Geography · SBA lending record
SBA lenders in Georgia
6,847 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 256 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.
Loans, last 5 years
6,847
Lent
$4933.8M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
256
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$345k
median approved
Default rate
1.6%
nationally 2.1%
Who lends here most
last 5 fiscal years| Lender | Loans in GA | Typical loan | Typical rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 529 | $317k | P+2.47 |
| Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 389 | $15k | P+5.45 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 350 | $82k | P+4.43 |
| Newtek Bank, National Association | 321 | $200k | P+3.57 |
| BayFirst National Bank | 264 | $150k | P+4.04 |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 228 | $838k | P+1.70 |
| Northeast Bank | 214 | $72k | P+2.95 |
| SouthState Bank, National Association | 209 | $300k | P+2.48 |
| Celtic Bank Corporation | 186 | $150k | P+2.82 |
| United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 177 | $150k | P+2.73 |
Volume is not quality — but a lender who does hundreds of deals in your state knows your market, and probably your industry too.
What gets funded here
by industryHow big the loans are
If your need sits in a band that barely exists here, widen your search to national lenders rather than assuming nobody will do it.
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Source SBA 7(a) FOIA
Released 2026-06-30
Basis where the project is, not where the bank is
SBA lending in other states
Michigan · 8,935New Jersey · 8,209Pennsylvania · 8,170Illinois · 8,081Washington · 6,559Colorado · 6,188Massachusetts · 6,053Minnesota · 5,915
States with comparable volume, plus the three largest markets.