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SBA lenders in Wisconsin

4,007 SBA 7(a) loans in the last five years, from 238 different lenders. Here is who actually lends here.

Loans, last 5 years
4,007
Lent
$2.14B
last 5 fiscal years
Active lenders
238
wrote at least one loan
Typical loan
$225k
median approved
4.2%
nationally 5.7%

Who lends here most

last 5 fiscal years
Lender Loans in WITypical loan Median rate
U.S. Bank, National Association353$40kP+3.15
The Huntington National Bank233$150kP+2.39
Old National Bank162$604kP+1.06
Nicolet National Bank160$314kP+1.25
Bank First, N.A.144$268kP+0.50
Hiawatha National Bank139$127kP+0.71
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation136$150k
CCFBank National Association119$378kP+2.20
Summit CU112$132kP+1.07
Associated Bank National Association110$269kP+1.76

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%
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
2%
Landscaping Services
2%
Child Care Services
2%
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
2%
Everything else
84%

How big the loans are

Under $150k
41%
$150k – $350k
23%
$350k – $750k
17%
$750k – $2M
12%
Over $2M
6%

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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin, and how they have performed.

504 loans since 2010
3,450
$2.8B in SBA seconds
Median project
$1.2M
bank first + 504 second
Default rate
3.8%
all 504 5.0%

CDCs most active in Wisconsin

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

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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.