SBA business acquisition loans in North Carolina
633 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans totaling $901.6M in FY2024 to FY2026, median $860K, from 87 lenders.
League table
National rankings Top lenders
Top 25 by number of loans, FY2024 to FY2026
| Rank | Lender | Loans | Dollars | Median | FY24–26 trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Oak Banking CompanyWilmington, NC | 133 | $171.4M | $615K | +21% |
| 2 | Huntington National BankColumbus, OH | 46 | $43.4M | $480K | +18% |
| 3 | GBankLas Vegas, NV | 41 | $150.0M | $4.4M | −58% |
| 3 | Fidelity Bank (Fuquay Varina, NC)Fuquay Varina, NC | 41 | $40.2M | $960K | +33% |
| 5 | First Bank (Southern Pines, NC)Southern Pines, NC | 32 | $37.2M | $848K | −77% |
| 6 | TowneBankPortsmouth, VA | 24 | $38.8M | $1.2M | +67% |
| 7 | Truliant FCUWinston-Salem, NC | 19 | $24.0M | $773K | +60% |
| 8 | Bank of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, NC | 18 | $26.1M | $811K | +60% |
| 9 | Pinnacle Bank (Nashville, TN)Nashville, TN | 15 | $17.3M | $1.1M | +233% |
| 10 | United Community Bank (Greenville, SC)Greenville, SC | 12 | $9.3M | $420K | −50% |
| 11 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust CompanyRaleigh, NC | 11 | $23.1M | $1.7M | +0% |
| 12 | United Midwest Savings BankDegraff, OH | 10 | $8.8M | $637K | +150% |
| 13 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust CompanyNew Orleans, LA | 9 | $8.7M | $782K | +67% |
| 14 | PathwardSioux Falls, SD | 8 | $20.1M | $3.1M | +200% |
| 14 | Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc.Los Angeles, CA | 8 | $16.9M | $1.7M | +33% |
| 14 | Citizens Bank (Elizabethton, TN)Elizabethton, TN | 8 | $8.4M | $835K | −50% |
| 14 | Bancorp BankSioux Falls, SD | 8 | $7.3M | $785K | +50% |
| 14 | SouthState BankWinter Haven, FL | 8 | $5.5M | $556K | −100% |
| 14 | First National Bank of PennsylvaniaGreenville, PA | 8 | $3.3M | $462K | −100% |
| 20 | Beacon Bank and TrustBoston, MA | 7 | $20.8M | $3.2M | −33% |
| 20 | First Internet Bank of IndianaFishers, IN | 7 | $11.6M | $1.5M | −67% |
| 20 | Byline BankChicago, IL | 7 | $11.1M | $840K | +100% |
| 20 | First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR)El Dorado, AR | 7 | $10.1M | $1.2M | +100% |
| 20 | American Momentum BankCollege Station, TX | 7 | $8.5M | $582K | −50% |
| 20 | HomeTrust BankAsheville, NC | 7 | $4.1M | $396K | +50% |
Ranked by number of loans; ties broken by dollars. Bars are scaled to the leader. Trend: loans per fiscal year, FY2024 to FY2026, with the change from FY2024 to FY2026.
Loan size
Deal size mix
- Under $350K144 loans · 23% · $26.2M
- $350K to $1M206 loans · 33% · $130.5M
- $1M to $2M122 loans · 19% · $169.0M
- $2M to $5M161 loans · 25% · $575.8M
Volume
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Loans | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 191 | $286.6M |
| FY2025 | 225 | $304.5M |
| FY2026 | 217 | $310.4M |
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