BankUnited, National Association

Headquartered in Miami Lakes, FLbankunited.com$35.3B in assetsFounded 200958 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
13

#149 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$24M

gross approvals

Median deal
$1,209,300

national $709,300

Median rate
8.00%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 6 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202026
FY20211
FY20221
FY20231
FY20245
FY20257
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)6

How they lend

Across 13 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 47 (31.3%)Other purposes 103 (68.7%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 150 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 47 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 7.69%Fixed 92.31%

Middle half of rates
6.79% to 8.25%
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
0.00% of loans
Franchise loans
15.38% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
20 days (n = 11)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
84.62%
International Trade Loans
7.69%
SBA Express Program
7.69%

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

Top industries

Manufacturing
30.77%
Construction
23.08%
Accommodation and Food Services
7.69%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
7.69%
Educational Services
7.69%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 7.69%$350K to $1M 23.08%$1M to $3.5M 53.85%$3.5M+ 15.38%

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.

BankUnited, National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does BankUnited, National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. BankUnited, National Association was approved for 47 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 13 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #149 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 31.3% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does BankUnited, National Association charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 8.00%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 6.79% and 8.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are BankUnited, National Association's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $1,209,300, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $24M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does BankUnited, National Association fund an SBA loan?

Across the 11 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 20 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does BankUnited, National Association finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Manufacturing and Construction. 15.38% 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 BankUnited, 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.