SBA lender record

Bank Forward

5650 37th Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. The complete public SBA 7(a) lending record (FY2020–22) — every business Bank Forward financed, every failed deal, the branches, and the FDIC profile.

$7.5M

Total SBA financing

Loans on record

Businesses financed

Failure rate (FY20–23)

● branch locations (FDIC)

FDIC profile

Total assets: $1.2B
Deposits: $977.1M
Loans outstanding: $856.3M
Net income: $5.1M
Return on assets: 1.7680930298527857%
Return on equity: 16.49%
Total equity: $126.1M
Offices: 12
Founded: 09/0
Headquarters: 5650 37th Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104
FDIC cert: 8941
Website: WWW.BANKFORWARD.COM

FDIC call-report data, quarter ending 03/2026.

12 branches

Bank ForwardMain office5650 37th Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104· since 1927
Carrington Banking House Branch484 Main St, Carrington, ND, 58421· since 1907
Cooperstown Banking House Branch802 Burrel Ave Sw, Cooperstown, ND, 58425· since 1913
New Rockford Branch6 8th St S, New Rockford, ND, 58356· since 1935
Bowdon Paying And Receiving Branch65 Main Street, Bowdon, ND, 58418· since 1966
Wimbledon Paying And Revceiving Bran122 3rd Ave, Wimbledon, ND, 58492· since 1993
Jamestown Branch400 2nd Ave Sw, Jamestown, ND, 58401· since 1995
Walker Branch106 6th St S, Walker, MN, 56484· since 1997
Valley City Branch430 W Main St, Valley City, ND, 58072· since 1998
Bemidji Branch700 Paul Bunyan Dr Nw, Bemidji, MN, 56601· since 2007
Hannaford Branch390 Wheat St, Hannaford, ND, 58448· since 2018
Grand Forks Branch4651 S Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND, 58201· since 2021

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Businesses Bank Forward financed

25 businesses on record. Each links to its full SBA record.

Most active in: ND (21), MN (9).

Agent summary

This page summarizes Bank Forward's public SBA 7(a) lending record (FY2020–22) — every business it financed, failed deals, branches, and FDIC profile — built by CapBench SBA Intelligence. CapBench is not a lender.

30 SBA 7(a) loans totaling $7.5M
25 businesses financed
0% failure rate (FY20–23)
FDIC total assets $1.2B
12 FDIC branch locations

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Data freshness:: SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
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