SBA Lending by Bell Bank
Bell Bank is an active SBA 7(a) lender, ranked #232 nationally by all-time volume, with 654 approved 7(a) loans worth $246M on record.
- 654
- 7(a) loans made
- $246M
- Approved dollars
- $375,533
- Average loan size
- #232
- Rank, all-time volume
- #156
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.1%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- +208%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 2.8%
- Active-loan distress
- 23%
- Made under PLP authority
Between 1991 and mid-2026, Bell Bank approved 654 SBA 7(a) loans worth $246M across the country, at an average of $375,533 per loan. That places it #232 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 23% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 2.8% 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.