SBA Lending by Bank of Hope
SBA records list Bank of Hope as one of the ten largest SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 36,933 7(a) records worth $8.5B.
- 36,933
- 7(a) records listed
- $8.5B
- Approved dollars
- $228,990
- Average loan size
- #10
- Rank, all-time volume
- #28
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.5%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- -47%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.4%
- Active-status distress
- 29%
- PLP processing
Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 36,933 7(a) loans worth $8.5B under Bank of Hope, at an average of $228,990 per loan. That places it #10 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 29% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 1,613 active-status loans, 4.4% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. No borrower identity appears here. Methodology.