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Security National Bank of Omaha

NE · lends in 3 states · 134 SBA loans since 2010, 76 in the last five years.

Practical minimum
$192k
5th percentile, last 5 years
Typical loan
$981k
median, last 5 years
Median rate
P+1.89
variable-rate loans only
Typical term
10 yr
Recent volume
$109.4M
last 5 fiscal years

How fast they approve. Security National Bank of Omaha made 74% 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 Security National Bank of Omaha

vs every other SBA lender

It leans into one industry. 8% of Security National Bank of Omaha's loans go to child day care services — roughly 5× the share you would expect, so it clearly knows that business.

Security National Bank of Omaha writes big loans. Its median loan is $981k — against about $347k for the typical SBA lender. This is a lender for sizeable deals, not small working-capital requests.

Regional, not national. 91% of Security National Bank of Omaha's recent SBA lending is in Texas. A borrower outside Texas is not its usual customer.

This read is built from 76 funded 7(a) loans over the last five fiscal years; outside its core states the sample thins out, so weigh the rest accordingly.

Will they talk to you?

loan sizes funded
Under $150k
3%
$150k – $350k
8%
$350k – $750k
28%
$750k – $2M
36%
Over $2M
26%

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
Child Care Services
7%
Full-Service Restaurants
5%
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
5%
Beauty Salons
4%
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
3%
Everything else
76%

A 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

0.30% 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 prime

The median borrower here paid prime + 1.89%. 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
2025··········
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 44 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 Security National Bank of Omaha make SBA startup and acquisition loans?

Yes — its recent SBA 7(a) record includes 26 business acquisitions, 21 startups, 16 franchise loans, 9 commercial real-estate loans. 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 Security National Bank of Omaha will make?

Its practical minimum — the 5th percentile of what it has actually funded — is about $191,925, and the typical (median) Security National Bank of Omaha loan is $980,800. If your loan is well below its practical minimum, it is unlikely to be interested however strong your file.

What interest rate do Security National Bank of Omaha SBA borrowers get?

On variable-rate loans, recent Security National Bank of Omaha borrowers paid a median of prime + 1.89%. The markup over prime is the negotiable part of any SBA quote. Check a rate you have been quoted.

What states does Security National Bank of Omaha lend in?

Most of Security National Bank of Omaha's recent SBA lending is concentrated in Texas, Nebraska. Compare lenders by state.