Arvest Bank

Headquartered in Fayetteville, ARarvest.com$28B in assetsFounded 1871228 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans: 8
Approved: $3M
Median deal: $252,200
Median rate: 8.50%

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 1 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal year	Loans
FY2020	18
FY2021	11
FY2022	2
FY2023	2
FY2024	3
FY2025	7
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)	1

How they lend

Across 8 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 44 (6.6%)Other purposes 623 (93.4%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 667 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 44 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 87.50%Fixed 12.50%

Middle half of rates: 7.75% to 8.99%
Median term: 120 months
Collateral reported: 87.50% of loans
Sold on the secondary market: 0.00% of loans
Franchise loans: 0.00% of loans

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program

100.00%

SBA processing-method labels as they appear in the loan file, as shares of this lender’s window loans.

What they fund

Industries and deal sizes across 8 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Top industries

Health Care and Social Assistance		25.00%
Accommodation and Food Services		12.50%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation		12.50%
Educational Services		12.50%
Information		12.50%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 62.50%$350K to $1M 25.00%$1M to $3.5M 12.50%$3.5M+ 0.00%

Sectors from each loan’s NAICS code; deal sizes from gross approval amounts. Window loans only.

Where they lend

Top states by this lender’s change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Oklahoma4 loans
Arkansas3 loans
Missouri1 loan

Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.

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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA file, change-of-ownership loans for Arvest Bank. Window stats cover FY2025 to FY2026 Q3, as of June 30, 2026, and refresh with each quarterly cut. Rates and rate quartiles are the rates at approval. Website, headquarters, assets, founding year, and office count come from the FDIC BankFind Suite API and, for credit unions, the NCUA Credit Union Locator (public US government data). Methodology. See an error? Email us and we will correct it.