Top SBA Lenders 2026
Top SBA lenders in California, 2026
248 lenders hold credited SBA approvals in California, 129,727 loans in total. Here are the ten with the most. Ranked by approvals alone; ties break alphabetically.
How this ranking works · Payment has no effect on rank.
| Rank | Lender | Based in | SBA approvals in state | Share | SBA dollars in state | Google rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wells Fargo Bank National Association | South Dakota | 14,935 | 11.5% | $6.7B | 3.0(23) |
| #2 | U.S. Bank, National Association | Ohio | 13,840 | 10.7% | $5.3B | 2.1(31) |
| #3 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | Ohio | 10,972 | 8.5% | $3.6B | 4.3(144) |
| #4 | CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | California | 4,368 | 3.4% | $4.6B | 4.0(65) |
| #5 | Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | California | 4,205 | 3.2% | $5.1B | 4.6(31) |
| #6 | Bank of Hope | California | 4,192 | 3.2% | $2.5B | 3.1(21) |
| #7 | Columbia Bank | Oregon | 3,447 | 2.7% | $2.5B | 4.5(10) |
| #8 | Bank of America, National Association | North Carolina | 3,147 | 2.4% | $2.2B | 2.1(181) |
| #9 | BMO Bank National Association | Illinois | 2,545 | 2% | $2.2B | 1.8(30) |
| #10 | California Statewide Certified Development Corporation | California | 2,545 | 2% | $2.7B | No Google rating yet |
Source: U.S. SBA 7(a) and 504 loan-approval records (FOIA), aggregated August 18, 2026. Dollars and rating are shown for context only. They are not ranking inputs.
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#1 · Wells Fargo Bank National Association
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