SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA Lenders · First Interstate Bank

SBA Lending by First Interstate Bank

SBA records list First Interstate Bank as #42 among SBA 7(a) lender records by all-time volume, with 6,046 7(a) records worth $1.5B.

6,046
7(a) records listed
$1.5B
Approved dollars
$255,384
Average loan size
#42
Rank, all-time volume
#104
Rank, volume since 2020
0.1%
Share of U.S. 7(a) since 2020
-57%
Annualized vs prior decade
5.4%
Active-status distress
25%
PLP processing

Between 1991 and mid-2026, the SBA FOIA record lists 6,046 7(a) loans worth $1.5B under First Interstate Bank, at an average of $255,384 per loan. That places it #42 among U.S. lender records by volume. About 25% show Preferred Lender (PLP) processing. Among 349 active-status loans, 5.4% 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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