Which SBA lenders are most active with food manufacturers and processors?

Ranked by real SBA approval volume (FOIA 7(a) & 504, FY2010–present), the most active are Live Oak Banking Company, The Huntington National Bank, Wells Fargo 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 food manufacturers and processors, from the U.S. SBA's public FOIA loan-approval data — not advertising.

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Top SBA lenders for Food Manufacturing & Processing

1,286 SBA lenders have funded $9.9B across 17,560 approved 7(a) & 504 loans to food manufacturers and processors. Ranked by real approval volume from public SBA FOIA records — not advertising.

#	Lender	State	SBA approvals (Food Manufacturing & Processing)	Loans	Rating
1	Live Oak Banking Company	North Carolina	$398M	313	3.4(145)
2	The Huntington National Bank	Ohio	$277M	961	2.2(69)
3	Wells Fargo Bank National Association	South Dakota	$225M	593	3.0(23)
4	JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	Ohio	$212M	556	4.3(144)
5	U.S. Bank, National Association	Ohio	$197M	419	2.1(31)
6	Byline Bank	Illinois	$182M	145	2.5(18)
7	Empire State Certified Development Corporation	New York	$156M	144	3.0(2)
8	Newtek Bank, National Association	Florida	$145M	211	2.3(3)
9	Mortgage Capital Development Corporation	California	$143M	86	4.6(31)
10	KeyBank National Association	Ohio	$139M	275	5.0(2)
11	CDC Small Business Finance Corp.	California	$129M	173	4.0(65)
12	Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	New York	$126M	131	1.7(33)
13	BMO Bank National Association	Illinois	$122M	103	1.8(30)
14	Columbia Bank	Oregon	$116M	252	4.5(10)
15	TD Bank, National Association	Delaware	$105M	321	3.0(38)
16	Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company	New York	$104M	504	2.6(24)
17	Bank of America, National Association	North Carolina	$100M	91	2.1(181)
18	Zions Bank, A Division of	Utah	$100M	254	2.4(67)
19	Florida First Capital Finance Corporation, Inc.	Florida	$93M	92	4.0(5)
20	Old National Bank	Indiana	$91M	100	2.4(49)
21	SomerCor 504, Inc.	Illinois	$89M	60	5.0(5)
22	Celtic Bank Corporation	Utah	$87M	178	4.1(348)
23	Fifth Third Bank	Ohio	$85M	111	1.4(100)
24	Trenton Business Assistance Corporation	New Jersey	$77M	50	5.0(1)
25	Mountain West Small Business Finance	Utah	$76M	52	5.0(11)

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

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