SBA 7(a) lenders in Pennington, MN
Approvals in SBA fiscal years 2008–2025. Source data as of 2026-06-30.
Lenders
13 institutions have SBA 7(a) loans on record in Pennington, together $19.4M across 46 loans. Ultima Bank Minnesota is the largest, with 29% of approvals.
| Rank | Lender | Loans | Approved | Share | Loss rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultima Bank Minnesota | 15 | $5.6M | 28.8% | 0.00% |
| 2 | 22nd State Bank, A Division of 22nd State Banking Company | 1 | $2.1M | 10.7% | 0.00% |
| 3 | Old National Bank | 3 | $1.9M | 9.6% | 0.00% |
| 4 | Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 3 | $1.8M | 9.2% | 76.29% |
| 5 | Border Bank | 11 | $1.8M | 9.2% | 0.00% |
| 6 | First Western SBLC, LLC | 2 | $1.5M | 7.9% | 0.00% |
| 7 | GBank | 1 | $1.5M | 7.5% | 0.00% |
| 8 | Wallis Bank | 1 | $1.4M | 7.0% | 0.00% |
| 9 | Northern State Bank of Thief River Falls | 3 | $875K | 4.5% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Unity Bank | 2 | $498K | 2.6% | 0.00% |
| 11 | American State Bank and Trust Company of Williston | 1 | $350K | 1.8% | 0.00% |
| 12 | Stearns Bank National Association | 1 | $215K | 1.1% | 0.00% |
| 13 | VelocitySBA, LLC | 2 | $18K | 0.1% | 0.00% |
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.
What the money went into
| Rank | Industry | Loans | Approved | Share of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accommodation & food services | 8 | $6.8M | 35.1% |
| 2 | Wholesale trade | 10 | $6.7M | 34.5% |
| 3 | Retail trade | 8 | $2.5M | 13.2% |
| 4 | Construction | 4 | $874K | 4.5% |
| 5 | Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 4 | $820K | 4.2% |
| 6 | Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3 | $762K | 3.9% |
| 7 | Health care & social assistance | 2 | $498K | 2.6% |
| 8 | Real estate & leasing | 1 | $128K | 0.7% |
| 9 | Other services | 1 | $101K | 0.5% |
| 10 | Transportation & warehousing | 1 | $70K | 0.4% |
| 11 | Manufacturing | 1 | $51K | 0.3% |
| 12 | Retail trade | 2 | $18K | 0.1% |
| 13 | Manufacturing | 1 | $15K | 0.1% |
Industry is the borrower’s NAICS sector as recorded by SBA at approval, grouped to the two-digit sector.
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.