
| 25 | US Metro Bank | Garden GroveCA | 135 | $276,907,000 | $2,051,163 |
| 26 | Beacon Bank and Trust | BrooklineMA | 255 | $269,064,000 | $1,055,153 |
| 27 | Pathward | Sioux FallsSD | 125 | $258,968,000 | $2,071,744 |
| 28 | Zions BankOfficial website | Salt Lake CityUT | 1,217 | $239,536,000 | $196,825 |
| 29 | Pinnacle Bank (+Synovus) | NashvilleTN | 185 | $233,230,000 | $1,260,703 |
| 30 | Veritex Community Bank | DallasTX | 191 | $229,059,000 | $1,199,262 |
| 31 | KeyBankOfficial website | ClevelandOH | 736 | $225,216,000 | $306,000 |
| 32 | Truliant FCU | Winston-SalemNC | 167 | $224,384,000 | $1,343,617 |
| 33 | Open Bank | Los AngelesCA | 130 | $223,331,000 | $1,717,931 |
| 34 | Citizens Bank | ElizabethtonTN | 303 | $213,475,000 | $704,538 |
| 35 | Community Bank & Trust-West Georgia | LaGrangeGA | 121 | $210,076,000 | $1,736,165 |
| 36 | Old National BankOfficial website | EvansvilleIN | 229 | $206,721,000 | $902,712 |
| 37 | TBank | DallasTX | 104 | $189,633,000 | $1,823,394 |
| 38 | First National Bank of PennsylvaniaOfficial website | GreenvillePA | 188 | $184,879,000 | $983,399 |
| 39 | VelocitySBA | Costa MesaCA | 193 | $181,890,000 | $942,435 |
| 40 | Hanmi Bank | Los AngelesCA | 214 | $181,180,000 | $846,636 |
| 41 | First Financial Bank | El DoradoAR | 137 | $179,807,000 | $1,312,460 |
| 42 | Fifth Third BankOfficial website | CincinnatiOH | 269 | $176,768,000 | $657,130 |
| 43 | Dogwood State Bank | RaleighNC | 173 | $162,488,000 | $939,237 |
| 44 | Centerstone SBA Lending | Los AngelesCA | 116 | $160,895,000 | $1,387,026 |
| 45 | Regions BankOfficial website | BirminghamAL | 187 | $158,451,000 | $847,332 |
| 46 | PCB Bank | Los AngelesCA | 135 | $154,917,000 | $1,147,533 |
| 47 | The Bancorp BankOfficial website | Sioux FallsSD | 123 | $150,405,000 | $1,222,805 |
| 48 | Northwest Bank | WarrenPA | 158 | $146,485,000 | $927,120 |
| 49 | United Community BankOfficial website | GreenvilleSC | 162 | $144,386,000 | $891,272 |
| 50 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust | New OrleansLA | 145 | $142,265,000 | $981,138 |
| 51 | Shoreham Bank | WarwickRI | 153 | $140,894,000 | $920,876 |
| 52 | First-Citizens Bank & TrustOfficial website | RaleighNC | 117 | $138,367,000 | $1,182,624 |
| 53 | Climate First Bank | St. PetersburgFL | 108 | $136,032,000 | $1,259,556 |
| 54 | Bank Five Nine | OconomowocWI | 192 | $135,153,000 | $703,922 |
| 55 | Commonwealth Business Bank | Los AngelesCA | 116 | $134,127,000 | $1,156,267 |
| 56 | First Commonwealth Bank | IndianaPA | 218 | $132,791,000 | $609,133 |
| 57 | City National Bank | Los AngelesCA | 106 | $131,648,000 | $1,241,962 |
| 58 | Heritage Bank | BurlingtonKY | 185 | $130,922,000 | $707,686 |
| 59 | Banc of California | Los AngelesCA | 74 | $129,782,000 | $1,753,811 |
| 60 | Meridian Bank | MalvernPA | 125 | $128,170,000 | $1,025,360 |
| 61 | Truist BankOfficial website | CharlotteNC | 84 | $125,046,000 | $1,488,643 |
| 62 | First Savings Bank | JeffersonvilleIN | 103 | $122,124,000 | $1,185,670 |
| 63 | Merchants Bank of Indiana | CarmelIN | 90 | $121,577,000 | $1,350,856 |
| 64 | SouthState BankOfficial website | Winter HavenFL | 229 | $120,953,000 | $528,179 |
| 65 | Midwest Regional Bank | FestusMO | 110 | $118,152,000 | $1,074,109 |
| 66 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society | WilmingtonDE | 141 | $117,122,000 | $830,652 |
| 67 | Mission Valley Bank | Sun ValleyCA | 68 | $115,764,000 | $1,702,412 |
| 68 | East West BankOfficial website | PasadenaCA | 179 | $114,923,000 | $642,028 |
| 69 | Hanover Community Bank | MineolaNY | 111 | $112,748,000 | $1,015,748 |
| 70 | Wallis Bank | WallisTX | 107 | $111,296,000 | $1,040,150 |
| 71 | Southwestern National Bank | HoustonTX | 67 | $108,295,000 | $1,616,343 |
| 72 | Comerica BankOfficial website | DallasTX | 166 | $105,330,000 | $634,518 |
| 73 | America First FCU | RiverdaleUT | 85 | $102,322,000 | $1,203,788 |
| 74 | Grasshopper Bank | New YorkNY | 201 | $101,183,000 | $503,398 |
| 75 | PNC BankOfficial website | WilmingtonDE | 341 | $99,857,000 | $292,836 |
| 76 | Colony Bank | FitzgeraldGA | 243 | $98,856,000 | $406,815 |
| 77 | FinWise Bank | SandyUT | 89 | $97,888,000 | $1,099,865 |
| 78 | CalPrivate Bank | La JollaCA | 80 | $96,151,000 | $1,201,888 |
| 79 | City National Bank of Florida | MiamiFL | 133 | $91,693,000 | $689,421 |
| 80 | OakStar Bank | SpringfieldMO | 140 | $91,177,000 | $651,264 |
| 81 | Metro City Bank | DoravilleGA | 48 | $90,077,000 | $1,876,604 |
| 82 | Stone Bank | Mountain ViewAR | 226 | $87,819,000 | $388,580 |
| 83 | Global One Bank | HoustonTX | 37 | $85,646,000 | $2,314,757 |
| 84 | Webster Bank | WaterburyCT | 208 | $82,302,000 | $395,683 |
| 85 | Peoples Bank | MendenhallMS | 79 | $82,217,000 | $1,040,722 |
| 86 | First IC Bank | DoravilleGA | 53 | $81,931,000 | $1,545,868 |
| 87 | Hancock Whitney Bank | GulfportMS | 111 | $80,036,000 | $721,045 |
| 88 | Mountain America FCU | SandyUT | 259 | $80,015,000 | $308,938 |
| 89 | Fulton Bank | LancasterPA | 110 | $78,259,000 | $711,445 |
| 90 | Stearns Bank | Saint CloudMN | 172 | $76,833,000 | $446,703 |
| 91 | Milestone Bank | Salt Lake CityUT | 54 | $76,555,000 | $1,417,685 |
| 92 | Banner Bank | Walla WallaWA | 281 | $74,765,000 | $266,068 |
| 93 | HomeTrust Bank | AshevilleNC | 77 | $74,289,000 | $964,792 |
| 94 | Woori America Bank | New YorkNY | 95 | $74,205,000 | $781,105 |
| 95 | FWBank | ChicagoIL | 71 | $73,512,000 | $1,035,380 |
| 96 | CenTrust Bank | NorthbrookIL | 334 | $71,413,000 | $213,811 |
| 97 | Texas Capital Bank | DallasTX | 43 | $71,211,000 | $1,656,070 |
| 98 | First Bank | Southern PinesNC | 68 | $70,308,000 | $1,033,941 |
| 99 | United FCU | Saint JosephMI | 53 | $69,348,000 | $1,308,453 |
| 100 | Leader Bank | ArlingtonMA | 87 | $68,108,000 | $782,851 |
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