SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · East West Bank

SBA Lending by East West Bank

SBA records list East West Bank as #47 among SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 5,728 7(a) records worth $2.6B.

5,728
7(a) records listed
$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
2.4%
Active-status distress
60%
PLP processing

Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 5,728 7(a) loans worth $2.6B under East West Bank, at an average of $450,204 per loan. That places it #47 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 60% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 762 active-status loans, 2.4% 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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