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Best SBA lenders for Retail Trade

The SBA lenders that fund the most Retail Trade businesses, ranked by funded volume with each lender's charge-off track record.

By Mario Bailey · Source: SBA FOIA data, as of 2026-03-31

Live Oak Banking Company funds the most SBA volume in Retail Trade. Charge-off rates below are each lender's overall rate across all of its loans, as a track-record signal.

# Lender Volume in Retail Trade 7(a) charge-off
1 Live Oak Banking Company $2.4B 1.1%
2 The Huntington National Bank $2.1B 3.0%
3 Wells Fargo Bank National Association $2.1B 5.9%
4 Celtic Bank Corporation $1.6B 9.4%
5 Metro City Bank $1.6B 1.4%
6 Bank of Hope $1.4B 4.4%
7 U.S. Bank, National Association $1.4B 3.7%
8 Byline Bank $1.2B 5.1%

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Method and disclaimer. Ranked by funded SBA volume in Retail Trade from the public FOIA 7(a) and 504 data (as of 2026-03-31); see our methodology. SBA Loan Index is not affiliated with the SBA and is not a lender, broker, or financial advisor.

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