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SBA Lender Leaderboard

The top 500 SBA lenders ranked by total lending volume. Filter, sort, and explore which lenders dominate by volume, rate, or default performance.

Lenders Tracked
500
Top SBA 7(a) & 504 lenders
Combined Volume
$598.5B
1,794,261 total loans
Avg Default Rate
12.7%
Weighted by loan count
States Represented
49
HQ / primary lending states

Top 10 Lenders by Total Volume

The 10 largest lenders ranked by total volume

All Lenders

1

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

50 states + 5 territories · HQ area: CA

131,343 loans$36.3B
Avg Size
$276K
Avg Rate
7.98%
Default
12.3%
Unknown
2

Live Oak Banking Company

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: CA

17,058 loans$22.6B
Avg Size
$1.3M
Avg Rate
6.95%
Default
1.5%
Health Care & Social Assistance
3

U.S. Bank, National Association

49 states + 2 territories · HQ area: CA

85,762 loans$19.3B
Avg Size
$225K
Avg Rate
7.73%
Default
11.6%
Construction
4

The Huntington National Bank

50 states + 1 territories · HQ area: OH

91,253 loans$18.9B
Avg Size
$207K
Avg Rate
7.18%
Default
6.0%
Transportation & Warehousing
5

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: TX

100,705 loans$17.8B
Avg Size
$177K
Avg Rate
7.67%
Default
16.9%
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
6

Readycap Lending, LLC

50 states + 1 territories · HQ area: CA

29,060 loans$14.1B
Avg Size
$486K
Avg Rate
10.99%
Default
20.3%
Health Care & Social Assistance
7

Bank of America, National Association

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: CA

108,851 loans$12.3B
Avg Size
$113K
Avg Rate
7.31%
Default
24.6%
Retail Trade
8

PNC Bank, National Association

49 states + 2 territories · HQ area: TX

60,457 loans$11.6B
Avg Size
$192K
Avg Rate
7.68%
Default
16.0%
Retail Trade
9

Bank of Hope

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: CA

39,485 loans$10.0B
Avg Size
$253K
Avg Rate
6.46%
Default
34.6%
Retail Trade
10

Columbia Bank

49 states + 4 territories · HQ area: CA

24,722 loans$9.0B
Avg Size
$363K
Avg Rate
7.32%
Default
11.0%
Retail Trade
11

TD Bank, National Association

40 states + 2 territories · HQ area: NJ

46,872 loans$8.6B
Avg Size
$183K
Avg Rate
9.39%
Default
10.8%
Construction
12

Truist Bank

46 states + 1 territories · HQ area: FL

25,906 loans$8.5B
Avg Size
$328K
Avg Rate
6.18%
Default
10.5%
Unknown
13

Zions Bank, A Division of

48 states + 2 territories · HQ area: UT

33,516 loans$8.1B
Avg Size
$242K
Avg Rate
7.71%
Default
13.0%
Retail Trade
14

Celtic Bank Corporation

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: CA

14,612 loans$7.9B
Avg Size
$538K
Avg Rate
7.56%
Default
12.6%
Retail Trade
15

BMO Bank National Association

49 states + 1 territories · HQ area: CA

18,714 loans$7.6B
Avg Size
$405K
Avg Rate
5.88%
Default
8.7%
Unknown
16

Byline Bank

50 states + 2 territories · HQ area: IL

7,122 loans$7.4B
Avg Size
$1.0M
Avg Rate
7.33%
Default
7.9%
Accommodation & Food Services
17

KeyBank National Association

48 states · HQ area: NY

27,411 loans$7.1B
Avg Size
$260K
Avg Rate
7.22%
Default
8.1%
Retail Trade
18

Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: FL

10,839 loans$6.9B
Avg Size
$641K
Avg Rate
7.33%
Default
9.9%
Accommodation & Food Services
19

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company

37 states + 1 territories · HQ area: NY

45,355 loans$6.7B
Avg Size
$147K
Avg Rate
8.13%
Default
9.4%
Retail Trade
20

Comerica Bank

48 states + 1 territories · HQ area: CA

13,336 loans$6.0B
Avg Size
$452K
Avg Rate
6.33%
Default
18.8%
Accommodation & Food Services
21

Enterprise Bank & Trust

44 states · HQ area: CA

6,506 loans$5.8B
Avg Size
$892K
Avg Rate
6.11%
Default
2.9%
Retail Trade
22

Newtek Bank, National Association

50 states + 1 territories · HQ area: CA

10,672 loans$5.0B
Avg Size
$469K
Avg Rate
11.47%
Default
0.0%
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services
23

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company

48 states + 1 territories · HQ area: CA

7,896 loans$4.9B
Avg Size
$622K
Avg Rate
6.39%
Default
10.6%
Retail Trade
24

Northeast Bank

50 states + 3 territories · HQ area: CA

18,049 loans$4.6B
Avg Size
$255K
Avg Rate
10.15%
Default
10.0%
Construction

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