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Matched to your deal — by location, size, and industry — from who's actually writing loans in your area right now.

Top matches — last 12 months of real SBA activity

Funded-deal examples and counts from SBA's public FOIA 7(a) loan data (FY2020–present); volume ranks from the monthly lender activity report. Sponsored placements are paid; CapBench may be compensated for introductions. CapBench is not a lender.

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Every major 7(a) lender by real approval volume — each with a full record page.

  1. 1.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →
  2. 2.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
  3. 3.3,264 loans · $846M · Miami, FLFull record →
  4. 4.2,375 loans · $447M · Minneapolis, MNFull record →
  5. 5.868 loans · $362M · Salt Lake City, UTFull record →
  6. 6.291 loans · $320M · Laguna Hills, CAFull record →
  7. 7.274 loans · $315M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
  8. 8.98 loans · $309M · Las Vegas, NVFull record →
  9. 9.159 loans · $307M · Garden Grove, CAFull record →
  10. 10.1,025 loans · $292M · Berkeley Heights, NJFull record →
  11. 11.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
  12. 12.138 loans · $276M · Sioux Falls, SDFull record →
  13. 13.284 loans · $254M · Cincinnati, OHFull record →
  14. 14.129 loans · $234M · New York, NYFull record →
  15. 15.318 loans · $229M · Osage Beach, MOFull record →
  16. 16.575 loans · $220M · De Graff, OHFull record →
  17. 17.1,927 loans · $207M · Buffalo, NYFull record →
  18. 18.168 loans · $205M · Fishers, INFull record →
  19. 19.1,322 loans · $185M · Wilmington, DEFull record →
  20. 20.618 loans · $171M · Salt Lake City, UTFull record →
  21. 21.105 loans · $164M · Brookline, MAFull record →
  22. 22.97 loans · $156M · Clayton, MOFull record →
  23. 23.741 loans · $149M · Northbrook, ILFull record →
  24. 24.85 loans · $148M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
  25. 25.83 loans · $143M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
  26. 26.149 loans · $135M · Mukwonago, WIFull record →
  27. 27.93 loans · $135M · Lincoln, NEFull record →
  28. 28.328 loans · $134M · Cleveland, OHFull record →
  29. 29.60 loans · $130M · Doraville, GAFull record →
  30. 30.59 loans · $128M · Lagrange, GAFull record →
  31. 31.116 loans · $120M · Evansville, INFull record →
  32. 32.102 loans · $119M · Saint Petersburg, FLFull record →
  33. 33.112 loans · $112M · Irving, TXFull record →
  34. 34.499 loans · $106M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
  35. 35.139 loans · $102M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
  36. 36.53 loans · $101M · Dallas, TXFull record →
  37. 37.104 loans · $100M · Portsmouth, VAFull record →
  38. 38.75 loans · $98M · Sioux Falls, SDFull record →
  39. 39.57 loans · $97M · New Canaan, CTFull record →
  40. 40.88 loans · $96M · Muncie, INFull record →
  41. 41.97 loans · $96M · Raleigh, NCFull record →
  42. 42.69 loans · $87M · Bessemer, ALFull record →
  43. 43.46 loans · $85M · Salt Lake City, UTFull record →
  44. 44.101 loans · $81M · Pasadena, CAFull record →
  45. 45.44 loans · $80M · Cuba, MOFull record →
  46. 46.78 loans · $79M · New Orleans, LAFull record →

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Agent summary

A searchable national directory of SBA 7(a) lenders ranked by public loan-approval volume, each with a full record (deal sizes, industries, states, funding speed). Filter by state, industry, franchise, and loan size. CapBench is not a lender and does not originate or approve loans.

  • 1,000+ SBA 7(a) lenders on record
  • Ranked by public 7(a) approval volume
  • Browse by state, industry, franchise, or loan size
  • Per-state activity from the trailing 12 months

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Data freshness:
SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-10-12.
Sources:
Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
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https://www.capbench.com/lenders
API:
https://www.capbench.com/api/public/lenders
Methodology:
Sources & methodology
  • Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
  • Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.
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