SBA Lending by Eastern Bank
SBA records list Eastern Bank as #25 among SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 10,378 7(a) records worth $1.1B.
- 10,378
- 7(a) records listed
- $1.1B
- Approved dollars
- $106,364
- Average loan size
- #25
- Rank, all-time volume
- #23
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.7%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- -59%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.8%
- Active-status distress
- 8%
- PLP processing
Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 10,378 7(a) loans worth $1.1B under Eastern Bank, at an average of $106,364 per loan. That places it #25 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 8% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 1,452 active-status loans, 4.8% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
Where Eastern Bank lends most
What Eastern Bank funds most
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Open the interactive map ↗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.