Lender · SBA 7(a) record
Banc of California
CA · lends in 33 states · 2,103 SBA loans since 2010, 237 in the last five years.
How fast they approve. Banc of California made 96% of its recent SBA 7(a) loans under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority — it can approve them in-house without sending your file to the SBA to re-underwrite, which is the biggest single driver of how fast a loan closes. Why approval speed comes down to the lender.
What stands out about Banc of California
vs every other SBA lenderBanc of California writes big loans. Its median loan is $1.2M — against about $347k for the typical SBA lender. This is a lender for sizeable deals, not small working-capital requests.
Banc of California is real-estate-heavy. 67% of its loans are commercial real-estate loans, well above the norm — a good sign if that is your deal.
Borrowers here paid a median of prime + 0.77% — cheaper than the prime + 1.99% typical across lenders.
This read is built from 237 funded 7(a) loans over the last five fiscal years.
Will they talk to you?
loan sizes fundedEffectively nothing under $150,000 in five years. If you need a smaller loan this lender is a dead end, and knowing that now saves you three weeks.
Do they fund businesses like yours?
last 5 yearsA lender who already knows your industry asks better questions and closes faster. One who doesn't will treat your file as an education.
Lends conservatively
0.24% charged off against 2.11% across all SBA lending. Clean books usually mean tight credit standards. Good rates if you fit their box, and a quick decline if you don't.
What rate people got
median markup over primeThe median borrower here paid prime + 0.77%. Compare that against what you have been quoted — the markup is the negotiable part, and most borrowers never try.
Their loans, year by year
cumulative % of dollars charged off| Approved | Yr 1 | Yr 2 | Yr 3 | Yr 4 | Yr 5 | Yr 6 | Yr 7 | Yr 8 | Yr 9 | Yr 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | · |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 5.0 | · | · |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | · | · | · |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | · | · | · | · |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2024 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Each row is one year's lending. Read down a column to compare years at the same age — that is the only fair comparison, because losses take three to five years to appear and a fast-growing lender always looks clean on a raw average.
What this page cannot tell you
Federal records show what was approved, not how long it took, how the bank communicated, or whether your loan officer returned calls. Ask any lender directly: are you a preferred lender, how many deals like mine did you close last year, and who underwrites it.
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Common questions
Does Banc of California make SBA startup and acquisition loans?
Yes — its recent SBA 7(a) record includes 172 commercial real-estate loans, 39 business acquisitions, 37 franchise loans, 8 startups. If your deal is one of these, it has funded that kind of loan many times before. See how it ranks for your exact deal.
What is the smallest SBA loan Banc of California will make?
Its practical minimum — the 5th percentile of what it has actually funded — is about $343,400, and the typical (median) Banc of California loan is $1,194,000. If your loan is well below its practical minimum, it is unlikely to be interested however strong your file.
What interest rate do Banc of California SBA borrowers get?
On variable-rate loans, recent Banc of California borrowers paid a median of prime + 0.77%. The markup over prime is the negotiable part of any SBA quote. Check a rate you have been quoted.
What states does Banc of California lend in?
Most of Banc of California's recent SBA lending is concentrated in Oregon, California, Texas, among 20 states in total. Compare lenders by state.