Best SBA lenders
Best SBA lenders for Real Estate
The SBA lenders that fund the most Real Estate 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 Real Estate. Charge-off rates below are each lender's overall rate across all of its loans, as a track-record signal.
| # | Lender | Volume in Real Estate | Charge-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live Oak Banking Company | $946.4M | 0.3% |
| 2 | Bank Five Nine | $207.4M | 0.1% |
| 3 | Mortgage Capital Development Corporation | $188.1M | 0.1% |
| 4 | Mountain West Small Business Finance | $186.0M | 0.0% |
| 5 | Florida Business Development Corporation | $171.9M | 0.0% |
| 6 | CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | $171.6M | 1.9% |
| 7 | The Huntington National Bank | $164.9M | 1.3% |
| 8 | U.S. Bank, National Association | $130.4M | 2.2% |
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Method and disclaimer. Ranked by funded SBA volume in
Real Estate 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.