
GoSBA’s 50 Best Colorado SBA Lenders In 2015
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Colorado District Office serves 64 counties which have a combined population base of nearly 5 million residents and 563,000 small businesses. Colorado possesses a diverse and prosperous economic base as it is a known for its agriculture, aerospace, technology, bioscience and is considered a STEM-based economy. According to the Kauffman Index, Colorado was the 4th state for rising start-up businesses.
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GoSBA Loans is proud to announce the 2015, top 50 SBA banks providing SBA loans in Colorado. As a strong state for small business entrepreneurs, Colorado SBA loan providers financed 1,505 businesses valued at $537,026,300 million in 2015.
One of the biggest challenges that small businesses face is access to affordable financing. Top lenders signing SBA-backed loans in Colorado include some of the larger banks like Wells Fargo and Chase Bank, as well as some smaller players, including Live Oak Banking Company and Bank Midwest. Unfortunately, these banks have some of the strongest underwriting criteria. Most small businesses are better off speaking with smaller and more aggressive SBA lenders in Colorado. Applicants that apply for a SBA loan with GoSBA loans benefit from automatic circulation of their loan application to 33 of the 100 top Colorado SBA lenders. Here is our GoSBA’s official ranking for the 50 Best Colorado SBA 7(a) Lenders In 2015.
RANK | BANK | LOANS FUNDED | VOLUME FUNDED ($) |
1 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 434 | 88,341,600 |
2 | U.S. Bank National Association | 267 | 41,933,600 |
3 | JP Morgan Chase Bank | 111 | 17,170,500 |
4 | Cobiz Bank | 64 | 29,305,700 |
5 | Compass Bank | 59 | 13,217,100 |
6 | Hanmi Bank | 56 | 37,452,500 |
7 | Bank of the West | 50 | 40,852,100 |
8 | Keybank National Association | 46 | 19,432,000 |
9 | Celtic Bank Corporation | 33 | 13,644,000 |
10 | BBCN Bank | 28 | 18,355,400 |
11 | Guranty Bank and Trust Company | 27 | 11,572,400 |
12 | Vectra BK Colorado National Association | 25 | 6,596,600 |
13 | Live Oak Banking Company | 21 | 20,438,000 |
14 | Central Bk & Trust Division | 20 | 8,056,000 |
15 | Stearns Bk National Association | 18 | 6,986,400 |
16 | Timberline Bank | 18 | 9,248,300 |
17 | Seacoast Commerce Bank | 17 | 10,072,100 |
18 | First Southwest Bank | 14 | 4,258,300 |
19 | Colorado National Bank | 12 | 22,048,000 |
20 | Meadows Bank | 11 | 8,440,200 |
21 | Bank Midwest | 11 | 9,424,500 |
22 | Newtek Small Business Finance Inc | 10 | 12,926,000 |
23 | Hana Small Business Lending Inc | 9 | 7,482,000 |
24 | Home State Bank | 8 | 3,074,200 |
25 | Paragon Bank | 8 | 7,991,500 |
26 | First Bank | 8 | 3,299,000 |
27 | Golden Pacific Bank National Association | 8 | 259,000 |
28 | Centennial Bank | 7 | 3,363,400 |
29 | First National Bank of Santa F | 7 | 6,499,600 |
30 | Colorado Lending Source, LTD | 7 | 1,225,000 |
31 | Mountain View Bank of Commerce | 7 | 1,017,000 |
32 | UMB Bank National Association | 6 | 2,771,200 |
33 | Northeast Bank | 6 | 10,594,000 |
34 | Amfirst Bank National Association | 5 | 2,428,500 |
35 | Wilshire Bank | 5 | 2,542,000 |
36 | Spirit of Texas Bank | 5 | 1,189,800 |
37 | Community Reinvestment Small Bank | 5 | 910,000 |
38 | Champion Bank | 5 | 3,657,000 |
39 | Great Western Bank | 5 | 4,093,000 |
40 | Peoples National Bank | 4 | 790,000 |
41 | Commerce Bank | 4 | 500,000 |
42 | FMS Bank | 4 | 3,995,000 |
43 | Commonwealth Business Bank | 4 | 3,364,000 |
44 | Utah Community Bank | 4 | 3,399,800 |
45 | Guranty Bank & Tr Co | 4 | 1,337,700 |
46 | Bokf National Association | 4 | 153,000 |
47 | First Home Bank | 4 | 1,100,000 |
48 | Independence Bank | 4 | 525,000 |
49 | First National Bank of Omaha | 3 | 983,300 |
50 | BankUnited | 3 | 8,711,000 |