SBA 7(a) · KY

SBA 7(a) lenders in Kentucky

112 lenders made at least one SBA 7(a) loan in Kentucky in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. U.S. Bank National Association made the most, with 156 of the 1,384 on record.

Evidence
Lender recorded at least one SBA 7(a) loan to a business in Kentucky in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026
Data as of
SBA, September 30, 2026
Page last changed
November 11, 2026
Lenders on record
112
SBA FOIA,
Loans, 36 months
1,384
SBA FOIA,
Approvals, net of cancelled
Dollars, 36 months
$677M
SBA FOIA,
Approvals, last 12 months
430
SBA FOIA,
-11.3% from the prior 12 months

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Source: The Lender Report, SBA 7(a) lenders in Kentucky, https://lender.report/sba-7a-lenders/kentucky/, data as of September 30, 2026.

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Kentucky SBA 7(a) lenders, by loans in the state over 36 months. First 25 of 112.
LenderKindBased inLoansDollars
U.S. Bank National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankCincinnati, OH156$33.9M
Community Trust Bank, Inc. SBA 7(a) recordBankPikeville, KY147$32.0M
The Huntington National Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankColumbus, OH125$38.6M
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company SBA 7(a) recordBankLouisville, KY114$74.8M
Republic Bank & Trust Company SBA 7(a) recordBankLouisville, KY89$36.0M
Newtek Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankMiami, FL71$21.8M
Northeast Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankPortland, ME66$8.73M
Readycap Lending, LLC SBA 7(a) recordNon-bankBerkeley Heights, NJ53$7.90M
Live Oak Banking Company SBA 7(a) recordBankWilmington, NC38$48.1M
Fifth Third Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankCincinnati, OH32$11.1M
United Midwest Savings Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankDegraff, OH27$17.6M
BayFirst National Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankSaint Petersburg, FL27$3.21M
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankColumbus, OH26$6.06M
PNC Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankWilmington, DE24$5.83M
Celtic Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankSalt Lake City, UT22$10.4M
Heritage Bank, Inc. SBA 7(a) recordBankBurlington, KY19$29.0M
Old National Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankEvansville, IN18$18.3M
Lendistry SBLC, LLC SBA 7(a) recordNon-bankLos Angeles, CA17$3.12M
Peoples Bank SBA 7(a) recordBankMarietta, OH14$3.77M
American Bank & Trust Company, Inc. SBA 7(a) recordBankBowling Green, KY13$3.25M
SmartBiz Bank, National Association SBA 7(a) recordBankNorthbrook, IL12$1.99M
First Bank of the Lake SBA 7(a) recordBankOsage Beach, MO11$17.5M
WesBanco Bank, Inc. SBA 7(a) recordBankWheeling, WV11$2.73M
GBank SBA 7(a) recordBankLas Vegas, NV10$31.8M
South Central Bank, Inc. SBA 7(a) recordBankGlasgow, KY10$5.99M
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  • Lenders recorded 1,384 SBA 7(a) loans totaling $677M in Kentucky in the 36 months ending September 30, 2026. SBA FOIA,
  • Banks and savings institutions made 1,289 of those, credit unions 7, and non-banks 88. SBA FOIA,
  • The five most active lenders made 45.6% of Kentucky's SBA 7(a) loans. SBA FOIA,
  • Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company recorded the most dollars in Kentucky, at $74.8M. SBA FOIA,
  • 19 of these lenders are based in Kentucky. SBA FOIA,
  • 26 lenders recorded 10 or more SBA 7(a) loans in Kentucky. SBA FOIA,
  • The SBA file shows 430 SBA 7(a) approvals in Kentucky dated in the 12 months to September 30, 2026, versus 485 in the prior 12 months. Both counts leave out cancelled approvals. SBA FOIA,
  • The typical SBA 7(a) loan in Kentucky was about $150K, with the middle half between $51K and $490K. SBA FOIA,
  • Lenders reported a median rate of 9.50% on 1,384 loans in Kentucky, with the middle half between 8.50% and 10.75%. SBA FOIA,
  • The median term in Kentucky was 10 years. SBA FOIA,

How this list is defined

Measure
SBA 7(a) loans made in Kentucky
Period
October 2023 to September 2026
Formula
Count, by lender, of SBA 7(a) approvals located in Kentucky 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
Changelog
  • : First published, with the data built on this date.

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