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Best SBA lenders for buying a business (2026)
Buying a business is not the same as funding a startup or equipment. These SBA 7(a) lenders are the most acquisition-focused — ranked by the share of their loans that are change-of-ownership (business-purchase) deals, from public records. They know how to value a business and structure a buyout.
The comparison
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- 1.1 loans · $0M · Saint Louis, MOAcquisition share: 67%Full record →
- 2.12 loans · $29M · Everett, WAAcquisition share: 63%Full record →
- 3.98 loans · $309M · Las Vegas, NVAcquisition share: 62%Full record →
- 4.9 loans · $24M · Houston, TXAcquisition share: 60%Full record →
- 5.46 loans · $25M · Richland, WAAcquisition share: 59%Full record →
- 6.12 loans · $5M · Durham, NCAcquisition share: 57%Full record →
- 7.139 loans · $102M · Los Angeles, CAAcquisition share: 55%Full record →
- 8.57 loans · $74M · Winston-Salem, NCAcquisition share: 54%Full record →
- 9.83 loans · $143M · Los Angeles, CAAcquisition share: 52%Full record →
- 10.6 loans · $6M · Wellsville, MOAcquisition share: 51%Full record →
- 11.138 loans · $276M · Sioux Falls, SDAcquisition share: 50%Full record →
- 12.8 loans · $5M · Overland Park, KSAcquisition share: 49%Full record →
- 13.1 loans · $2M · Manhattan, KSAcquisition share: 48%Full record →
- 14.46 loans · $27M · Sartell, MNAcquisition share: 48%Full record →
- 15.6 loans · $10M · Worthington, OHAcquisition share: 48%Full record →
- 16.28 loans · $32M · Saint Joseph, MIAcquisition share: 46%Full record →
- 17.3 loans · $1M · Kearney, NEAcquisition share: 46%Full record →
- 18.8 loans · $4M · Lafayette, LAAcquisition share: 45%Full record →
- 19.29 loans · $28M · Quincy, CAAcquisition share: 45%Full record →
- 20.24 loans · $22M · College Station, TXAcquisition share: 45%Full record →