Geography · SBA lending record
SBA lenders in Tennessee
2,869 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 204 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.
Loans, last 5 years
2,869
Lent
$1722.1M
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
204
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$250k
median approved
Default rate
2.1%
nationally 2.1%
Who lends here most
last 5 fiscal years| Lender | Loans in TN | Typical loan | Typical rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bank, National Association | 359 | $40k | P+3.16 |
| The Huntington National Bank | 301 | $304k | P+2.45 |
| Newtek Bank, National Association | 163 | $175k | P+3.48 |
| BayFirst National Bank | 152 | $150k | P+4.08 |
| Pinnacle Bank | 144 | $683k | P+2.09 |
| Readycap Lending, LLC | 132 | $50k | P+4.76 |
| Live Oak Banking Company | 109 | $890k | P+1.73 |
| Northeast Bank | 102 | $100k | P+2.90 |
| United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 93 | $150k | P+2.71 |
| Regions Bank | 62 | $384k | P+2.02 |
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
Maryland · 4,003Missouri · 3,920Oregon · 3,633Connecticut · 2,980South Carolina · 2,725Nevada · 2,452Idaho · 2,354Puerto Rico · 1,966
States with comparable volume, plus the three largest markets.