Bank of Oak Ridge

Headquartered in Oak Ridge, NCbankofoakridge.com$655M in assetsFounded 20005 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
19

#110 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$17M

gross approvals

Median deal
$660,000

national $709,300

Median rate
9.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 7 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20202
FY20213
FY202211
FY20235
FY20248
FY202512
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)7

How they lend

Across 19 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 48 (25.0%)Other purposes 144 (75.0%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 192 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 48 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.25% to 9.75%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.25% at approval (19 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
26.32% of loans
Franchise loans
42.11% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
29 days (n = 13)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
94.74%
SBA Express Program
5.26%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
26.32%
Retail Trade
26.32%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
15.79%
Construction
10.53%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
10.53%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 5.26%$350K to $1M 63.16%$1M to $3.5M 31.58%$3.5M+ 0.00%

Top franchises Pet Supplies Plus (3)

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.

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA file, change-of-ownership loans for Bank of Oak Ridge. 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.