Louisiana SBA 7(a) Rankings for FY 2023
by Bob Coleman
Publisher
| RANK | Lender | # Loans | $ Amount | Average Loan Size |
| 1 | Live Oak Banking Company (NC) | 12 | $28,548,000 | $2,379,000 |
| 2 | American Bank (LA) | 56 | $22,953,300 | $409,880 |
| 3 | First Financial Bank (AR) | 12 | $18,819,000 | $1,568,250 |
| 4 | Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. (NY) | 21 | $15,326,300 | $729,824 |
| 5 | b1BANK (LA) | 25 | $14,901,200 | $596,048 |
| 6 | Peoples Bank (MS) | 5 | $13,185,200 | $2,637,040 |
| 7 | Home Bank, National Association (LA) | 10 | $9,926,800 | $992,680 |
| 8 | Hancock Whitney Bank (MS) | 18 | $9,279,000 | $515,500 |
| 9 | Byline Bank (IL) | 7 | $7,790,000 | $1,112,857 |
| 10 | Gulf Coast Bank (LA) | 11 | $6,097,200 | $554,291 |
| 11 | BayFirst National Bank (FL) | 38 | $5,169,300 | $136,034 |
| 12 | Colony Bank (GA) | 3 | $5,147,400 | $1,715,800 |
| 13 | The Huntington National Bank (OH) | 26 | $5,099,000 | $196,115 |
| 14 | Hanover Community Bank (NY) | 2 | $4,892,100 | $2,446,050 |
| 15 | First Horizon Bank (TN) | 3 | $4,779,800 | $1,593,267 |
| 16 | BankFirst Financial Services (MS) | 13 | $4,671,700 | $359,362 |
| 17 | Citizens Bank (TN) | 4 | $4,600,500 | $1,150,125 |
| 18 | Bank of St. Francisville (LA) | 2 | $4,466,000 | $2,233,000 |
| 19 | First Western SBLC, Inc (TX) | 1 | $4,190,000 | $4,190,000 |
| 20 | KeyBank National Association (OH) | 1 | $4,070,000 | $4,070,000 |
| 21 | Fidelity Bank (LA) | 17 | $3,716,800 | $218,635 |
| 22 | Rayne State Bank & Trust Company (LA) | 4 | $3,285,900 | $821,475 |
| 23 | Cadence Bank (MS) | 10 | $2,974,100 | $297,410 |
| 24 | First Bank of the Lake (MO) | 3 | $2,596,200 | $865,400 |
| 25 | Wallis Bank (TX) | 1 | $2,569,000 | $2,569,000 |
| 26 | Bank Five Nine (WI) | 2 | $2,285,700 | $1,142,850 |
| 27 | Carter FCU (LA) | 7 | $2,066,400 | $295,200 |
| 28 | Oconee State Bank (GA) | 2 | $2,045,600 | $1,022,800 |
| 29 | Mission Valley Bank (CA) | 1 | $1,996,700 | $1,996,700 |
| 30 | First Commonwealth Bank (PA) | 1 | $1,963,500 | $1,963,500 |
| 31 | Newtek Bank, National Association (FL) | 11 | $1,962,900 | $178,445 |
| 32 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (OH) | 19 | $1,891,500 | $99,553 |
| 33 | Regions Bank (AL) | 6 | $1,817,400 | $302,900 |
| 34 | Caldwell Bank & Trust Company (LA) | 3 | $1,519,500 | $506,500 |
| 35 | Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC (CA) | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 36 | United Midwest Savings Bank, National Association (OH) | 7 | $1,312,000 | $187,429 |
| 37 | Patriot Bank, National Association (CT) | 1 | $1,298,000 | $1,298,000 |
| 38 | Readycap Lending, LLC (NJ) | 6 | $1,211,500 | $201,917 |
| 39 | Business Resource Capital Specialty BIDCO, Inc. (LA) | 4 | $1,189,300 | $297,325 |
| 40 | Celtic Bank Corporation (UT) | 8 | $1,037,300 | $129,663 |
| 41 | Stone Bank (AR) | 1 | $988,800 | $988,800 |
| 42 | Grasshopper Bank National Association (NY) | 2 | $860,900 | $430,450 |
| 43 | Cross Keys Bank (LA) | 5 | $828,000 | $165,600 |
| 44 | Stearns Bank National Association (MN) | 2 | $810,000 | $405,000 |
| 45 | Bank of the Orient (CA) | 1 | $810,000 | $810,000 |
| 46 | Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company (LA) | 1 | $760,300 | $760,300 |
| 47 | Centric FCU (LA) | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 48 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (SD) | 2 | $644,800 | $322,400 |
| 49 | Pacific Western Bank (CA) | 1 | $621,500 | $621,500 |
| 50 | South Louisiana Bank (LA) | 3 | $572,100 | $190,700 |
| 51 | Red River Bank (LA) | 2 | $455,600 | $227,800 |
| 52 | First Internet Bank of Indiana (IN) | 1 | $360,000 | $360,000 |
| 53 | First Guaranty Bank (LA) | 2 | $325,000 | $162,500 |
| 54 | Tandem Bank (GA) | 2 | $300,000 | $150,000 |
| 55 | Capital One, National Association (VA) | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 56 | LiftFund, Inc. (TX) | 2 | $257,000 | $128,500 |
| 57 | Ouachita Valley FCU (LA) | 1 | $240,000 | $240,000 |
| 58 | Citizens National Bank, National Association (LA) | 2 | $222,100 | $111,050 |
| 59 | West Town Bank & Trust (IL) | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 60 | Essential Credit Union (LA) | 3 | $187,900 | $62,633 |
| 61 | Republic Bank & Trust Company (KY) | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 62 | CDC Small Business Finance Corporation (CA) | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 63 | Northeast Bank (ME) | 3 | $121,000 | $40,333 |
| 64 | Bank of America, National Association (SC) | 1 | $107,100 | $107,100 |
| 65 | Valley National Bank (NJ) | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 66 | U.S. Bank, National Association (OH) | 2 | $59,000 | $29,500 |