SBA Lending by Wells Fargo Bank National Association
Wells Fargo Bank National Association is the #4 most active SBA 7(a) lender in the country since 2020, with 117,172 approved 7(a) loans worth $31.6B on record, and it has made 3.3% of every SBA 7(a) loan in the country since 2020.
- 117,172
- 7(a) loans made
- $31.6B
- Approved dollars
- $269,488
- Average loan size
- #1
- Rank, all-time volume
- #4
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 3.3%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- -66%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 8.2%
- Active-loan distress
- 36%
- Made under PLP authority
Between 1991 and mid-2026, Wells Fargo Bank National Association approved 117,172 SBA 7(a) loans worth $31.6B across the country, at an average of $269,488 per loan. That places it #1 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 36% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 8.2% of its book is currently delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
Where Wells Fargo Bank National Association lends most
What Wells Fargo Bank National Association funds most
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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.