SBA Lending by Busey Bank
Busey Bank is an active SBA 7(a) lender, ranked #106 nationally by all-time volume, with 1,938 approved 7(a) loans worth $1.1B on record.
- 1,938
- 7(a) loans made
- $1.1B
- Approved dollars
- $565,774
- Average loan size
- #106
- Rank, all-time volume
- #100
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.1%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- -11%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.9%
- Active-loan distress
- 41%
- Made under PLP authority
Between 1991 and mid-2026, Busey Bank approved 1,938 SBA 7(a) loans worth $1.1B across the country, at an average of $565,774 per loan. That places it #106 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 41% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 4.9% 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.