SBA Lending by First Bank of the Lake
First Bank of the Lake is an active SBA 7(a) lender, ranked #102 nationally by all-time volume, with 1,965 approved 7(a) loans worth $1.7B on record.
- 1,965
- 7(a) loans made
- $1.7B
- Approved dollars
- $856,981
- Average loan size
- #102
- Rank, all-time volume
- #25
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.6%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- +4543%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.0%
- Active-loan distress
- 88%
- Made under PLP authority
Between 1991 and mid-2026, First Bank of the Lake approved 1,965 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.7B across the country, at an average of $856,981 per loan. That places it #102 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 88% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 10.0% of its book is currently delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗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.