CrossFirst Bank Awarded Coleman’s SBA 7(a) Regional Bank of the Year
February 5, 2025
Bob Coleman
Founder & Publisher
CrossFirst Bank Awarded Coleman’s SBA 7(a) Regional Bank of the Year
CrossFirst Bank Team
CrossFirst Bank Team
“CrossFirst Bank and the SBA Team has successfully navigated significant growth in their SBA program in the past two years. With a merger in their review mirror and expansion into seven states, this brought significant hurdles to the lending group. However, the depth of the expertise the team has cultivated, its utilization of the SBA “Village” of vendors, counsel, and partners.
CrossFirst Bank was named one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions 2025. This marks the second year in a row CrossFirst has been named to this prestigious list.”
| SBA 7(a) | Rank $ | Rank # | Gross Loan Approval | # Loans | Average Loan Size |
| FY 2024 | 280 | 374 | $12.5 Million | 14 | $892,121 |
| FY 2023 | 100 | 154 | $48.7 Million | 40 | $1,216,675 |
| FY 2022 | 108 | 124 | $41.9 Million | 46 | $911,002 |
Busey Bank acquired CrossFirst with the merger to be completed March 1, 2025.
Last year, Busey Bank approved $44 million SBA 7(a) loans ranking 118th by dollar volume.