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SBA Lenders Actively Funding Businesses in California

Since 2020, 565 different SBA lenders have approved73,840 loans for businesses in California. The table below ranks the most active by loans actually made in the state, not by advertising budget. A lender headquartered elsewhere that funds heavily in Californiabeats a local name that rarely writes SBA loans.

Most active SBA lenders in California

LenderCA loans since 2020Median loanMedian rate
U.S. Bank, National Association5,121$45K8.51%
CDC Small Business Finance Corp.3,794$636Kn/a
Mortgage Capital Development Corporation3,602$744Kn/a
Wells Fargo Bank National Association2,309$15K9.75%
Business Finance Capital2,202$881Kn/a
California Statewide Certified Development Corporation2,095$721Kn/a
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association1,817$640Kn/a
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association1,701$185K10.65%
The Huntington National Bank1,484$95K9.5%
BayFirst National Bank1,371$150K12.25%
Readycap Lending, LLC1,355$150K11.25%
Wells Fargo Bank National Association1,274$858Kn/a
Live Oak Banking Company1,257$785K8.35%
Newtek Bank, National Association1,241$200K11.25%
Lendistry SBLC, LLC1,222$150K12.25%
Bank of America, National Association1,216$750Kn/a
Bay Area Employment Development Company1,190$606Kn/a
Capital Access Group, Inc.1,156$649Kn/a
Celtic Bank Corporation1,095$150K10.25%
Northeast Bank1,093$103K10.75%
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company1,046$750Kn/a
Zions Bank, A Division of988$528Kn/a
CDC Small Business Finance Corp.964$147K10.5%
Southland Economic Development Corporation934$557Kn/a
Bank of Hope910$323K8.5%

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Sources and limits. Derived from U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level records. Loan counts reflect projects located in California. Figures describe past lending activity only and are not offers, quotes, or qualification decisions. Big Brain Funding is not a lender and is not affiliated with any lender listed.