SBA Lending by Bank of Hope
Bank of Hope is one of the ten most active SBA 7(a) lenders of all time, with 36,933 approved 7(a) loans worth $8.5B on record.
- 36,933
- 7(a) loans made
- $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
- 26.6%
- Active-loan distress
- 29%
- Made under PLP authority
Between 1991 and mid-2026, Bank of Hope approved 36,933 SBA 7(a) loans worth $8.5B across the country, at an average of $228,990 per loan. That places it #10 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 29% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 26.6% of its book is currently delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. No borrower identity appears here.