BMO Bank National Association

Headquartered in Chicago, ILbmo.com$252B in assetsFounded 1947988 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
11

#164 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$4M

gross approvals

Median deal
$417,200

national $709,300

Median rate
7.25%

national 9.25% at approval

Charged off
0.72%

139 FY2020-22 loans

Charge-off means SBA wrote the loan off as a loss. The rate covers the FY2020-22 approval cohort, not the window above, because recent loans have had less time to go bad, and is shown only for lenders with 100 or more cohort loans. Charge-off rates across all 31 lenders

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 4 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202041
FY202149
FY202249
FY202363
FY20246
FY20257
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)4

How they lend

Across 11 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 219 (16.4%)Other purposes 1,119 (83.6%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 1,338 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 219 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 18.18%Fixed 81.82%

Middle half of rates
7.08% to 7.51%
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
0.00% of loans
Franchise loans
9.09% of loans

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
100.00%

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

Top industries

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
36.36%
Construction
18.18%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
18.18%
Accommodation and Food Services
9.09%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
9.09%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 45.45%$350K to $1M 54.55%$1M to $3.5M 0.00%$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.

BMO Bank National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does BMO Bank National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. BMO Bank National Association was approved for 219 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 11 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #164 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 16.4% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

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

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 7.25%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 7.08% and 7.51%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

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

The median deal was $417,200, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $4M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

What kinds of businesses does BMO Bank National Association finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and Construction. 9.09% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.

What is BMO Bank National Association's SBA loan charge-off rate?

Of the 139 acquisition loans it approved in the FY2020-22 cohort, 0.72% were later charged off, meaning SBA wrote the loan off as a loss. Charge-off rates are shown only for lenders with 100 or more cohort loans, since recent loans have had less time to season.

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