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Best SBA lenders in Montana

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

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

Big Sky Economic Development Corporation funds the most SBA volume in Montana. Charge-off rates below are each lender's overall rate across all of its loans, as a track-record signal.

# Lender Volume in Montana Charge-off
1 Big Sky Economic Development Corporation $206.8M 0.0%
2 Capital Matrix, Inc. $70.6M 0.0%
3 The Yellowstone Bank $58.6M 0.0%
4 Dakota Business Lending $57.0M 0.0%
5 Glacier Bank $52.5M 0.3%
6 Live Oak Banking Company $49.4M 0.3%
7 First Interstate Bank $28.7M 0.0%
8 Three Rivers Bank of Montana $24.1M 4.3%

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Method and disclaimer. Ranked by funded SBA volume in Montana 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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