Associated Bank National Association

Headquartered in Green Bay, WIassociatedbank.com$45.5B in assetsFounded 1874218 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
50

#43 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$51M

gross approvals

Median deal
$423,400

national $709,300

Median rate
8.36%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 19 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20207
FY202114
FY202214
FY202311
FY202411
FY202531
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)19

How they lend

Across 50 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 107 (23.0%)Other purposes 359 (77.0%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 466 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 107 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 64.00%Fixed 36.00%

Middle half of rates
7.92% to 9.25%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 1.25% at approval (32 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
4.00% of loans
Franchise loans
26.00% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
11 days (n = 46)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
80.00%
SBA Express Program
20.00%

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 50 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Top industries

Health Care and Social Assistance
28.00%
Accommodation and Food Services
10.00%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
8.00%
Construction
8.00%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
8.00%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 46.00%$350K to $1M 26.00%$1M to $3.5M 20.00%$3.5M+ 8.00%

Top franchises Home Instead (6)

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.

Associated Bank National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Associated Bank National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Associated Bank National Association was approved for 107 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 50 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #43 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 23.0% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Associated Bank National Association charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 8.36%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 7.92% and 9.25%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 1.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Associated Bank National Association's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $423,400, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $51M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Associated Bank National Association fund an SBA loan?

Across the 46 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 11 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Associated Bank National Association finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Health Care and Social Assistance and Accommodation and Food Services. 26.00% 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 Associated Bank National Association. 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.