Bank of Houston

Headquartered in Houston, MOthebankofhouston.com$64M in assetsFounded 18892 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
15

#137 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$17M

gross approvals

Median deal
$882,500

national $709,300

Median rate
9.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 9 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20200
FY20213
FY202213
FY20237
FY202417
FY20256
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)9

How they lend

Across 15 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 55 (36.7%)Other purposes 95 (63.3%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 150 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 55 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.13% to 9.88%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.25% at approval (15 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
80.00% of loans
Franchise loans
33.33% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
24 days (n = 15)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
80.00%
7a General
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 15 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Top industries

Health Care and Social Assistance
20.00%
Retail Trade
20.00%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
13.33%
Construction
13.33%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13.33%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 6.67%$350K to $1M 46.67%$1M to $3.5M 46.67%$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.

Bank of Houston: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Bank of Houston make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Bank of Houston was approved for 55 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 15 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #137 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 36.7% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Bank of Houston charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.13% and 9.88%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 2.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Bank of Houston's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $882,500, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $17M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Bank of Houston fund an SBA loan?

Across the 15 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 24 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Bank of Houston finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Health Care and Social Assistance and Retail Trade. 33.33% 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 of Houston. 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.