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SBA 504 lenders in Kentucky

29 lenders provided the first lien on at least one SBA 504 project in Kentucky in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. Heritage Bank, Inc. made the most, with 7 of the 63 on record.

Evidence
Lender provided the first lien on at least one SBA 504 project in Kentucky in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026
Data as of
SBA, September 30, 2026
Page last changed
November 12, 2026
Lenders on record
29
SBA FOIA,
First liens, 36 months
63
SBA FOIA,
Approvals, net of cancelled
Dollars, 36 months
$85.0M
SBA FOIA,
Approvals, last 12 months (funded or not)
17
SBA FOIA,
18 in the prior 12 months

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

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Kentucky SBA 504 lenders, by loans in the state over 36 months. First 25 of 29.
LenderKindBased inFirst liensDollars
Heritage Bank, Inc. SBA 504 recordBankBurlington, KY7$4.94M
Republic Bank & Trust Company SBA 504 recordBankLouisville, KY6$3.74M
Community Trust Bank, Inc.BankPikeville, KY5$19.1M
Traditional Bank, Inc.BankMount Sterling, KY4$3.90M
First Financial Bank, National AssociationBankTerre Haute, IN4$1.00M
Stock Yards Bank & Trust CompanyBankLouisville, KY3$4.20M
Central Bank & Trust Co.BankLexington, KY2$3.10M
Whitaker BankBankLexington, KY2$2.20M
First Financial Bank SBA 504 recordBankCincinnati, OH2$1.10M
PNC Bank, National Association SBA 504 recordBankWilmington, DE2$1.10M
First Harrison BankBankCorydon, IN2$960K
Bank of the Bluegrass and Trust CompanyBankLexington, KY2$880K
Peoples Exchange BankBankWinchester, KY2$690K
First National Bank of KentuckyBankCarrollton, KY2$660K
Old National Bank SBA 504 recordBankEvansville, IN1$7.40M
The First National Bank of Russell SpringsBankRussell Springs, KY1$3.90M
KeyBank National Association SBA 504 recordBankCleveland, OH1$3.80M
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association SBA 504 recordBankSioux Falls, SD1$3.20M
South Central Bank, Inc.BankGlasgow, KY1$3.00M
WesBanco Bank, Inc. SBA 504 recordBankWheeling, WV1$2.80M
Truist Bank SBA 504 recordBankCharlotte, NC1$2.50M
Busey Bank SBA 504 recordBankChampaign, IL1$2.10M
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association SBA 504 recordBankColumbus, OH1$1.90M
Peoples BankBankMarietta, OH1$1.00M
The City National Bank of MetropolisBankMetropolis, IL1$1.00M
SBA FOIA,

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Dollars are first-lien amounts on SBA 504 approvals.

  • Lenders recorded 63 SBA 504 first liens totaling $85M in Kentucky in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. SBA FOIA,
  • Banks and savings institutions made 60 of those, credit unions 0, and non-banks 0. SBA FOIA,
  • The five most active lenders made 41.3% of Kentucky's SBA 504 first liens. SBA FOIA,
  • Community Trust Bank, Inc. recorded the most dollars in Kentucky, at $19.1M. SBA FOIA,
  • 15 of these lenders are based in Kentucky. SBA FOIA,
  • 3 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,
  • The SBA file shows 17 SBA 504 approvals in Kentucky 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 Kentucky was about $420K, with the middle half between $290K and $1.2M. SBA FOIA,
  • The median term in Kentucky was 25 years. SBA FOIA,

How this list is defined

Measure
SBA 504 first liens in Kentucky
Period
October 2023 to September 2026
Formula
Count, by lender, of SBA 504 projects located in Kentucky 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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