SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · Celtic Bank Corporation

SBA Lending by Celtic Bank Corporation

Celtic Bank Corporation is the #20 most active SBA 7(a) lender by all-time volume, with 12,688 approved 7(a) loans worth $6.4B on record, and it has made 1.6% of every SBA 7(a) loan in the country since 2020.

12,688
7(a) loans made
$6.4B
Approved dollars
$502,834
Average loan size
#20
Rank, all-time volume
#12
Rank, volume since 2020
1.6%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
-21%
Annualized vs prior decade
16.6%
Active-loan distress
78%
Made under PLP authority

Between 1991 and mid-2026, Celtic Bank Corporation approved 12,688 SBA 7(a) loans worth $6.4B across the country, at an average of $502,834 per loan. That places it #20 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 78% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 16.6% of its book is currently delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. No borrower identity appears here.