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title: SBA 504 Lenders in Iowa: 84 Made Loans in 3 Years
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SBA 504 · IA

# SBA 504 lenders in Iowa

84 lenders provided the first lien on at least one SBA 504 project in Iowa in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. Northwest Bank made the most, with 9 of the 167 on record.

**Evidence**
Lender provided the first lien on at least one SBA 504 project in Iowa in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026

**Data as of**
SBA, September 30, 2026

**Page last changed**
November 12, 2026

**Lenders on record**
84

SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026

**First liens, 36 months**
167

SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026

Approvals, net of cancelled

**Dollars, 36 months**
$186M

SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026

**Approvals, last 12 months (funded or not)**
54

SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026

-8.5% from the prior 12 months

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Source: The Lender Report, SBA 504 lenders in Iowa, https://lender.report/sba-504-lenders/iowa/, data as of September 30, 2026.

## Describe a deal in Iowa

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[Show SBA 504 loans in Iowa](https://lender.report/comps/?lane=sba_504&state=IA)[On this list? Find your page](https://lender.report/for-lenders/?from=market)

| Lender | Kind | Based in | First liens | Dollars |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northwest Bank](https://lender.report/lender/northwest-bank-ia/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/northwest-bank-ia/sba-504/) | Bank | Spencer, IA | 9 | $6.05M |
| [Bank Iowa](https://lender.report/lender/bank-iowa-ia/) | Bank | West Des Moines, IA | 6 | $17.9M |
| [City State Bank](https://lender.report/lender/city-state-bank-ia/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/city-state-bank-ia/sba-504/) | Bank | Norwalk, IA | 6 | $3.76M |
| [Bank Midwest](https://lender.report/lender/bank-midwest-ia/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/bank-midwest-ia/sba-504/) | Bank | Spirit Lake, IA | 5 | $9.04M |
| [Peoples Bank](https://lender.report/lender/peoples-bank-ia-rock-valley/) | Bank | Rock Valley, IA | 5 | $5.25M |
| [Central Bank](https://lender.report/lender/central-bank-ia/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/central-bank-ia/sba-504/) | Bank | Storm Lake, IA | 5 | $5.13M |
| [Fortress Bank](https://lender.report/lender/fortress-bank-il/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/fortress-bank-il/sba-504/) | Bank | Peoria, IL | 5 | $2.92M |
| [Farmers State Bank](https://lender.report/lender/farmers-state-bank-ia-marion/) | Bank | Marion, IA | 4 | $6.80M |
| [American State Bank](https://lender.report/lender/american-state-bank-ia-sioux-center/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/american-state-bank-ia-sioux-center/sba-504/) | Bank | Sioux Center, IA | 4 | $4.90M |
| [Midwest Heritage Bank, FSB](https://lender.report/lender/midwest-heritage-bank-ia/) | Savings | West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $2.90M |
| [BankOrion](https://lender.report/lender/bankorion-il/) | Bank | Orion, IL | 4 | $2.10M |
| [Lincoln Savings Bank](https://lender.report/lender/lincoln-savings-bank-ia/) | Bank | Reinbeck, IA | 4 | $1.90M |
| [Hills Bank and Trust Company](https://lender.report/lender/hills-bank-and-trust-ia/) | Bank | Hills, IA | 4 | $1.80M |
| [Bankers Trust Company](https://lender.report/lender/bankers-trust-ia/) | Bank | Des Moines, IA | 3 | $2.80M |
| [Iowa State Bank](https://lender.report/lender/iowa-state-bank-ia-hull/) | Bank | Hull, IA | 3 | $2.70M |
| [Fidelity Bank & Trust](https://lender.report/lender/fidelity-bank-and-trust-ia/) | Bank | Dubuque, IA | 3 | $2.40M |
| [BankIowa](https://lender.report/lender/bankiowa-ia/) | Bank | Cedar Rapids, IA | 3 | $2.00M |
| [Veridian Credit Union](https://lender.report/lender/veridian-credit-union-ia/) | Credit union | Waterloo, IA | 3 | $1.80M |
| [Celtic Bank](https://lender.report/lender/celtic-bank-ut/) [SBA 504 record](https://lender.report/lender/celtic-bank-ut/sba-504/) | Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $8.00M |
| [Arbor Bank](https://lender.report/lender/arbor-bank-ne/) | Bank | Nebraska City, NE | 2 | $3.60M |
| [West Bank](https://lender.report/lender/west-bank-ia/) | Bank | West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $3.10M |
| [Dupaco Community Credit Union](https://lender.report/lender/dupaco-community-credit-union-ia/) | Credit union | Dubuque, IA | 2 | $2.40M |
| [Farmers State Bank](https://lender.report/lender/farmers-state-bank-ia-waterloo/) | Bank | Waterloo, IA | 2 | $2.10M |
| [Central State Bank](https://lender.report/lender/central-state-bank-ia-coralville/) | Bank | Coralville, IA | 2 | $1.80M |
| [Mount Vernon Bank and Trust Company](https://lender.report/lender/mount-vernon-bank-and-trust-ia/) | Bank | Mount Vernon, IA | 2 | $1.50M |

SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026

[See all 84 SBA 504 lenders in Iowa in Loan Comps](https://lender.report/comps/?lane=sba_504&state=IA)

Dollars are first-lien amounts on SBA 504 approvals.

- Lenders recorded 167 SBA 504 first liens totaling $185.6M in Iowa in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- Banks and savings institutions made 157 of those, credit unions 6, and non-banks 0. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- The five most active lenders made 18.6% of Iowa's SBA 504 first liens. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- Bank Iowa recorded the most dollars in Iowa, at $17.9M. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- 63 of these lenders are based in Iowa. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- 4 of these first liens were made by lenders that have since merged or closed, or that the file lists under a name with no lender record here. They are counted in the totals here and appear in no lender's row. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- The SBA file shows 54 SBA 504 approvals in Iowa dated in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, versus 59 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, Sep 30, 2026
- The typical SBA 504 first lien in Iowa was about $600K, with the middle half between $300K and $1.2M. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026
- The median term in Iowa was 25 years. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026

## How this list is defined

**Measure**
SBA 504 first liens in Iowa

**Period**
October 2023 to September 2026

**Formula**
Count, by lender, of SBA 504 projects located in Iowa 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](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)

**Data**
[JSON version of this list](https://lender.report/rankings/sba-504-lenders-by-state.json)

**Changelog**
November 12, 2026: 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.

Each lender is counted only where the public file places the loan. Lenders that merged or stopped filing are left out.

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Source and date appear beside each figure. Banks report balances, not loans made. Loans made come only from HMDA and SBA files. We do not audit filings and can make errors joining them. [Report a problem](https://lender.report/report/)

Figures come from public records and show the source and date beside them. Public records can be late, incomplete or wrong. A past loan does not mean a lender will make the same kind of loan today. Confirm anything important with the lender.
