Bank First, N.A.

Headquartered in Manitowoc, WIbankfirst.com$6.1B in assetsFounded 189438 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
7

#195 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$10M

gross approvals

Median deal
$775,000

national $709,300

Median rate
6.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 5 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20206
FY202111
FY20228
FY20234
FY20243
FY20252
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)5

How they lend

Across 7 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 39 (12.5%)Other purposes 273 (87.5%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 312 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 39 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 14.29%Fixed 85.71%

Middle half of rates
6.35% to 7.00%
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
0.00% of loans
Franchise loans
0.00% of loans

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
71.43%
7a General
14.29%
International Trade Loans
14.29%

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

Top industries

Construction
28.57%
Manufacturing
28.57%
Health Care and Social Assistance
14.29%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14.29%
Retail Trade
14.29%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 0.00%$350K to $1M 57.14%$1M to $3.5M 28.57%$3.5M+ 14.29%

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.

Bank First, N.A.: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Bank First, N.A. make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Bank First, N.A. was approved for 39 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 7 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #195 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 12.5% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Bank First, N.A. charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 6.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 6.35% and 7.00%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Bank First, N.A.'s SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $775,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $10M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

What kinds of businesses does Bank First, N.A. finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Construction and Manufacturing. 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 Bank First, N.A.. 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.