SBA 7(a) lenders in IL

Approvals from SBA fiscal year 2008 onward. Source data as of 2026-06-30.

537 institutions have SBA 7(a) loans on record in IL, together $15.08B across 35,506 loans.

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Rank	Lender	Loans	Approved	Share	Loss rate
1	Byline Bank	2,427	$2.39B	15.8%	3.41%
2	The Huntington National Bank	4,109	$941.9M	6.2%	1.84%
3	U.S. Bank, National Association	2,828	$694.0M	4.6%	1.91%
4	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	4,997	$660.1M	4.4%	4.60%
5	Live Oak Banking Company	489	$607.3M	4.0%	0.99%
6	Village Bank and Trust, National Association	826	$396.0M	2.6%	2.37%
7	Millennium Bank	195	$365.8M	2.4%	0.00%
8	Busey Bank	323	$317.0M	2.1%	3.41%
9	Wells Fargo Bank National Association	513	$250.4M	1.7%	4.82%
10	Fifth Third Bank	721	$244.0M	1.6%	4.05%
11	Old National Bank	288	$236.5M	1.6%	1.69%
12	First American Bank	501	$214.8M	1.4%	1.22%
13	Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	276	$213.7M	1.4%	4.03%
14	CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association	227	$206.5M	1.4%	0.40%
15	GBank	75	$198.5M	1.3%	0.20%
16	PNC Bank, National Association	732	$187.4M	1.2%	3.04%
17	Celtic Bank Corporation	474	$185.9M	1.2%	5.76%
18	First Internet Bank of Indiana	178	$184.9M	1.2%	1.69%
19	First Mid Bank & Trust, National Association	687	$167.5M	1.1%	1.77%
20	Merchants Bank of Indiana	112	$163.6M	1.1%	1.22%
21	Midland States Bank	331	$163.0M	1.1%	0.87%
22	Newtek Bank, National Association	409	$159.9M	1.1%	0.00%
23	Happen Bank	77	$139.4M	0.9%	5.71%
24	Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC	138	$130.5M	0.9%	0.00%
25	Readycap Lending, LLC	340	$124.3M	0.8%	5.49%
26	OakStar Bank	131	$120.0M	0.8%	12.50%
27	Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company, National Association	150	$112.8M	0.7%	0.00%
28	The Bancorp Bank National Association	121	$112.6M	0.7%	4.51%
29	BMO Bank National Association	267	$108.8M	0.7%	3.18%
30	Heartland Bank and Trust Company	312	$108.7M	0.7%	4.94%
31	Northeast Bank	635	$108.4M	0.7%	1.69%
32	CIBC Bank USA	144	$100.0M	0.7%	0.72%
33	UMB Bank, National Association	306	$97.1M	0.6%	7.28%
34	BayFirst National Bank	493	$94.0M	0.6%	8.72%
35	Bank of America, National Association	297	$92.9M	0.6%	1.41%
36	Associated Bank National Association	526	$91.2M	0.6%	2.46%
37	First Merchants Bank	105	$90.9M	0.6%	0.82%
38	St. Charles Bank & Trust Company, National Association	145	$85.9M	0.6%	0.14%
39	Bank of Hope	751	$84.3M	0.6%	11.83%
40	Enterprise Bank & Trust	56	$80.5M	0.5%	0.00%
41	Community First Bank of the Heartland	227	$80.5M	0.5%	3.61%
42	Signature Bank	114	$78.7M	0.5%	2.83%
43	United Midwest Savings Bank National Association	198	$76.8M	0.5%	3.07%
44	Peoples National Bank National Association	225	$75.8M	0.5%	3.80%
45	Morton Community Bank	255	$72.4M	0.5%	4.82%
46	Wintrust Bank National Association	108	$66.7M	0.4%	0.14%
47	VelocitySBA, LLC	413	$66.1M	0.4%	1.90%
48	FWBank	46	$63.7M	0.4%	0.00%
49	Stearns Bank National Association	152	$61.1M	0.4%	2.57%
50	Union National Bank	251	$59.9M	0.4%	2.32%
51	Bank Five Nine	72	$58.8M	0.4%	0.00%
52	Citizens Bank	58	$56.7M	0.4%	0.00%
53	Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National Association	108	$55.1M	0.4%	2.23%
54	Citibank, N.A.	184	$51.5M	0.3%	5.02%
55	PCB Bank	135	$51.4M	0.3%	0.50%
56	Bank of Springfield	228	$50.3M	0.3%	2.59%
57	Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc.	45	$48.6M	0.3%	0.00%
58	Peoples Bank & Trust	87	$47.3M	0.3%	0.55%
59	Capital Bank, National Association	42	$46.1M	0.3%	15.92%
60	American Community Bank & Trust	90	$44.0M	0.3%	0.00%
61	Shoreham Bank	25	$43.5M	0.3%	1.20%
62	Beacon Bank and Trust	35	$43.4M	0.3%	1.87%
63	Pan American Bank & Trust	57	$42.9M	0.3%	0.00%
64	Everwise Credit Union	21	$40.5M	0.3%	0.00%
65	First Bank of the Lake	60	$39.3M	0.3%	0.00%
66	Hanmi Bank	74	$39.2M	0.3%	7.92%
67	First National Bank of Pennsylvania	55	$39.2M	0.3%	7.16%
68	Columbia Bank	101	$39.1M	0.3%	5.94%
69	Pathward National Association	28	$38.5M	0.3%	0.00%
70	United Community Bank	170	$38.4M	0.3%	6.05%
71	Bank of Belleville	95	$37.5M	0.2%	4.54%
72	Banc of California	36	$37.5M	0.2%	8.69%
73	State Bank of the Lakes, National Association	68	$36.7M	0.2%	0.53%
74	CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC	58	$36.6M	0.2%	3.33%
75	Wheaton Bank & Trust Company, National Association	69	$35.9M	0.2%	0.00%
76	Northbrook Bank & Trust Company, National Association	66	$35.5M	0.2%	9.38%
77	Crystal Lake Bank & Trust Company, National Association	59	$35.4M	0.2%	0.00%
78	INB, National Association	162	$35.3M	0.2%	1.33%
79	Grand Ridge National Bank	49	$34.7M	0.2%	0.77%
80	Midwest Regional Bank	56	$33.9M	0.2%	2.31%
81	Providence Bank and Trust	68	$32.3M	0.2%	3.19%
82	Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass, Illinois	36	$32.2M	0.2%	0.49%
83	Schaumburg Bank & Trust Company, National Association	62	$31.1M	0.2%	1.80%
84	First Western SBLC, LLC	23	$30.9M	0.2%	0.38%
85	TowneBank	28	$30.9M	0.2%	0.00%
86	Legence Bank	81	$30.4M	0.2%	0.53%
87	FDIC - Community Bank & Trust-West Georgia	17	$30.1M	0.2%	2.12%
88	First Financial Bank	23	$28.6M	0.2%	1.74%
89	Libertyville Bank & Trust Company, National Association	49	$28.1M	0.2%	1.86%
90	Citizens Bank, National Association	334	$27.8M	0.2%	5.55%
91	Simmons Bank	93	$27.8M	0.2%	1.67%
92	Lendistry SBLC, LLC	124	$27.5M	0.2%	0.32%
93	BankUnited, National Association	20	$27.4M	0.2%	10.16%
94	Beverly Bank & Trust Company, National Association	60	$27.2M	0.2%	0.00%
95	SouthState Bank, National Association	22	$25.9M	0.2%	0.00%
96	Port 51 Lending LLC	17	$25.0M	0.2%	0.00%
97	Popular Bank	121	$24.2M	0.2%	33.35%
98	Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, National Association	53	$23.8M	0.2%	0.00%
99	Verve, a Credit Union	81	$23.7M	0.2%	2.46%
100	United Community Bank	40	$22.5M	0.1%	0.00%
101	First National Bank of Omaha	70	$22.1M	0.1%	0.52%
102	Time Bank	73	$21.9M	0.1%	0.59%
103	Regions Bank	33	$21.0M	0.1%	22.52%
104	International Bank of Chicago	13	$20.8M	0.1%	0.00%
105	CIBM Bank	36	$20.6M	0.1%	2.05%
106	First Bank	23	$19.6M	0.1%	1.79%
107	The Bank of Houston	22	$19.5M	0.1%	0.00%
108	KeyBank National Association	27	$18.4M	0.1%	8.05%
109	Genesis Bank	19	$18.2M	0.1%	6.26%
110	The Harvard State Bank	38	$18.1M	0.1%	10.96%
111	Foresight Bank	55	$17.3M	0.1%	3.89%
112	T Bank, National Association	9	$17.2M	0.1%	0.00%
113	Five Star Bank	64	$17.0M	0.1%	4.23%
114	Truliant FCU	12	$15.7M	0.1%	0.00%
115	BizCapital BIDCO I, LLC	7	$15.6M	0.1%	16.03%
116	TBK Bank, SSB	36	$15.5M	0.1%	3.50%
117	HomeTrust Bank	14	$15.4M	0.1%	0.00%
118	Commerce Bank	74	$15.0M	0.1%	2.21%
119	Community State Bank	13	$14.8M	0.1%	0.00%
120	Devon Bank	21	$14.3M	0.1%	1.57%
121	Customers Bank	19	$14.2M	0.1%	3.75%
122	Colony Bank	38	$14.1M	0.1%	15.62%
123	CBI Bank and Trust	21	$13.9M	0.1%	6.78%
124	American Bank of Freedom	14	$13.8M	0.1%	0.00%
125	Capital One National Association	73	$13.8M	0.1%	8.26%
126	IncredibleBank	16	$13.7M	0.1%	13.73%
127	The Fisher National Bank	54	$13.7M	0.1%	4.68%
128	St. Louis Bank	16	$13.5M	0.1%	0.00%
129	First Business Bank	11	$13.2M	0.1%	0.00%
130	Heritage Bank Inc	29	$13.1M	0.1%	0.00%
131	Southern Bank	12	$13.0M	0.1%	0.00%
132	Grasshopper Bank National Association	10	$13.0M	0.1%	0.00%
133	Cathay Bank	15	$12.9M	0.1%	1.26%
134	Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company	16	$12.9M	0.1%	4.68%
135	Woori America Bank	26	$12.7M	0.1%	0.00%
136	Mission Valley Bank	6	$12.5M	0.1%	0.00%
137	Old Second National Bank	29	$12.4M	0.1%	3.73%
138	Hana Small Business Lending, Inc.	26	$12.3M	0.1%	8.14%
139	Milestone Bank	5	$11.6M	0.1%	2.19%
140	Old Plank Trail Community Bank National Association	28	$11.2M	0.1%	3.33%
141	BIZCapital BIDCO II, LLC	8	$10.9M	0.1%	24.35%
142	Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB	11	$10.6M	0.1%	0.00%
143	America First Federal Credit Union	8	$10.4M	0.1%	0.00%
144	Citizens First Bank	22	$10.4M	0.1%	5.38%
145	Scott Credit Union	63	$10.0M	0.1%	11.74%
146	Independence Bank	81	$9.7M	0.1%	32.44%
147	Ameris Bank	12	$9.7M	0.1%	0.00%
148	Independent Bank	3	$9.6M	0.1%	0.00%
149	Fountainhead SBF LLC	4	$9.5M	0.1%	0.00%
150	Bank First, N.A.	11	$9.4M	0.1%	7.92%
151	Lincoln Savings Bank	5	$9.3M	0.1%	5.23%
152	First Farmers Bank and Trust Co	12	$9.3M	0.1%	4.01%
153	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	17	$9.0M	0.1%	8.79%
154	BankOrion	13	$8.6M	0.1%	4.96%
155	Bank and Trust Company	12	$8.6M	0.1%	0.00%
156	Peoples Bank	8	$8.5M	0.1%	0.00%
157	Evolve Bank and Trust	10	$8.5M	0.1%	4.82%
158	TD Bank, National Association	10	$8.5M	0.1%	4.64%
159	Bank of Clarke	2	$8.3M	0.1%	0.00%
160	MVB Bank, Inc.	8	$8.2M	0.1%	0.00%
161	PromiseOne Bank	10	$8.1M	0.1%	6.35%
162	Citizens Community Bank	14	$7.8M	0.1%	1.64%
163	The Fidelity Bank	5	$7.6M	0.1%	0.00%
164	First Bankers Trust Company National Association	43	$7.4M	0.0%	1.39%
165	Hanover Community Bank	7	$7.3M	0.0%	0.00%
166	Fortress Bank	6	$7.1M	0.0%	0.00%
167	Northwest Bank	10	$6.9M	0.0%	0.00%
168	First Financial Bank	11	$6.6M	0.0%	0.00%
169	Quad City Bank and Trust Company	35	$6.5M	0.0%	8.53%
170	Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company	8	$6.5M	0.0%	3.79%
171	SomerCor 504, Inc.	49	$6.5M	0.0%	3.13%
172	Bank of Rantoul	8	$6.5M	0.0%	3.98%
173	Peoples Bank	21	$6.3M	0.0%	7.66%
174	Carrollton Bank	8	$6.3M	0.0%	0.00%
175	First Eagle Bank	29	$6.2M	0.0%	0.00%
176	Bankwell Bank	6	$6.2M	0.0%	0.00%
177	Resource Bank, National Association	35	$6.2M	0.0%	2.08%
178	Flanagan State Bank	9	$6.2M	0.0%	11.70%
179	The First National Bank of Waterloo	40	$6.0M	0.0%	0.37%
180	Firstrust Savings Bank	3	$6.0M	0.0%	0.00%
181	Banterra Bank	14	$5.9M	0.0%	10.26%
182	Security Bank, S.B.	15	$5.9M	0.0%	21.62%
183	Paragon Bank	6	$5.8M	0.0%	0.00%
184	Meridian Bank	6	$5.8M	0.0%	0.00%
185	The MINT National Bank	3	$5.8M	0.0%	0.00%
186	22nd State Bank, A Division of 22nd State Banking Company	7	$5.6M	0.0%	0.00%
187	Midwest BankCentre	2	$5.5M	0.0%	0.00%
188	Patriot Bank, National Association	2	$5.5M	0.0%	5.71%
189	US Metro Bank	2	$5.4M	0.0%	0.00%
190	OptimumBank	2	$5.3M	0.0%	0.00%
191	Quaint Oak Bank	2	$5.2M	0.0%	0.00%
192	First Bank	16	$5.2M	0.0%	18.23%
193	First Neighbor Bank National Association	8	$5.2M	0.0%	0.00%
194	Fulton Bank, National Association	6	$5.1M	0.0%	0.00%
195	First Financial Bank, National Association	25	$5.1M	0.0%	1.39%
196	SouthernTrust Bank	17	$5.0M	0.0%	0.00%
197	First Oklahoma Bank	1	$5.0M	0.0%	0.00%
198	Lakeside Bank	1	$5.0M	0.0%	0.00%
199	Highland Bank	1	$5.0M	0.0%	0.00%
200	1st Financial Bank USA	1	$5.0M	0.0%	0.00%

The 200 largest shown, of 537 lenders with a record here.

Loss rates cover every approval year on record together. SBA 7(a) losses peak two to four years after approval, so a lender whose lending is mostly recent will show a low rate because its loans have not aged yet, not because they are performing better.

By county

Rank	County	Lenders	Loans	Approved
1	Cook	282	16,521	$6.57B
2	Dupage	188	4,121	$1.95B
3	Lake	160	2,301	$1.10B
4	Will	145	1,824	$819.5M
5	Kane	141	1,740	$794.8M
6	Mchenry	108	1,027	$455.9M
7	Winnebago	74	898	$328.4M
8	Madison	91	545	$253.8M
9	Sangamon	61	764	$252.4M
10	Saint Clair	90	566	$201.0M
11	Champaign	69	351	$178.3M
12	Peoria	64	307	$157.7M
13	Mclean	63	309	$143.6M
14	Macon	36	293	$133.9M
15	Kendall	70	324	$114.5M
16	Tazewell	50	248	$109.6M
17	Dekalb	55	170	$92.7M
18	Rock Island	43	228	$91.3M
19	Jefferson	11	234	$79.9M
20	Kankakee	46	137	$68.2M
21	Boone	35	128	$61.1M
22	Vermilion	39	120	$59.7M
23	Grundy	36	81	$58.7M
24	La Salle	37	81	$56.1M
25	Williamson	29	117	$52.2M
26	Effingham	29	65	$49.9M
27	Monroe	35	101	$42.7M
28	Knox	26	99	$42.6M
29	Morgan	19	84	$41.9M
30	Jackson	34	69	$37.4M
31	Stephenson	18	62	$34.5M
32	Henry	27	59	$30.5M
33	Ogle	23	48	$29.2M
34	Adams	23	83	$27.9M
35	Clinton	21	59	$27.8M
36	Logan	13	35	$27.8M
37	Saline	9	57	$27.7M
38	Whiteside	28	72	$26.5M
39	Marion	18	77	$26.4M
40	Franklin	17	71	$23.4M
41	Macoupin	27	58	$19.5M
42	Lee	17	34	$17.8M
43	Coles	22	58	$17.7M
44	Christian	20	53	$17.0M
45	Perry	11	32	$16.2M
46	Montgomery	22	32	$16.2M
47	Douglas	18	35	$16.1M
48	Bureau	23	29	$15.6M
49	Mcdonough	13	22	$10.8M
50	Randolph	18	28	$10.8M
51	Bond	12	12	$10.6M
52	Jersey	17	29	$10.6M
53	Moultrie	7	33	$10.5M
54	Edgar	9	22	$9.9M
55	Crawford	8	10	$9.8M
56	Jo Daviess	10	24	$8.9M
57	Livingston	9	15	$8.9M
58	Dewitt	8	28	$8.8M
59	Washington	13	18	$8.8M
60	Carroll	13	22	$8.7M
61	Fayette	8	17	$8.3M
62	Fulton	11	14	$8.2M
63	White	9	22	$8.0M
64	Woodford	20	45	$7.8M
65	Ford	14	18	$7.3M
66	Piatt	11	32	$6.1M
67	Brown	1	3	$6.1M
68	Shelby	7	15	$5.6M
69	Menard	11	24	$5.5M
70	Hancock	7	14	$5.4M
71	Mercer	11	22	$5.3M
72	Union	10	14	$5.3M
73	Hamilton	4	20	$5.2M
74	Clay	8	10	$5.0M
75	Lawrence	5	7	$4.7M
76	Massac	6	9	$3.8M
77	Richland	3	3	$3.3M
78	Mason	6	8	$3.1M
79	Marshall	6	11	$2.8M
80	Wayne	5	12	$2.8M
81	Hardin	5	6	$2.6M
82	Greene	7	10	$2.4M
83	Pike	4	6	$2.0M
84	Clark	6	6	$2.0M
85	Jasper	4	7	$1.9M
86	Iroquois	7	9	$1.9M
87	Cumberland	4	4	$1.8M
88	Cass	4	4	$1.4M
89	Schuyler	3	3	$1.4M
90	Johnson	6	8	$1.3M
91	Scott	7	8	$1.3M
92	Wabash	5	5	$1.2M
93	Putnam	4	4	$1.0M
94	Pulaski	3	5	$938K
95	Gallatin	3	8	$826K
96	Edwards	3	7	$802K
97	Alexander	1	1	$683K
98	Calhoun	3	3	$600K
99	Warren	3	5	$577K
100	Henderson	3	3	$418K
101	Pope	2	3	$369K
102	Stark	1	1	$100K

About this data

Built from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) FOIA data release, a public record covering approvals from fiscal year 2008 onward and refreshed each quarter. SBA fiscal years end 30 September, so the most recent year is partial. Figures are approvals, not outstanding balances, and SBA attributes each loan to the institution that holds it today rather than the one that originated it — an acquisitive lender therefore shows books it did not write.