SBA lending is a lending specialty some lenders have made a special focus and have dedicated the resources and people to maximize how many SBA loans they can close annually.

With SBA’s extensive rules and requirements, success in this space demands a well-rounded combination of expertise, credit risk acumen, and a robust business development network.

To understand what and where the top SBA lenders are focused on, we analyzed the collective performance of the most recent top 1% SBA lenders. We looked at their combined top industries, franchise loan industries, states and cities, the emphasis on out of state lending, average loan amounts, and our SBA lending forecast model for combined lenders in the one percent.