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Top SBA 7(a) Lenders
The top SBA lender rankings including which industries, franchises, states, and cities they focused on in 2022.
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Total Number
Top 20 Lenders for total number of SBA 7(a) loan approvals in 2022
#1: Huntington Bank
#2: TD Bank
#3: Wells Fargo Bank
#4: U.S. Bank
#5: Newtek
#11: KeyBank
#12: JPMorgan Chase Bank
#13: Celtic Bank
#14: Bank of America
#15: United Midwest
#6: M&T Bank
#7: BayFirst National Bank
#8: Live Oak Bank
#9: Cadence Bank
#10: Readycap Lending
#16: PNC Bank
#17: Columbia State Bank
#18: Byline Bank
#19: Comerica Bank
#20: Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
Total Amount
Top 20 Lenders for total dollar amount of SBA 7(a) loan approvals in 2022
#1: Live Oak Bank
#2: Huntington Bank
#3: Newtek
#4: Celtic Bank
#5: Readycap Lending
#11: Enterprise Bank & Trust
#12: KeyBank
#13: TD Bank
#14: GBank
#15: First Bank of the Lake
#16: Bank of America
#17: CBB Bank
#18: U.S. Bank
#19: Berkshire Bank
#20: Hanmi Bank
Total Number (Franchise Only)
Top 20 Lenders for total number of franchise SBA loan approvals in 2022
#11: GBank
#12: First Bank of the Lake
#13: United Community Bank
#14: Byline Bank
#15: Wells Fargo Bank
#1: Huntington Bank
#2: United Midwest
#3: Live Oak Bank
#4: Citizens Bank
#5: Newtek
#6: Celtic Bank
#7: Cadence Bank
#8: Readycap Lending
#9: KeyBank
#10: M&T Bank
#16: LendingClub Bank
#17: Luminate Bank
#18: Peoples Bank
#19: CBB Bank
#20: U.S. Bank
Total Amount (Franchise Only)
Top 20 Lenders for total dollar amount of franchise SBA loan approvals in 2022
#1: Live Oak Bank
#2: Huntington Bank
#3: Celtic Bank
#4: GBank
#5: Readycap Lending
#11: United Midwest
#12: Byline Bank
#13: US Metro Bank
#14: Citizens Bank
#15: Cadence Bank
#16: Millenium Bank
#17: United Community Bank
#18: First Bank of the Lake
#19: First IC Bank
#20: KeyBank
#6: Peoples Bank
#7: Open Bank
#8: CBB Bank
#9: Home Loan Investment Bank
#10: Wallis Bank