SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · First Interstate Bank

SBA Lending by First Interstate Bank

First Interstate Bank is the #42 most active SBA 7(a) lender by all-time volume, with 6,046 approved 7(a) loans worth $1.5B on record.

6,046
7(a) loans made
$1.5B
Approved dollars
$255,384
Average loan size
#42
Rank, all-time volume
#104
Rank, volume since 2020
0.1%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
-57%
Annualized vs prior decade
4.7%
Active-loan distress
25%
Made under PLP authority

Between 1991 and mid-2026, First Interstate Bank approved 6,046 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.5B across the country, at an average of $255,384 per loan. That places it #42 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 25% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 4.7% 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.