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SBA lenders in Louisiana

1,807 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 138 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.

Loans, last 5 years
1,807
Lent
$1.12B
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
138
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$240k
median approved
6.2%
nationally 5.7%

Who lends here most

last 5 fiscal years
Lender Loans in LATypical loan Median rate
American Bank178$300kP+2.53
Newtek Bank, National Association121$150kP+3.58
Hancock Whitney Bank107$322kP+2.44
The Huntington National Bank98$301kP+2.53
b1BANK91$297kP+2.80
Readycap Lending, LLC90$50kP+5.34
Northeast Bank82$60kP+2.91
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association78$100kP+4.35
BayFirst National Bank70$150kP+4.16
Live Oak Banking Company54$1.3MP+1.49

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 industry
Full-Service Restaurants
5%
Limited-Service Restaurants
3%
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
2%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
2%
Child Care Services
2%
Residential Remodelers
2%
Everything else
84%

How big the loans are

Under $150k
42%
$150k – $350k
21%
$350k – $750k
15%
$750k – $2M
15%
Over $2M
8%

If your need sits in a band that barely exists here, widen your search to national lenders rather than assuming nobody will do it.

SBA 504 lending in Louisiana

504 FOIA record

A 504 loan pairs a bank first mortgage with a fixed-rate second through a Certified Development Company — used mostly for owner-occupied property and heavy equipment. Here is who runs 504 deals in Louisiana, and how they have performed.

504 loans since 2010
444
$350.8M in SBA seconds
Median project
$1.1M
bank first + 504 second
Default rate
4.3%
all 504 5.0%

CDCs most active in Louisiana

Most-financed here: Full-Service Restaurants, Offices of Physicians, Offices of Lawyers, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Mote….

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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

States with comparable volume, plus the three largest markets.