SBA 504 · AR
SBA 504 lenders in Arkansas
19 lenders provided the first lien on at least one SBA 504 project in Arkansas in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. First Security Bank made the most, with 19 of the 55 on record.
- Evidence
- Lender provided the first lien on at least one SBA 504 project in Arkansas in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026
- Data as of
- SBA, September 30, 2026
- Page last changed
- November 11, 2026
- Lenders on record
- 19
- SBA FOIA,
- First liens, 36 months
- 55
- SBA FOIA,
- Approvals, net of cancelled
- Dollars, 36 months
- $65.3M
- SBA FOIA,
- Approvals, last 12 months (funded or not)
- 22
- SBA FOIA,
- 18 in the prior 12 months
Cite this
Source: The Lender Report, SBA 504 lenders in Arkansas, https://lender.report/sba-504-lenders/arkansas/, data as of September 30, 2026.
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| Lender | Kind | Based in | First liens | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Security Bank SBA 504 record | Bank | Searcy, AR | 19 | $16.8M |
| Arvest Bank SBA 504 record | Bank | Fayetteville, AR | 12 | $7.14M |
| Legacy Bank | Bank | Springdale, AR | 5 | $6.68M |
| CS Bank | Bank | Eureka Springs, AR | 3 | $1.40M |
| Bank Five Nine SBA 504 record | Bank | Oconomowoc, WI | 2 | $4.20M |
| Bank of America, National Association SBA 504 record | Bank | Charlotte, NC | 1 | $7.20M |
| Regions Bank SBA 504 record | Bank | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $3.80M |
| Four States Bank | Bank | Carthage, MO | 1 | $2.90M |
| The First National Bank of Fort Smith | Bank | Fort Smith, AR | 1 | $2.90M |
| Equity Bank SBA 504 record | Bank | Andover, KS | 1 | $2.70M |
| The Huntington National Bank SBA 504 record | Bank | Columbus, OH | 1 | $1.60M |
| First Community Bank | Bank | Batesville, AR | 1 | $1.40M |
| Southern Bank SBA 504 record | Bank | Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $1.40M |
| First Service Bank | Bank | Greenbrier, AR | 1 | $1.30M |
| Planters Bank & Trust Company SBA 504 record | Bank | Indianola, MS | 1 | $1.30M |
| FNBC Bank | Bank | Ash Flat, AR | 1 | $990K |
| Generations Bank | Bank | Rogers, AR | 1 | $800K |
| Merchants Bank of Indiana SBA 504 record | Bank | Carmel, IN | 1 | $630K |
| First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company SBA 504 record | Bank | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $0 |
Dollars are first-lien amounts on SBA 504 approvals.
- Lenders recorded 55 SBA 504 first liens totaling $65.3M in Arkansas in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. SBA FOIA,
- Banks and savings institutions made 55 of those, credit unions 0, and non-banks 0. SBA FOIA,
- The five most active lenders made 74.5% of Arkansas's SBA 504 first liens. SBA FOIA,
- First Security Bank recorded the most dollars in Arkansas, at $16.8M. SBA FOIA,
- 9 of these lenders are based in Arkansas. SBA FOIA,
- 2 lenders recorded 10 or more SBA 504 first liens in Arkansas. SBA FOIA,
- The SBA file shows 22 SBA 504 approvals in Arkansas dated in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, versus 18 in the prior 12 months. Both counts leave out cancelled approvals and include approvals not yet funded, so the two periods are measured the same way. SBA FOIA,
- The typical SBA 504 first lien in Arkansas was about $650K, with the middle half between $420K and $1.3M. SBA FOIA,
- The median term in Arkansas was 25 years. SBA FOIA,
How this list is defined
- Measure
- SBA 504 first liens in Arkansas
- Period
- October 2023 to September 2026
- Formula
- Count, by lender, of SBA 504 projects located in Arkansas with an approval date in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026, not cancelled, that name the lender as first-lien lender.
- Order
- Largest first by first liens in the 36 months, then dollars, then name. Payment is not part of the order.
- As of
- September 30, 2026
- Source
- SBA FOIA
- Changelog
- : First published, with the data built on this date.
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An SBA 504 project pairs a first-lien lender with a Certified Development Company that funds a second lien, for owner-occupied real estate and equipment.
SBA 504 figures count the first-lien lender on each SBA approval. A project marked not funded is often recent and awaiting funding.
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