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Arkansas SBA Loan Data

13,124 loans totaling $4.5B across all SBA programs.

Total Loans
13,124
1992–2025
Total Volume
$4.5B
Gross approval amount
Avg Loan Size
$346K
Median: $119K
Avg Interest Rate
6.94%
Default rate: 14.9%

SBA Lending by County

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Counties in Arkansas

Pulaski2,316$729.5M$315K
Benton1,413$569.8M$403K
Washington1,369$519.3M$379K
Sebastian467$176.6M$378K
Garland546$143.1M$262K
Faulkner520$137.8M$265K
Craighead360$121.3M$337K
White226$98.3M$435K
Saline392$86.4M$220K
Jefferson267$82.9M$310K
Pope221$77.4M$350K
Randolph112$75.0M$670K
Union197$59.6M$303K
Boone231$59.6M$258K
Baxter261$56.0M$215K
Polk146$55.6M$381K
Carroll177$55.2M$312K
Crittenden125$53.2M$426K
Independence170$53.0M$312K
Crawford145$51.2M$353K
Madison106$50.9M$480K
Lawrence59$49.7M$842K
Miller82$49.2M$601K
Clay41$48.6M$1.2M
Sharp98$47.0M$479K
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Arkansas Loan Status

Arkansas Loan Status showing Active: 13.1%, Paid in Full: 61.1%, Charged Off: 13%, Cancelled: 11.9%, Committed: 0.8%
Active13.1%
Paid in Full61.1%
Charged Off13%
Cancelled11.9%
Committed0.8%

Note: Loans from 2023 and later may show lower default rates because they haven't had enough time to mature. Default rates typically stabilize after 5+ years.

Arkansas Annual Lending Volume

Arkansas Annual Lending Volume from 1992 to 2025

Number of Loans per Year

Number of Loans per Year from 1992 to 2025

Top Industries

Top Industries with 12 categories

Loan Size Distribution

Loan Size Distribution with 7 categories

Top Lenders in Arkansas

First Financial Bank805$432.5M$537K6.33%4.3%
Arvest Bank1,537$408.9M$266K6.08%8.2%
Live Oak Banking Company185$301.4M$1.6M6.35%1.7%
ACC Capital583$264.2M$453K7.14%14.1%
Regions Bank686$193.5M$282K6.63%15.2%
Simmons Bank954$177.6M$186K6.53%19.7%
Southern Bancorp Bank426$169.1M$397K7.03%14.6%
Centennial Bank443$120.0M$271K6.37%14.7%
Cadence Bank343$111.5M$325K6.53%13.7%
Bank OZK240$105.0M$437K6.43%12.7%
First Service Bank155$95.2M$614K7.48%0.8%
First Horizon Bank198$79.1M$400K7.11%20.7%
Readycap Lending, LLC118$68.4M$580K11.32%17.8%
Bank of America, National Association629$63.7M$101K7.12%23.0%
Legacy National Bank146$63.7M$436K5.92%9.8%
U.S. Bank, National Association779$59.3M$76K8.25%11.2%
FNBC Bank157$49.3M$314K7.53%7.8%
First Security Bank171$48.3M$282K7.57%13.1%
Wells Fargo Bank National Association96$48.2M$502K6.98%28.7%
Stone Bank47$39.2M$834K6.92%12.2%
Byline Bank21$32.9M$1.6M8.21%6.3%
Equity Bank154$31.1M$202K6.48%32.4%
Business Loan Center, LLC42$26.3M$627KN/A37.8%
The First National Bank of Fort Smith128$25.0M$196K6.90%8.5%
RiverBank38$24.0M$632K7.42%0.0%

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