--- title: SBA 7(a) Lenders in Arkansas: 104 Made Loans in 3 Years url: https://lender.report/sba-7a-lenders/arkansas/ license: https://lender.report/license/ --- SBA 7(a) ยท AR # SBA 7(a) lenders in Arkansas 104 lenders made at least one SBA 7(a) loan in Arkansas in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. Uplift Bank made the most, with 82 of the 875 on record. **Evidence** Lender recorded at least one SBA 7(a) loan to a business 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** 104 SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 **Loans, 36 months** 875 SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 Approvals, net of cancelled **Dollars, 36 months** $593M SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 **Approvals, last 12 months** 286 SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 -14.1% from the prior 12 months Cite this Source: The Lender Report, SBA 7(a) lenders in Arkansas, https://lender.report/sba-7a-lenders/arkansas/, data as of September 30, 2026. ## Describe a deal in Arkansas See which of these lenders made loans like yours, at your size and in your place. No account and no form. [Show SBA 7(a) loans in Arkansas](https://lender.report/comps/?lane=sba_7a&state=AR)[On this list? Find your page](https://lender.report/for-lenders/?from=market) | Lender | Kind | Based in | Loans | Dollars | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Uplift Bank](https://lender.report/lender/southern-bancorp-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/southern-bancorp-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Arkadelphia, AR | 82 | $56.4M | | [First Service Bank](https://lender.report/lender/first-service-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/first-service-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Greenbrier, AR | 66 | $54.5M | | [Arvest Bank](https://lender.report/lender/arvest-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/arvest-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Fayetteville, AR | 62 | $13.6M | | [U.S. Bank National Association](https://lender.report/lender/u-s-bank-oh/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/u-s-bank-oh/sba-7a/) | Bank | Cincinnati, OH | 60 | $5.40M | | [First Financial Bank](https://lender.report/lender/first-financial-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/first-financial-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | El Dorado, AR | 42 | $59.1M | | [Newtek Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/newtek-bank-fl/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/newtek-bank-fl/sba-7a/) | Bank | Miami, FL | 38 | $8.26M | | [Live Oak Banking Company](https://lender.report/lender/live-oak-banking-nc/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/live-oak-banking-nc/sba-7a/) | Bank | Wilmington, NC | 37 | $66.1M | | [The Huntington National Bank](https://lender.report/lender/huntington-national-bank-oh/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/huntington-national-bank-oh/sba-7a/) | Bank | Columbus, OH | 35 | $19.4M | | [Readycap Lending, LLC](https://lender.report/lender/readycap-lending-nj/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/readycap-lending-nj/sba-7a/) | Non-bank | Berkeley Heights, NJ | 34 | $13.7M | | [FNBC Bank](https://lender.report/lender/fnbc-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/fnbc-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Ash Flat, AR | 32 | $21.8M | | [Northeast Bank](https://lender.report/lender/northeast-bank-me/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/northeast-bank-me/sba-7a/) | Bank | Portland, ME | 28 | $4.15M | | [Regions Bank](https://lender.report/lender/regions-bank-al/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/regions-bank-al/sba-7a/) | Bank | Birmingham, AL | 19 | $15.6M | | [ACC Capital](https://lender.report/lender/acc-capital-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/acc-capital-ar/sba-7a/) | Non-bank | Little Rock, AR | 16 | $6.50M | | [First Security Bank](https://lender.report/lender/first-security-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/first-security-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Searcy, AR | 16 | $2.67M | | [RiverBank](https://lender.report/lender/riverbank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/riverbank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Pocahontas, AR | 16 | $2.62M | | [Celtic Bank](https://lender.report/lender/celtic-bank-ut/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/celtic-bank-ut/sba-7a/) | Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | 14 | $4.06M | | [Lendistry SBLC, LLC](https://lender.report/lender/lendistry-sblc-ca/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/lendistry-sblc-ca/sba-7a/) | Non-bank | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | $2.22M | | [Bank OZK](https://lender.report/lender/bank-ozk-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/bank-ozk-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Little Rock, AR | 12 | $9.94M | | [BayFirst National Bank](https://lender.report/lender/bayfirst-national-bank-fl/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/bayfirst-national-bank-fl/sba-7a/) | Bank | Saint Petersburg, FL | 11 | $1.20M | | [United Midwest Savings Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/united-midwest-savings-bank-oh/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/united-midwest-savings-bank-oh/sba-7a/) | Bank | Degraff, OH | 10 | $5.55M | | [First Community Bank](https://lender.report/lender/first-community-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/first-community-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Batesville, AR | 10 | $4.14M | | [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association](https://lender.report/lender/wells-fargo-bank-sd/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/wells-fargo-bank-sd/sba-7a/) | Bank | Sioux Falls, SD | 8 | $8.06M | | [Stone Bank](https://lender.report/lender/stone-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/stone-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Mountain View, AR | 8 | $7.17M | | [Encore Bank](https://lender.report/lender/encore-bank-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/encore-bank-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Little Rock, AR | 8 | $6.65M | | [Commercial Bank & Trust Company](https://lender.report/lender/commercial-bank-and-trust-ar/) [SBA 7(a) record](https://lender.report/lender/commercial-bank-and-trust-ar/sba-7a/) | Bank | Monticello, AR | 8 | $4.19M | SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 [See all 104 SBA 7(a) lenders in Arkansas in Loan Comps](https://lender.report/comps/?lane=sba_7a&state=AR) - Lenders recorded 875 SBA 7(a) loans totaling $592.5M in Arkansas in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - Banks and savings institutions made 781 of those, credit unions 14, and non-banks 77. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - The five most active lenders made 35.7% of Arkansas's SBA 7(a) loans. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - Live Oak Banking Company recorded the most dollars in Arkansas, at $66.1M. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - 24 of these lenders are based in Arkansas. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - 21 lenders recorded 10 or more SBA 7(a) loans in Arkansas. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - 3 of these loans 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 286 SBA 7(a) approvals in Arkansas dated in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, versus 333 in the prior 12 months. Both counts leave out cancelled approvals. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - The typical SBA 7(a) loan in Arkansas was about $250K, with the middle half between $90K and $770K. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - Lenders reported a median rate of 9.50% on 875 loans in Arkansas, with the middle half between 8.50% and 10.50%. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 - The median term in Arkansas was 10 years. SBA FOIA, Sep 30, 2026 ## How this list is defined **Measure** SBA 7(a) loans made in Arkansas **Period** October 2023 to September 2026 **Formula** Count, by lender, of SBA 7(a) approvals located in Arkansas and dated in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026, whose status is not cancelled. A lender is listed if it made at least one. **Order** Largest first by loans 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-7a-lenders-by-state.json) **Changelog** November 12, 2026: First published, with the data built on this date. Is your institution on this list? [Show your rank](https://lender.report/for-lenders/badge/). It carries the date and links back to this page. SBA 7(a) is the main SBA loan program for small businesses. The SBA guarantees part of each loan and the lender decides who gets one. SBA figures are approvals, shown net of cancelled loans where the column says so. SBA has not reviewed or endorsed this site. Each lender is counted only where the public file places the loan. Lenders that merged or stopped filing are left out. SBA does not require you to use an agent or broker for a loan application. SBA has not reviewed or endorsed this site. Source and date appear beside each figure. 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