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Top SBA Lenders in Oregon

The 28 most active SBA 7(a) lenders in Oregon, ranked by total loan volume. Data comes directly from SBA FOIA records covering every approved 7(a) loan from 2021 through 2026.

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Why your SBA lender matters

Not every SBA lender will work your deal. Lenders specialize by industry, deal size, and loan purpose, and their approval, funding, and default patterns vary significantly from institution to institution. Matching your deal to a lender with the right historical activity in your market gives you a better shot at a clean, predictable close.

#LenderLoansTotal VolumeAvg LoanFunded %Default %
1Columbia Bank1,179$174.7M$148K77.6%2.1%
2U.S. Bank, National Association790$157.0M$199K80.1%1.7%
3KeyBank National Association266$115.8M$435K83.5%1.4%
4Banner Bank244$46.3M$190K89.3%0.5%
5Wells Fargo Bank National Association209$108.0M$517K85.6%2.2%
6Northeast Bank186$26.1M$140K48.9%0.0%
7Readycap Lending, LLC171$132.5M$775K88.3%1.3%
8The Huntington National Bank170$69.8M$411K81.8%1.4%
9Newtek Bank, National Association151$61.9M$410K58.3%0.0%
10Live Oak Banking Company149$182.6M$1.2M86.6%0.0%
11Banc of California123$214.0M$1.7M81.3%0.0%
12BayFirst National Bank107$27.0M$252K92.5%3.0%
13JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association99$29.3M$296K83.8%1.2%
14Celtic Bank Corporation83$81.5M$982K88.0%0.0%
15First Interstate Bank78$34.0M$436K89.7%0.0%
161st Security Bank of Washington75$5.6M$74K69.3%0.0%
17United Midwest Savings Bank National Association71$39.4M$555K78.9%0.0%
18Summit Bank65$73.3M$1.1M95.4%3.2%
19Washington Trust Bank51$24.2M$474K92.2%2.1%
19Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.51$22.1M$432K72.5%0.0%
21Enterprise Bank & Trust45$51.5M$1.1M80.0%0.0%
22Heritage Bank36$25.1M$697K91.7%0.0%
23Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC35$46.4M$1.3M88.6%0.0%
24WaFd Bank34$4.3M$125K88.2%0.0%
25Lendistry SBLC, LLC33$4.2M$129K100.0%0.0%
25Harborstone CU33$26.1M$792K90.9%0.0%
25BMO Bank National Association33$28.7M$869K90.9%3.3%
25Bank of America, National Association33$16.6M$503K84.8%0.0%

Source: SBA FOIA 7(a) loan-level data, FY2021–FY2026. Lenders with fewer than 3 approved loans in Oregon during this period are excluded. Funded % = approved loans that were funded. Default % = SBA-purchased loans divided by funded loans. Rankings are by total loan count.

How to read this table

Funded % is the share of approved loans that actually closed. A lender with a high approval rate but low funded rate may be approving deals they later back out of — a sign of a disorganized process or shifting appetite.

Default % is the share of funded loans that the SBA had to purchase (the borrower stopped paying). A high default rate isn't automatically disqualifying (some lenders specialize in riskier deals), but it affects how cautious their underwriting is likely to be.

Loan count vs. total volume tell different stories. A lender at the top by loan count may specialize in smaller deals; a lender with fewer but larger loans may only work with mid-market acquisitions. Match your deal size to their typical range.

Volume rankings show who's historically active in Oregon. They don't tell you who's actively lending right now or who has the right appetite for your specific industry and deal structure. That's where we come in.

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