99 Most Active SBA 7(a) Lenders
Data is as of 9/17/2023, covering fiscal year 2023 (via U.S. Small Business Administration)
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| Rank | Lender | Loans Approved | Lending Volume | Average Loan Size |
| 1 | Live Oak Banking Company (NC) | 1089 | $ 1,645,187,500.00 | $ 1,510,732.32 |
| 2 | The Huntington National Bank (OH) | 6786 | $ 1,223,102,800.00 | $ 180,239.14 |
| 3 | Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. (NY) | 1275 | $ 813,898,300.00 | $ 638,351.61 |
| 4 | Readycap Lending, LLC (NJ) | 857 | $ 514,829,000.00 | $ 600,733.96 |
| 5 | Celtic Bank Corporation (UT) | 685 | $ 476,727,600.00 | $ 695,952.70 |
| 6 | BayFirst National Bank (FL) | 2481 | $ 443,147,700.00 | $ 178,616.57 |
| 7 | TD Bank, National Association (DE) | 3520 | $ 426,459,900.00 | $ 121,153.38 |
| 8 | Byline Bank (IL) | 350 | $ 426,191,300.00 | $ 1,217,689.43 |
| 9 | First Internet Bank of Indiana (IN) | 319 | $ 410,437,000.00 | $ 1,286,636.36 |
| 10 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (SD) | 2016 | $ 388,013,200.00 | $ 192,466.87 |
| 11 | Bank of America, National Association (SC) | 984 | $ 384,850,300.00 | $ 391,108.03 |
| 12 | Newtek Bank, National Association (FL) | 973 | $ 383,807,300.00 | $ 394,457.66 |
| 13 | U.S. Bank, National Association (OH) | 2115 | $ 369,753,600.00 | $ 174,824.40 |
| 14 | First Bank of the Lake (MO) | 344 | $ 309,971,800.00 | $ 901,080.81 |
| 15 | Cadence Bank (MS) | 869 | $ 305,175,800.00 | $ 351,180.44 |
| 16 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (AZ) | 1394 | $ 289,891,000.00 | $ 207,956.24 |
| 17 | Enterprise Bank & Trust (MO) | 190 | $ 283,818,900.00 | $ 1,493,783.68 |
| 18 | Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC (CA) | 238 | $ 254,090,000.00 | $ 1,067,605.04 |
| 19 | GBank (NV) | 87 | $ 218,585,400.00 | $ 2,512,475.86 |
| 20 | KeyBank National Association (OH) | 863 | $ 211,357,600.00 | $ 244,910.31 |
| 21 | BMO Bank National Association (WI) | 285 | $ 206,538,900.00 | $ 724,697.89 |
| 22 | Berkshire Bank (MA) | 184 | $ 206,173,700.00 | $ 1,120,509.24 |
| 23 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company (NY) | 1643 | $ 205,801,600.00 | $ 125,259.65 |
| 24 | First Financial Bank (AR) | 133 | $ 164,565,800.00 | $ 1,237,336.84 |
| 25 | Old National Bank (IN) | 159 | $ 155,393,100.00 | $ 977,315.09 |
| 26 | PNC Bank, National Association (DE) | 611 | $ 152,896,000.00 | $ 250,238.95 |
| 27 | SouthState Bank, National Association (FL) | 308 | $ 151,550,700.00 | $ 492,047.73 |
| 28 | Hanmi Bank (CA) | 161 | $ 151,042,500.00 | $ 938,152.17 |
| 29 | United Community Bank (SC) | 178 | $ 149,899,000.00 | $ 842,129.21 |
| 30 | United Midwest Savings Bank, National Association (OH) | 526 | $ 149,675,500.00 | $ 284,554.18 |
| 31 | US Metro Bank (CA) | 70 | $ 146,104,000.00 | $ 2,087,200.00 |
| 32 | Bank of Hope (CA) | 184 | $ 142,228,600.00 | $ 772,981.52 |
| 33 | City National Bank (CA) | 105 | $ 141,321,500.00 | $ 1,345,919.05 |
| 34 | Open Bank (CA) | 96 | $ 141,049,600.00 | $ 1,469,266.67 |
| 35 | Truist Bank (NC) | 98 | $ 139,532,400.00 | $ 1,423,800.00 |
| 36 | Citizens Bank (TN) | 196 | $ 137,865,100.00 | $ 703,393.37 |
| 37 | East West Bank (CA) | 155 | $ 137,577,000.00 | $ 887,593.55 |
| 38 | Fund-Ex Solutions Group, LLC (FL) | 94 | $ 134,463,200.00 | $ 1,430,459.57 |
| 39 | Wallis Bank (TX) | 88 | $ 133,552,400.00 | $ 1,517,640.91 |
| 40 | Umpqua Bank (OR) | 296 | $ 133,539,500.00 | $ 451,146.96 |
| 41 | FinWise Bank (UT) | 101 | $ 133,217,300.00 | $ 1,318,983.17 |
| 42 | Dogwood State Bank (NC) | 181 | $ 132,227,700.00 | $ 730,539.78 |
| 43 | Zions Bank, A Division of (UT) | 289 | $ 122,157,300.00 | $ 422,689.62 |
| 44 | Commonwealth Business Bank (CA) | 111 | $ 122,103,000.00 | $ 1,100,027.03 |
| 45 | First Commonwealth Bank (PA) | 144 | $ 121,814,100.00 | $ 845,931.25 |
| 46 | Regions Bank (AL) | 117 | $ 114,216,000.00 | $ 976,205.13 |
| 47 | Customers Bank (PA) | 112 | $ 111,972,200.00 | $ 999,751.79 |
| 48 | Meridian Bank (PA) | 125 | $ 109,882,000.00 | $ 879,056.00 |
| 49 | Fifth Third Bank (OH) | 163 | $ 104,725,200.00 | $ 642,485.89 |
| 50 | The Bancorp Bank National Association (SD) | 123 | $ 104,327,400.00 | $ 848,190.24 |
| 51 | CapStar Bank (TN) | 67 | $ 103,427,300.00 | $ 1,543,691.04 |
| 52 | Peoples Bank (MS) | 94 | $ 103,015,700.00 | $ 1,095,911.70 |
| 53 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (NC) | 95 | $ 101,395,200.00 | $ 1,067,317.89 |
| 54 | Home Loan Investment Bank, F.S.B. (RI) | 33 | $ 99,779,700.00 | $ 3,023,627.27 |
| 55 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (DE) | 108 | $ 99,276,900.00 | $ 919,230.56 |
| 56 | PCB Bank (CA) | 84 | $ 97,591,500.00 | $ 1,161,803.57 |
| 57 | Midwest Regional Bank (MO) | 87 | $ 97,181,100.00 | $ 1,117,024.14 |
| 58 | HomeTrust Bank (NC) | 76 | $ 96,843,500.00 | $ 1,274,256.58 |
| 59 | Colony Bank (GA) | 143 | $ 95,722,900.00 | $ 669,390.91 |
| 60 | VelocitySBA, LLC (CA) | 70 | $ 91,969,700.00 | $ 1,313,852.86 |
| 61 | Hanover Community Bank (NY) | 87 | $ 91,332,100.00 | $ 1,049,794.25 |
| 62 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania (NC) | 114 | $ 88,006,200.00 | $ 771,984.21 |
| 63 | Pinnacle Bank (SC) | 99 | $ 83,986,600.00 | $ 848,349.49 |
| 64 | LendingClub Bank, National Association (IL) | 66 | $ 82,409,600.00 | $ 1,248,630.30 |
| 65 | First IC Bank (GA) | 53 | $ 79,406,500.00 | $ 1,498,235.85 |
| 66 | Webster Bank National Association (CT) | 186 | $ 79,005,100.00 | $ 424,758.60 |
| 67 | Bank Five Nine (WI) | 82 | $ 78,792,100.00 | $ 960,879.27 |
| 68 | Metro City Bank (GA) | 53 | $ 78,012,000.00 | $ 1,471,924.53 |
| 69 | Comerica Bank (TX) | 213 | $ 76,789,100.00 | $ 360,512.21 |
| 70 | First Chatham Bank (GA) | 74 | $ 75,869,200.00 | $ 1,025,259.46 |
| 71 | Fulton Bank, National Association (PA) | 85 | $ 71,380,500.00 | $ 839,770.59 |
| 72 | Synovus Bank (GA) | 50 | $ 69,762,000.00 | $ 1,395,240.00 |
| 73 | Merchants Bank of Indiana (IN) | 64 | $ 66,897,700.00 | $ 1,045,276.56 |
| 74 | Five Star Bank (CA) | 180 | $ 65,556,800.00 | $ 364,204.44 |
| 75 | Independent Bank (TX) | 49 | $ 65,167,000.00 | $ 1,329,938.78 |
| 76 | Capital One, National Association (VA) | 67 | $ 63,677,900.00 | $ 950,416.42 |
| 77 | Millennium Bank (IL) | 24 | $ 62,903,400.00 | $ 2,620,975.00 |
| 78 | Citizens Bank, National Association (RI) | 75 | $ 61,871,600.00 | $ 824,954.67 |
| 79 | Grasshopper Bank, National Association (NY) | 62 | $ 61,850,300.00 | $ 997,585.48 |
| 80 | First Savings Bank (IN) | 63 | $ 60,939,300.00 | $ 967,290.48 |
| 81 | First Bank (NC) | 63 | $ 60,729,800.00 | $ 963,965.08 |
| 82 | America First FCU (UT) | 55 | $ 60,605,200.00 | $ 1,101,912.73 |
| 83 | Woori America Bank (NY) | 46 | $ 58,909,000.00 | $ 1,280,630.43 |
| 84 | CDC Small Business Finance Corporation (CA) | 315 | $ 56,918,600.00 | $ 180,693.97 |
| 85 | T Bank, National Association (TX) | 43 | $ 56,485,100.00 | $ 1,313,606.98 |
| 86 | Southwestern National Bank (TX) | 32 | $ 55,152,800.00 | $ 1,723,525.00 |
| 87 | Community Banks of Colorado, A Division of (CO) | 71 | $ 53,971,800.00 | $ 760,166.20 |
| 88 | Lendistry SBLC, LLC (CA) | 101 | $ 53,946,800.00 | $ 534,126.73 |
| 89 | OakStar Bank (MO) | 66 | $ 53,267,100.00 | $ 807,077.27 |
| 90 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company (LA) | 69 | $ 53,213,300.00 | $ 771,207.25 |
| 91 | American Momentum Bank (TX) | 45 | $ 51,614,000.00 | $ 1,146,977.78 |
| 92 | Lake Michigan CU (MI) | 51 | $ 51,289,000.00 | $ 1,005,666.67 |
| 93 | Ameris Bank (GA) | 42 | $ 51,074,900.00 | $ 1,216,069.05 |
| 94 | Mountain America FCU (UT) | 167 | $ 50,940,100.00 | $ 305,030.54 |
| 95 | Hancock Whitney Bank (MS) | 72 | $ 50,727,000.00 | $ 704,541.67 |
| 96 | First Business Bank (WI) | 39 | $ 50,561,000.00 | $ 1,296,435.90 |
| 97 | Mission Valley Bank (CA) | 33 | $ 49,099,500.00 | $ 1,487,863.64 |
| 98 | IncredibleBank (WI) | 41 | $ 48,946,000.00 | $ 1,193,804.88 |
| 99 | MidFirst Bank (OK) | 51 | $ 48,386,800.00 | $ 948,760.78 |