Geography · SBA lending record
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
$1117.9M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
138
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$240k
median approved
Default rate
2.1%
nationally 2.1%
Who lends here most
last 5 fiscal years| Lender | Loans in LA | Typical loan | Typical rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Bank | 178 | $300k | P+2.53 |
| Newtek Bank, National Association | 121 | $150k | P+3.58 |
| Hancock Whitney Bank | 107 | $322k | P+2.44 |
| The Huntington National Bank | 98 | $301k | P+2.53 |
| b1BANK | 91 | $297k | P+2.80 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 90 | $50k | P+5.34 |
| Northeast Bank | 82 | $60k | P+2.91 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 78 | $100k | P+4.35 |
| BayFirst National Bank | 70 | $150k | P+4.16 |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 54 | $1.3M | P+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 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
Puerto Rico · 1,966Oklahoma · 1,903New Hampshire · 1,867Kentucky · 1,851Kansas · 1,695Alabama · 1,665Iowa · 1,469Maine · 1,304
States with comparable volume, plus the three largest markets.