Geography · SBA lending record
SBA lenders in South Carolina
2,725 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 170 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.
Loans, last 5 years
2,725
Lent
$1656.0M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
170
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$255k
median approved
Default rate
2.0%
nationally 2.1%
Who lends here most
last 5 fiscal years| Lender | Loans in SC | Typical loan | Typical rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TD Bank, National Association | 433 | $40k | P+3.71 |
| The Huntington National Bank | 197 | $300k | P+2.47 |
| Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 164 | $15k | P+5.56 |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 135 | $540k | P+1.77 |
| SouthState Bank, National Association | 114 | $338k | P+2.35 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 109 | $90k | P+4.40 |
| BayFirst National Bank | 101 | $150k | P+4.10 |
| Pinnacle Bank | 98 | $585k | P+1.98 |
| Newtek Bank, National Association | 98 | $200k | P+3.40 |
| Countybank | 91 | $475k | P+2.11 |
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
Missouri · 3,920Oregon · 3,633Connecticut · 2,980Tennessee · 2,869Nevada · 2,452Idaho · 2,354Puerto Rico · 1,966Oklahoma · 1,903
States with comparable volume, plus the three largest markets.