SBA Lenders in Louisiana
105 SBA lenders have funded 7,230 approved SBA loans for Louisiana businesses.
33 are based in Louisiana; the rest are national or multi-state lenders that actively fund Louisiana businesses.
SBA lenders serving Louisiana
All 105 lenders that fund SBA loans for Louisiana businesses — 33 based in Louisiana, plus national and multi-state lenders. Multi-state listings link to their branch finder for Louisiana.
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105 lenders
Beacon Bank and Trust
2 Harvard Street
Brookline, Massachusetts
Serves Louisiana — 6 approved
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BankFirst Financial Services
900 Main St
Columbus, Mississippi
Serves Louisiana — 40 approved
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Commonwealth Business Bank
3435 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 700
Los Angeles, California
Serves Louisiana — 6 approved
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Lendistry SBLC, LLC
767 South Alameda Street
Los Angeles, California
Serves Louisiana — 25 approved
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First Horizon Bank
165 Madison Ave
Memphis, Tennessee
Serves Louisiana — 111 approved
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Planters Bank and Trust Company
212 Catchings Ave
Indianola, Mississippi
Serves Louisiana — 39 approved
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First Bank of the Lake
4558 Osage Beach Pkwy, Ste 100
Osage Beach, Missouri
Serves Louisiana — 28 approved
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Banc of California
11611 San Vicente Blvd, Ste 50
Los Angeles, California
Serves Louisiana — 20 approved
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First Bank
205 SE Broad St
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Serves Louisiana — 8 approved
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Peoples Bank
160 E Maud Ave
Mendenhall, Mississippi
Serves Louisiana — 28 approved
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The Citizens National Bank of Meridian
512 22nd Ave
Meridian, Mississippi
Serves Louisiana — 5 approved
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Columbia Bank
5885 Meadows, Ste 400
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Serves Louisiana — 16 approved
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First Internet Bank of Indiana
8701 E 116th St
Fishers, Indiana
Serves Louisiana — 12 approved
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
1111 Polaris Pkwy
Columbus, Ohio
Serves Louisiana — 1,013 approved
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Bank Five Nine
155 W Wisconsin Ave
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Serves Louisiana — 13 approved
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Celtic Bank Corporation
268 S State St, Ste 300
Salt Lake City, Utah
Serves Louisiana — 124 approved
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BayFirst National Bank
700 Central Avenue
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Serves Louisiana — 138 approved
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Golden Bank National Association
9315 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, Texas
Serves Louisiana — 7 approved
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Every SBA lender serving Louisiana, A to Z
The complete index of all 105 lenders that fund SBA loans for Louisiana businesses. Every name links to that lender's full listing.
A
- A N E C A FCU — Shreveport, Louisiana
- American Bank — Covington, Louisiana
- Ameris Bank — Atlanta, Georgia
- Apex Bank — Camden, Tennessee
B
- b1BANK — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Banc of California — Los Angeles, California
- Bank Five Nine — Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
- Bank of America, National Association — Charlotte, North Carolina
- Bank of Hope — Los Angeles, California
- Bank of St. Francisville — Saint Francisville, Louisiana
- BankFirst Financial Services — Columbus, Mississippi
- BankPlus — Belzoni, Mississippi
- BankUnited, National Association — Miami Lakes, Florida
- Barksdale FCU — Bossier City, Louisiana
- BayFirst National Bank — Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Beacon Bank and Trust — Brookline, Massachusetts
- BizCapital BIDCO I, LLC — Louisiana
- BIZCapital BIDCO II, LLC — Louisiana
- BOM Bank — Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Bonvenu Bank NA — Bossier City, Louisiana
- Business Resource Capital Specialty BIDCO, Inc. — Louisiana
- Byline Bank — Chicago, Illinois
C
- Capital Bank, National Association — Rockville, Maryland
- Capital One, National Association — Mclean, Virginia
- Carter FCU — Springhill, Louisiana
- Celtic Bank Corporation — Salt Lake City, Utah
- CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association — Northbrook, Illinois
- Citizens Bank — Elizabethton, Tennessee
- Citizens Progressive Bank — Winnsboro, Louisiana
- City National Bank of Florida — Miami, Florida
- Colony Bank — Fitzgerald, Georgia
- Columbia Bank — Lake Oswego, Oregon
- Commonwealth Business Bank — Los Angeles, California
- Community Bank of Louisiana — Mansfield, Louisiana
- Customers Bank — Malvern, Pennsylvania
E
- Essential Credit Union — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F
- Fidelity Bank — Mandeville, Louisiana
- First Bank — Southern Pines, North Carolina
- First Bank of the Lake — Osage Beach, Missouri
- First Horizon Bank — Memphis, Tennessee
- First Internet Bank of Indiana — Fishers, Indiana
- First National Bank of Louisiana — Crowley, Louisiana
- First National Bank USA — Boutte, Louisiana
- First Western SBLC, Inc — Dallas, Texas
- Five Star Bank — Rancho Cordova, California
G
- Golden Bank National Association — Houston, Texas
- Gulf Coast Bank — New Orleans, Louisiana
- Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company — New Orleans, Louisiana
H
- Hancock Whitney Bank — Gulfport, Mississippi
- Hanmi Bank — Los Angeles, California
- Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC — Laguna Hills, California
- Heritage Bank Inc — Burlington, Kentucky
- Home Bank, National Association — Lafayette, Louisiana
- Homeland Federal Savings Bank — Columbia, Louisiana
- Hope FCU — Jackson, Mississippi
I
- IncredibleBank — Wausau, Wisconsin
- Independence Bank — East Greenwich, Rhode Island
- Investar Bank, National Association — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association — Columbus, Ohio
L
- Landmark Bank — Clinton, Louisiana
- Legence Bank — Eldorado, Illinois
- LendingClub Bank, National Association — Lehi, Utah
- Lendistry SBLC, LLC — Los Angeles, California
- Liberty Bank and Trust Company — New Orleans, Louisiana
- Live Oak Banking Company — Wilmington, North Carolina
M
- Metro City Bank — Doraville, Georgia
N
- Newtek Bank, National Association — Miami, Florida
- Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. — Lake Success, New York
O
- Old National Bank — Evansville, Indiana
- Open Bank — Los Angeles, California
- Origin Bank — Choudrant, Louisiana
- Ouachita Valley FCU — West Monroe, Louisiana
P
- Pathward National Association — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Pelican Credit Union — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Peoples Bank — Mendenhall, Mississippi
- Planters Bank and Trust Company — Indianola, Mississippi
- PNC Bank, National Association — Wilmington, Delaware
R
- Readycap Lending, LLC — Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- Red River Bank — Alexandria, Louisiana
- Regions Bank — Birmingham, Alabama
- Renasant Bank — Tupelo, Mississippi
S
- Seacoast National Bank — Stuart, Florida
- Simmons Bank — Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- South Louisiana Bank — Houma, Louisiana
- Southern Heritage Bank — Jonesville, Louisiana
- SouthState Bank, National Association — Winter Haven, Florida
- Southwest Louisiana Credit Union — Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Stearns Bank National Association — Saint Cloud, Minnesota
- Stone Bank — Mountain View, Arkansas
- Synergy Bank — Houma, Louisiana
T
- Texas Capital Bank — Dallas, Texas
- The Bancorp Bank National Association — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- The Citizens National Bank of Meridian — Meridian, Mississippi
- The Cottonport Bank — Cottonport, Louisiana
- The Huntington National Bank — Columbus, Ohio
- The MINT National Bank — Kingwood, Texas
- TowneBank — Portsmouth, Virginia
- Trustmark Bank — Jackson, Mississippi
U
- U.S. Bank, National Association — Cincinnati, Ohio
- United Community Bank — Greenville, South Carolina
- United Midwest Savings Bank National Association — De Graff, Ohio
- US Metro Bank — Garden Grove, California
V
- VelocitySBA, LLC — Irving, Texas
W
- Wallis Bank — Wallis, Texas
- Wells Fargo Bank National Association — Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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How many SBA lenders serve Louisiana?
105 lenders have funded SBA loans for Louisiana businesses (7,230 approved loans in total) — 33 based in Louisiana, plus national and multi-state lenders that fund Louisiana borrowers. Counts are sourced from SBA loan records by borrower location.
Can I use an SBA lender outside Louisiana?
Yes. SBA loans are federal, so an out-of-state lender can fund your Louisiana business. National SBA lenders like Live Oak Bank and Newtek lend in all 50 states. A local lender still helps when the deal needs site visits or local market knowledge.
Who is the best SBA lender in Louisiana?
"Best" depends on your loan size and industry, but Google ratings are a fair starting signal. Southern Heritage Bank currently holds the top rating among Louisiana-based SBA lenders at 5.0 stars. Preferred (PLP) lenders move fastest on approval timelines.
Top SBA lending markets in Louisiana
The Louisiana cities where businesses have won the most SBA 7(a) & 504 funding, ranked by real approval volume from public SBA FOIA data. Each links to the lenders most active in that market.