Arvest Bank

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

Loans
8

#188 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$3M

gross approvals

Median deal
$252,200

national $709,300

Median rate
8.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

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

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202018
FY202111
FY20222
FY20232
FY20243
FY20257
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.

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

Arvest Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Arvest Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Arvest Bank was approved for 44 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 8 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #188 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 6.6% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Arvest Bank charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 8.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 7.75% and 8.99%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Arvest Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $252,200, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $3M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

What kinds of businesses does Arvest Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Health Care and Social Assistance and Accommodation and Food Services. 0.00% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.

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.