SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · BayFirst National Bank

SBA Lending by BayFirst National Bank

SBA records list BayFirst National Bank as #22 among SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 12,553 7(a) records worth $2.6B, or 2.8% of listed U.S. 7(a) records since 2020.

12,553
7(a) records listed
$2.6B
Approved dollars
$208,092
Average loan size
#22
Rank, all-time volume
#6
Rank, volume since 2020
2.8%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
+140%
Annualized vs prior decade
1.7%
Active-status distress
93%
PLP processing

Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 12,553 7(a) loans worth $2.6B under BayFirst National Bank, at an average of $208,092 per loan. That places it #22 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 93% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 7,694 active-status loans, 1.7% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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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.

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