SBA 7(a) lenders for Arts, entertainment & recreation

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

1,656 institutions have SBA 7(a) loans on record in this sector, together $14.33B across 32,403 loans. The Huntington National Bank is the largest, with 8% of approvals.

Lenders

Rank	Lender	Loans	Approved	Share
1	The Huntington National Bank	3,697	$1.13B	7.9%
2	Wells Fargo Bank National Association	2,166	$673.4M	4.7%
3	Live Oak Banking Company	407	$461.6M	3.2%
4	U.S. Bank, National Association	1,221	$431.0M	3.0%
5	Byline Bank	275	$348.9M	2.4%
6	KeyBank National Association	549	$312.0M	2.2%
7	Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	429	$293.9M	2.1%
8	Celtic Bank Corporation	481	$267.3M	1.9%
9	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	1,143	$225.0M	1.6%
10	Newtek Bank, National Association	587	$222.5M	1.6%
11	Beacon Bank and Trust	279	$216.5M	1.5%
12	Readycap Lending, LLC	444	$175.9M	1.2%
13	Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company	1,026	$172.8M	1.2%
14	TD Bank, National Association	776	$166.4M	1.2%
15	Citizens Bank	246	$159.5M	1.1%
16	Old National Bank	213	$144.3M	1.0%
17	Pinnacle Bank	154	$138.4M	1.0%
18	Fifth Third Bank	212	$136.7M	1.0%
19	First Bank of the Lake	182	$129.8M	0.9%
20	Simmons Bank	311	$126.8M	0.9%
21	Midwest Regional Bank	137	$119.9M	0.8%
22	Enterprise Bank & Trust	109	$116.6M	0.8%
23	Truist Bank	250	$112.7M	0.8%
24	Bank Five Nine	150	$110.7M	0.8%
25	SouthState Bank, National Association	155	$110.6M	0.8%
26	Stearns Bank National Association	431	$108.5M	0.8%
27	Zions Bank, A Division of	368	$104.4M	0.7%
28	Columbia Bank	309	$101.3M	0.7%
29	Happen Bank	105	$99.6M	0.7%
30	Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB	93	$93.2M	0.7%
31	Capital Bank, National Association	72	$92.0M	0.6%
32	United Community Bank	137	$90.7M	0.6%
33	PNC Bank, National Association	402	$89.2M	0.6%
34	Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC	76	$86.8M	0.6%
35	First National Bank of Pennsylvania	138	$74.4M	0.5%
36	First Merchants Bank	77	$74.1M	0.5%
37	The Bancorp Bank National Association	84	$73.1M	0.5%
38	First Internet Bank of Indiana	65	$71.7M	0.5%
39	Ameris Bank	105	$71.6M	0.5%
40	First Business Bank	56	$68.3M	0.5%
41	FDIC - Community Bank & Trust-West Georgia	32	$63.3M	0.4%
42	Northeast Bank	398	$62.6M	0.4%
43	TowneBank	81	$62.4M	0.4%
44	BayFirst National Bank	299	$61.4M	0.4%
45	First Commonwealth Bank	98	$60.4M	0.4%
46	Regions Bank	80	$60.3M	0.4%
47	BMO Bank National Association	105	$58.0M	0.4%
48	Climate First Bank	42	$56.1M	0.4%
49	Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company	102	$55.7M	0.4%
50	First Bank	60	$54.5M	0.4%
51	First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company	70	$53.4M	0.4%
52	Valley National Bank	47	$53.2M	0.4%
53	Fulton Bank, National Association	70	$52.6M	0.4%
54	BankUnited, National Association	45	$50.8M	0.4%
55	Community Banks of Colorado, A Division of NBH Bank	41	$49.7M	0.3%
56	Bank of Hope	145	$49.5M	0.3%
57	Platinum Bank	72	$49.2M	0.3%
58	Atlantic Union Bank	72	$45.8M	0.3%
59	FWBank	32	$45.7M	0.3%
60	HomeTrust Bank	43	$45.5M	0.3%
61	Bank of America, National Association	149	$45.2M	0.3%
62	Pathward National Association	26	$44.7M	0.3%
63	Frost Bank	69	$44.2M	0.3%
64	VelocitySBA, LLC	231	$42.6M	0.3%
65	Five Star Bank	93	$42.6M	0.3%
66	UMB Bank, National Association	96	$42.5M	0.3%
67	Renasant Bank	57	$41.6M	0.3%
68	NewBank	43	$40.6M	0.3%
69	Hancock Whitney Bank	81	$39.7M	0.3%
70	First Horizon Bank	30	$39.2M	0.3%
71	The Bank of Princeton	20	$38.3M	0.3%
72	Port 51 Lending LLC	29	$37.4M	0.3%
73	Paradise Bank	25	$36.5M	0.3%
74	CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC	50	$34.8M	0.2%
75	Meridian Bank	30	$34.3M	0.2%
76	IncredibleBank	31	$33.5M	0.2%
77	First Interstate Bank	83	$33.5M	0.2%
78	Unity Bank	34	$33.4M	0.2%
79	North State Bank	43	$33.1M	0.2%
80	Bank of Oak Ridge	21	$32.9M	0.2%
81	Coastal States Bank	25	$32.8M	0.2%
82	Provident Bank	42	$31.8M	0.2%
83	Banc of California	33	$31.7M	0.2%
84	Glacier Bank	115	$31.4M	0.2%
85	Hanover Community Bank	32	$30.4M	0.2%
86	Busey Bank	33	$30.1M	0.2%
87	First United Bank and Trust Company	37	$29.1M	0.2%
88	Citizens Bank, National Association	93	$28.9M	0.2%
89	Milestone Bank	16	$28.9M	0.2%
90	BancFirst	57	$28.7M	0.2%
91	New York Business Development Corporation	43	$28.1M	0.2%
92	United Midwest Savings Bank National Association	82	$28.1M	0.2%
93	Stellar Bank	21	$27.9M	0.2%
94	PlainsCapital Bank	24	$27.8M	0.2%
95	Paragon Bank	47	$27.2M	0.2%
96	Webster Bank National Association	64	$27.0M	0.2%
97	Mountain America FCU	104	$26.2M	0.2%
98	Arizona Financial Credit Union	18	$26.2M	0.2%
99	Stone Bank	24	$26.2M	0.2%
100	Everwise Credit Union	14	$25.6M	0.2%

Top 100 of 1,656 lenders.

Where this industry borrows

Rank	County	Loans	Approved
1	Los Angeles, CA	1,020	$419.8M
2	Cook, IL	481	$247.3M
3	Maricopa, AZ	489	$238.6M
4	Harris, TX	393	$235.3M
5	Orange, CA	311	$157.0M
6	San Diego, CA	341	$140.1M
7	Tarrant, TX	219	$116.2M
8	New York, NY	336	$114.9M
9	Riverside, CA	174	$113.0M
10	Broward, FL	185	$112.0M
11	Dallas, TX	251	$111.4M
12	Franklin, OH	252	$110.2M
13	King, WA	277	$109.7M
14	Denton, TX	180	$106.6M
15	Fulton, GA	189	$102.5M
16	Oakland, MI	273	$98.2M
17	Wake, NC	165	$96.6M
18	Cuyahoga, OH	242	$95.6M
19	Travis, TX	220	$92.9M
20	Clark, NV	195	$92.7M
21	Mecklenburg, NC	155	$92.2M
22	Salt Lake, UT	216	$90.5M
23	Collin, TX	184	$89.7M
24	Hennepin, MN	278	$88.3M
25	Suffolk, NY	174	$85.4M
26	Miami-Dade, FL	233	$82.0M
27	Dupage, IL	121	$81.1M
28	Wayne, MI	154	$79.5M
29	Bergen, NJ	144	$77.2M
30	Nassau, NY	143	$76.6M
31	Monmouth, NJ	131	$70.5M
32	Ocean, NJ	75	$69.6M
33	Fort Bend, TX	121	$69.5M
34	Montgomery, PA	145	$69.1M
35	Palm Beach, FL	160	$69.0M
36	Orange, FL	136	$68.8M
37	Lee, FL	75	$66.9M
38	Bexar, TX	150	$65.9M
39	Saint Louis, MO	132	$65.3M
40	Pinellas, FL	131	$64.4M

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.