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SBA lenders in Rhode Island

865 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 86 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.

Loans, last 5 years
865
Lent
$293.9M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
86
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$100k
median approved
Default rate
3.1%
nationally 2.1%

Who lends here most

last 5 fiscal years
Lender Loans in RITypical loan Typical rate
BankNewport112$60kP+4.46
TD Bank, National Association98$25kP+4.28
Beacon Bank and Trust83$100kP+1.99
Eastern Bank67$150kP+1.33
Webster Bank National Association54$132kP+1.59
Bristol County Savings Bank40$100kP+1.00
Navigant CU · too few loans nationally for a page34$196kP+1.39
Santander Bank, National Association26$50kP+4.90
The Huntington National Bank25$247kP+2.47
Citizens Bank, National Association24$398kP+2.60

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
7%
Limited-Service Restaurants
4%
Landscaping Services
3%
Residential Remodelers
2%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
2%
Child Care Services
2%
Everything else
79%

How big the loans are

Under $150k
62%
$150k – $350k
18%
$350k – $750k
10%
$750k – $2M
6%
Over $2M
4%

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

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