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SBA Lenders in Illinois
216 SBA lenders have funded 31,260 approved SBA loans for Illinois businesses.
73 are based in Illinois; the rest are national or multi-state lenders that actively fund Illinois businesses.
SBA lenders serving Illinois
All 216 lenders that fund SBA loans for Illinois businesses — 73 based in Illinois, plus national and multi-state lenders. Multi-state listings link to their branch finder for Illinois.
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216 lenders
Port 51 Lending LLC
2 Park Avenue
New York, New York
Serves Illinois — 15 approved
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Beacon Bank and Trust
2 Harvard Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
Serves Illinois — 34 approved
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Quad City Bank and Trust Company
2118 Middle Rd
Bettendorf, Iowa
Serves Illinois — 35 approved
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American Bank of Freedom
106 E Hudson
Wellsville, Missouri
Serves Illinois — 14 approved
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127 Public Sq
Cleveland, Ohio
Serves Illinois — 25 approved
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51 St. Joseph St
Mobile, Alabama
Serves Illinois — 7 approved
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700 S Flower Street
Los Angeles, California
Serves Illinois — 45 approved
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First National Bank
307 Hustan Ave
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Serves Illinois — 6 approved
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Genesis Bank
4675 MacArthur Ct, Ste 1600
Newport Beach, California
Serves Illinois — 8 approved
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Fountainhead SBF LLC
201 S. Bumby Ave.
Orlando, Florida
Serves Illinois — 5 approved
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Lendistry SBLC, LLC
767 South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, California
Serves Illinois — 118 approved
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First Commonwealth Bank
654 Philadelphia St
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Serves Illinois — 9 approved
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The Central Trust Bank
238 Madison St
Jefferson City, Missouri
Serves Illinois — 12 approved
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Merchants Bank of Indiana
410 Monon Blvd
Carmel, Indiana
Serves Illinois — 114 approved
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Meridian Bank
9 Old Lincoln Hwy
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Serves Illinois — 5 approved
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Old Plank Trail Community Bank National Association
20012, Wolf Rd
Mokena, Illinois
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Paragon Bank
5400 Poplar Ave, Ste 150
Memphis, Tennessee
Serves Illinois — 6 approved
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First Bank of the Lake
4558 Osage Beach Pkwy, Ste 100
Osage Beach, Missouri
Serves Illinois — 60 approved
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Southern Bank
2991 Oak Grove Rd
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Serves Illinois — 11 approved
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Banc of California
11611 San Vicente Blvd, Ste 50
Los Angeles, California
Serves Illinois — 36 approved
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First Bank
205 SE Broad St
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Serves Illinois — 23 approved
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Every SBA lender serving Illinois, A to Z
The complete index of all 216 lenders that fund SBA loans for Illinois businesses. Every name links to that lender's full listing.
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- 1NB Bank — Carlyle, Illinois
- 1st Source Bank — South Bend, Indiana
- 22nd State Bank, A Division of 22nd State Banking Company — Mobile, Alabama
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- American Bank of Freedom — Wellsville, Missouri
- American Community Bank of Indiana — Munster, Indiana
- American Momentum Bank — College Station, Texas
- Ameris Bank — Atlanta, Georgia
- Associated Bank, National Association — Green Bay, Wisconsin
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- Banc of California — Los Angeles, California
- Banesco USA — Miami, Florida
- Bank First, N.A. — Manitowoc, Wisconsin
- Bank Five Nine — Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
- Bank of America, National Association — Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bank of Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Bank of Belleville — Belleville, Illinois
- Bank of Hope — Los Angeles, California
- Bank of Pontiac — Pontiac, Illinois
- Bank of Springfield — Springfield, Illinois
- BankOrion — Orion, Illinois
- BankUnited, National Association — Miami Lakes, Florida
- Bankwell Bank — New Canaan, Connecticut
- Banterra Bank — Marion, Illinois
- BayFirst National Bank — Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Beacon Bank and Trust — Brookline, Massachusetts
- Better Banks — Peoria, Illinois
- BMO Bank National Association — Chicago, Illinois
- Busey Bank — Champaign, Illinois
- Byline Bank — Chicago, Illinois
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- Camp Grove State Bank — Camp Grove, Illinois
- Capital Bank, National Association — Rockville, Maryland
- Capital One, National Association — Mclean, Virginia
- Carrollton Bank — Carrollton, Illinois
- Cathay Bank — Los Angeles, California
- CBI Bank and Trust — Muscatine, Iowa
- Celtic Bank Corporation — Salt Lake City, Utah
- Centerstone SBA Lending, Inc. — Los Angeles, California
- Centier Bank — Whiting, Indiana
- CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association — Northbrook, Illinois
- CIBC Bank USA — Chicago, Illinois
- CIBM Bank — Champaign, Illinois
- Citibank, N.A. — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Citizens Bank — Elizabethton, Tennessee
- Citizens Bank, National Association — Providence, Rhode Island
- Citizens Community Bank — Mascoutah, Illinois
- Citizens First Bank — Clinton, Iowa
- City National Bank of Florida — Miami, Florida
- Colony Bank — Fitzgerald, Georgia
- Columbia Bank — Lake Oswego, Oregon
- Commerce Bank — Kansas City, Missouri
- Community First Bank of the Heartland — Mount Vernon, Illinois
- Community Partners Savings Bank — Salem, Illinois
- Community State Bank of Rock Falls — Rock Falls, Illinois
- Credit Union 1 — Lombard, Illinois
- CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Customers Bank — Malvern, Pennsylvania
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- Devon Bank — Chicago, Illinois
- Dieterich Bank — Effingham, Illinois
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- East West Bank — Pasadena, California
- Empeople Credit Union — Moline, Illinois
- Everwise Credit Union — South Bend, Indiana
- Evolve Bank and Trust — West Memphis, Arkansas
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- Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass, Illinois — Alto Pass, Illinois
- Farmers State Bank of Western Illinois — Alpha, Illinois
- Fifth Third Bank — Cincinnati, Ohio
- FinWise Bank — Sandy, Utah
- First American Bank — Elk Grove Village, Illinois
- First Bank — Southern Pines, North Carolina
- First Bank of the Lake — Osage Beach, Missouri
- First Bankers Trust Company National Association — Quincy, Illinois
- First Business Bank — Madison, Wisconsin
- First Central State Bank — De Witt, Iowa
- First Commonwealth Bank — Indiana, Pennsylvania
- First Farmers Bank and Trust Co — Converse, Indiana
- First Financial Bank — Cincinnati, Ohio
- First Financial Bank, National Association — Terre Haute, Indiana
- First Internet Bank of Indiana — Fishers, Indiana
- First Merchants Bank — Indianapolis, Indiana
- First National Bank — Fort Pierre, South Dakota
- First National Bank of Omaha — Omaha, Nebraska
- First National Bank of Pana — Pana, Illinois
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania — Greenville, Pennsylvania
- First Nations Bank — Chicago, Illinois
- First Neighbor Bank National Association — Toledo, Illinois
- First Western SBLC, Inc — Dallas, Texas
- Five Star Bank — Rancho Cordova, California
- Flanagan State Bank — Flanagan, Illinois
- FNBC Bank and Trust — La Grange, Illinois
- Fortress Bank — Peoria, Illinois
- Fountainhead SBF LLC — Orlando, Florida
- FWBank — Chicago, Illinois
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- GBank — Las Vegas, Nevada
- Genesis Bank — Newport Beach, California
- Grand Ridge National Bank — Wheaton, Illinois
- Grasshopper Bank National Association — New York, New York
- GreenState CU — North Liberty, Iowa
- Gulf Coast Bank — New Orleans, Louisiana
- Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company — New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Hana Small Business Lending, Inc. — Los Angeles, California
- Hanmi Bank — Los Angeles, California
- Hanover Community Bank — Mineola, New York
- Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC — Laguna Hills, California
- Heartland Bank and Trust Company — Bloomington, Illinois
- Heritage Bank Inc — Burlington, Kentucky
- Hiawatha National Bank — Hager City, Wisconsin
- Home State Bank, National Association — Crystal Lake, Illinois
- HOMEBANK — Palmyra, Missouri
- HomeTrust Bank — Asheville, North Carolina
- Horizon Bank — Michigan City, Indiana
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- IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union — Moline, Illinois
- INB, National Association — Springfield, Illinois
- IncredibleBank — Wausau, Wisconsin
- Independence Bank — East Greenwich, Rhode Island
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- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association — Columbus, Ohio
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- KeyBank National Association — Cleveland, Ohio
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- Land of Lincoln Credit Union — Decatur, Illinois
- Legence Bank — Eldorado, Illinois
- LendingClub Bank, National Association — Lehi, Utah
- Lendistry SBLC, LLC — Los Angeles, California
- Lincoln Savings Bank — Reinbeck, Iowa
- Live Oak Banking Company — Wilmington, North Carolina
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- Magnifi Financial CU — Melrose, Minnesota
- Meadows Bank — Las Vegas, Nevada
- Merchants Bank of Indiana — Carmel, Indiana
- Meridian Bank — Malvern, Pennsylvania
- Midland States Bank — Effingham, Illinois
- Midwest Regional Bank — Festus, Missouri
- Millennium Bank — Des Plaines, Illinois
- Mission Valley Bank — Sun Valley, California
- Morton Community Bank — Morton, Illinois
- MVB Bank, Inc. — Fairmont, West Virginia
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- Newtek Bank, National Association — Miami, Florida
- Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. — Lake Success, New York
- Nicolet National Bank — Green Bay, Wisconsin
- North Shore Bank — Brookfield, Wisconsin
- Northwest Bank — Warren, Pennsylvania
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- OakStar Bank — Springfield, Missouri
- Old National Bank — Evansville, Indiana
- Old Plank Trail Community Bank National Association — Mokena, Illinois
- Old Second National Bank — Aurora, Illinois
- Open Bank — Los Angeles, California
- Optus Bank — Columbia, South Carolina
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- Paragon Bank — Memphis, Tennessee
- Parkway Bank and Trust Company — Harwood Heights, Illinois
- Pathward National Association — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- PCB Bank — Los Angeles, California
- Peoples Bank — Mendenhall, Mississippi
- Peoples National Bank National Association — Mcleansboro, Illinois
- Peoples National Bank of Kewanee — Kewanee, Illinois
- Peru Federal Savings Bank — Peru, Illinois
- Pinnacle Bank — Nashville, Tennessee
- Platinum Bank — Oakdale, Minnesota
- PNC Bank, National Association — Wilmington, Delaware
- Port 51 Lending LLC — New York, New York
- Prairie State Bank and Trust — Springfield, Illinois
- Prestamos CDFI, LLC — Phoenix, Arizona
- PromiseOne Bank — Duluth, Georgia
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- Quad City Bank and Trust Company — Bettendorf, Iowa
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- Readycap Lending, LLC — Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- Red River State Bank — Halstad, Minnesota
- Regions Bank — Birmingham, Alabama
- Resource Bank, National Association — Dekalb, Illinois
- Royal Banks of Missouri — University City, Missouri
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- Scott Credit Union — Edwardsville, Illinois
- Seacoast National Bank — Stuart, Florida
- Security Bank, S.B. — Springfield, Illinois
- Servbank National Association — Oswego, Illinois
- Shoreham Bank — Warwick, Rhode Island
- Signature Bank — Rosemont, Illinois
- Simmons Bank — Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- SNB Bank, National Association — Shattuck, Oklahoma
- SomerCor 504, Inc. — Chicago, Illinois
- Southern Bank — Poplar Bluff, Missouri
- SouthernTrust Bank — Goreville, Illinois
- SouthState Bank, National Association — Winter Haven, Florida
- St. Louis Bank — St. Louis, Missouri
- State Bank of Texas — Irving, Texas
- State Bank of the Lakes, National Association — Antioch, Illinois
- Stearns Bank National Association — Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. — Sterling, Illinois
- Stone Bank — Mountain View, Arkansas
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- T Bank, National Association — Dallas, Texas
- TBK Bank, SSB — Dallas, Texas
- Teutopolis State Bank — Teutopolis, Illinois
- The Bancorp Bank National Association — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- The Bank of Houston — Houston, Missouri
- The Bank of Missouri — Perryville, Missouri
- The Central Trust Bank — Jefferson City, Missouri
- The Clinton National Bank — Clinton, Iowa
- The First National Bank of Carmi — Carmi, Illinois
- The First National Bank of Waterloo — Waterloo, Illinois
- The Fisher National Bank — Fisher, Illinois
- The Harvard State Bank — Harvard, Illinois
- The Huntington National Bank — Columbus, Ohio
- The Litchfield National Bank — Litchfield, Illinois
- The Missouri Bank — Perryville, Missouri
- Time Bank — Park Ridge, Illinois
- Town Bank, National Association — Hartland, Wisconsin
- TowneBank — Portsmouth, Virginia
- Truist Bank — Charlotte, North Carolina
- Truliant FCU — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- TrustBank — Olney, Illinois
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- U.S. Bank, National Association — Cincinnati, Ohio
- UMB Bank, National Association — Kansas City, Missouri
- Union National Bank — Elgin, Illinois
- United Community Bank — Greenville, South Carolina
- United Midwest Savings Bank National Association — De Graff, Ohio
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- VelocitySBA, LLC — Irving, Texas
- Verve, a Credit Union — Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Village Bank and Trust, National Association — Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Vision One CU — Sacramento, California
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- Washington Savings Bank — Effingham, Illinois
- Waterman Bank — Waterman, Illinois
- Wells Fargo Bank National Association — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Wintrust Bank National Association — Chicago, Illinois
- Woori America Bank — New York, New York
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- Zions Bank, A Division of — Salt Lake City, Utah
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How many SBA lenders serve Illinois?
216 lenders have funded SBA loans for Illinois businesses (31,260 approved loans in total) — 73 based in Illinois, plus national and multi-state lenders that fund Illinois borrowers. Counts are sourced from SBA loan records by borrower location.
Can I use an SBA lender outside Illinois?
Yes. SBA loans are federal, so an out-of-state lender can fund your Illinois business. National SBA lenders like Live Oak Bank and Newtek lend in all 50 states. A local lender still helps when the deal needs site visits or local market knowledge.
Who is the best SBA lender in Illinois?
"Best" depends on your loan size and industry, but Google ratings are a fair starting signal. Farmers State Bank of Alto Pass, Illinois currently holds the top rating among Illinois-based SBA lenders at 5.0 stars. Preferred (PLP) lenders move fastest on approval timelines.
Top SBA lending markets in Illinois
The Illinois cities where businesses have won the most SBA 7(a) & 504 funding, ranked by real approval volume from public SBA FOIA data. Each links to the lenders most active in that market.