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Lendistry SBLC, LLC

CA · lends in 49 states · 3,490 SBA loans since 2010, 3,327 in the last five years.

Practical minimum
$36k
5th percentile, last 5 years
Typical loan
$150k
median, last 5 years
Median rate
P+4.47
variable-rate loans only
Typical term
10 yr
Recent volume
$680.6M
last 5 fiscal years

How fast they approve. Lendistry SBLC, LLC made 97% 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 Lendistry SBLC, LLC

vs every other SBA lender

It leans into one industry. 17% of Lendistry SBLC, LLC's loans go to general freight trucking, long-distance, truckload — roughly 4× the share you would expect, so it clearly knows that business.

Its median markup is prime + 4.47%, above the prime + 1.99% norm — worth a hard look at the rate you are quoted.

Lendistry SBLC, LLC lives at the small end. Its median loan is just $150k, well under the $347k typical of SBA lenders — one of the banks genuinely willing to write small.

This read is built from 3,327 funded 7(a) loans over the last five fiscal years.

Will they talk to you?

loan sizes funded
Under $150k
61%
$150k – $350k
30%
$350k – $750k
7%
$750k – $2M
1%
Over $2M
0%

The spread of loan sizes tells you where this lender is comfortable. Ask for something far outside it and expect friction.

Do they fund businesses like yours?

last 5 years
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
8%
Full-Service Restaurants
4%
Residential Remodelers
3%
General Freight Trucking, Local
2%
Limited-Service Restaurants
2%
Everything else
82%

A lender who already knows your industry asks better questions and closes faster. One who doesn't will treat your file as an education.

Takes on more risk than most banks

13.55% of their loan dollars have charged off, against 2.11% across all SBA lending. That is not a warning — if you have been turned down elsewhere, a lender with more appetite is exactly who you want. Expect to pay for it in rate.

What rate people got

median markup over prime

The median borrower here paid prime + 4.47%. Compare that against what you have been quoted — the markup is the negotiable part, and most borrowers never try.

Work out what that costs you →

Their loans, year by year

cumulative % of dollars charged off
ApprovedYr 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5Yr 6Yr 7Yr 8Yr 9Yr 10
20180.04.110.814.417.219.521.1···
20190.00.04.24.27.98.8····
20200.00.00.06.515.3·····
20220.02.92.9·······
20230.01.1········
20240.1·········
2025··········
2026··········
0%
12%+▨ too recent to know

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.

Source SBA 7(a) FOIAReleased 2026-06-30 Loans judged 160 Measured at 5 years

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 Lendistry SBLC, LLC make SBA startup and acquisition loans?

Yes — its recent SBA 7(a) record includes 74 franchise loans, 50 business acquisitions, 23 commercial real-estate loans, 7 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 Lendistry SBLC, LLC will make?

Its practical minimum — the 5th percentile of what it has actually funded — is about $36,300, and the typical (median) Lendistry SBLC, LLC loan is $150,000. If your loan is well below its practical minimum, it is unlikely to be interested however strong your file.

What interest rate do Lendistry SBLC, LLC SBA borrowers get?

On variable-rate loans, recent Lendistry SBLC, LLC borrowers paid a median of prime + 4.47%. The markup over prime is the negotiable part of any SBA quote. Check a rate you have been quoted.

What states does Lendistry SBLC, LLC lend in?

Most of Lendistry SBLC, LLC's recent SBA lending is concentrated in California, New York, Florida, among 20 states in total. Compare lenders by state.