SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · First Horizon Bank

SBA Lending by First Horizon Bank

First Horizon Bank is an active SBA 7(a) lender, ranked #68 nationally by all-time volume, with 3,087 approved 7(a) loans worth $1.1B on record.

3,087
7(a) loans made
$1.1B
Approved dollars
$354,635
Average loan size
#68
Rank, all-time volume
#190
Rank, volume since 2020
0.1%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
-46%
Annualized vs prior decade
5.0%
Active-loan distress
21%
Made under PLP authority

Between 1991 and mid-2026, First Horizon Bank approved 3,087 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.1B across the country, at an average of $354,635 per loan. That places it #68 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 21% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 5.0% 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.