SBA Lending by Fifth Third Bank
SBA records list Fifth Third Bank as #17 among SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 20,726 7(a) records worth $7.8B.
- 20,726
- 7(a) records listed
- $7.8B
- Approved dollars
- $377,211
- Average loan size
- #17
- Rank, all-time volume
- #22
- Rank, volume since 2020
- 0.7%
- Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
- -30%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.5%
- Active-status distress
- 44%
- PLP processing
Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 20,726 7(a) loans worth $7.8B under Fifth Third Bank, at an average of $377,211 per loan. That places it #17 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 44% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 2,280 active-status loans, 4.5% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
Where Fifth Third Bank lends 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.