SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · First Financial Bank

SBA Lending by First Financial Bank

First Financial Bank is the #31 most active SBA 7(a) lender by all-time volume, with 7,384 approved 7(a) loans worth $3.7B on record.

7,384
7(a) loans made
$3.7B
Approved dollars
$497,155
Average loan size
#31
Rank, all-time volume
#45
Rank, volume since 2020
0.3%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
-59%
Annualized vs prior decade
6.0%
Active-loan distress
24%
Made under PLP authority

Between 1991 and mid-2026, First Financial Bank approved 7,384 SBA 7(a) loans worth $3.7B across the country, at an average of $497,155 per loan. That places it #31 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 24% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 6.0% 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.