SBA Lending by East West Bank
East West Bank is the #47 most active SBA 7(a) lender by all-time volume, with 5,728 approved 7(a) loans worth $2.6B on record.
- 5,728
- 7(a) loans made
- $2.6B
- Approved dollars
- $450,204
- Average loan size
- #47
- Rank, all-time volume
- #59
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.2%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- -40%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.6%
- Active-loan distress
- 60%
- Made under PLP authority
Between 1991 and mid-2026, East West Bank approved 5,728 SBA 7(a) loans worth $2.6B across the country, at an average of $450,204 per loan. That places it #47 among all U.S. SBA 7(a) lenders. About 60% were written under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority, and 4.6% 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.