Which SBA lenders are most active with caterers and event businesses?

Ranked by real SBA approval volume (FOIA 7(a) & 504, FY2010–present), the most active are The Huntington National Bank, Wells Fargo Bank National Association, U.S. Bank, National Association. The full ranking is on this page.

How is this ranking calculated?

It reflects each lender's total gross SBA loan approvals to caterers and event businesses, from the U.S. SBA's public FOIA loan-approval data — not advertising.

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Top SBA lenders for Catering & Events

848 SBA lenders have funded $2.5B across 7,866 approved 7(a) & 504 loans to caterers and event businesses. Ranked by real approval volume from public SBA FOIA records — not advertising.

#	Lender	State	SBA approvals (Catering & Events)	Loans	Rating
1	The Huntington National Bank	Ohio	$139M	1,044	2.2(69)
2	Wells Fargo Bank National Association	South Dakota	$67M	509	3.0(23)
3	U.S. Bank, National Association	Ohio	$66M	549	2.1(31)
4	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	Ohio	$56M	320	4.3(144)
5	Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC	California	$49M	43	3.7(116)
6	Byline Bank	Illinois	$47M	41	2.5(18)
7	Empire State Certified Development Corporation	New York	$43M	40	3.0(2)
8	Mortgage Capital Development Corporation	California	$42M	44	4.6(31)
9	TD Bank, National Association	Delaware	$41M	345	3.0(38)
10	Truist Bank	North Carolina	$38M	80	2.4(45)
11	CDC Small Business Finance Corp.	California	$31M	72	4.0(65)
12	Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company	New York	$31M	300	2.6(24)
13	Live Oak Banking Company	North Carolina	$30M	24	3.4(145)
14	Trenton Business Assistance Corporation	New Jersey	$30M	20	5.0(1)
15	Readycap Lending, LLC	New Jersey	$29M	92	3.6(95)
16	KeyBank National Association	Ohio	$27M	153	5.0(2)
17	Celtic Bank Corporation	Utah	$27M	78	4.1(348)
18	Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc.	Florida	$26M	17	4.0(5)
19	BMO Bank National Association	Illinois	$25M	39	1.8(30)
20	Columbia Bank	Oregon	$25M	82	4.5(10)
21	Newtek Bank, National Association	Florida	$23M	97	2.3(3)
22	Fulton Bank, National Association	Pennsylvania	$23M	24	3.0(41)
23	First Merchants Bank	Indiana	$22M	17	4.1(21)
24	Beacon Bank and Trust	Massachusetts	$21M	46	5.0(8)
25	Bank of America, National Association	North Carolina	$20M	46	2.1(181)

Source: U.S. SBA 7(a) & 504 FOIA loan-approval records (FY2010–present).

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