Colony Bank

Headquartered in Fitzgerald, GAcolony.bank$3.7B in assetsFounded 197633 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
35

#69 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$49M

gross approvals

Median deal
$923,400

national $709,300

Median rate
10.25%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 11 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20201
FY202110
FY20223
FY20232
FY202413
FY202524
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)11

How they lend

Across 35 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 64 (5.4%)Other purposes 1,121 (94.6%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 1,185 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 64 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.50% to 10.25%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.75% at approval (35 variable loans)
Recent median rate
9.38% (n = 10, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
97.14% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
62.86% of loans
Franchise loans
5.71% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
52 days (n = 22)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
91.43%
International Trade Loans
8.57%

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

Top industries

Retail Trade
28.57%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
17.14%
Accommodation and Food Services
11.43%
Health Care and Social Assistance
11.43%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
8.57%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 17.14%$350K to $1M 42.86%$1M to $3.5M 31.43%$3.5M+ 8.57%

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.

Colony Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Colony Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Colony Bank was approved for 64 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 35 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #69 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 5.4% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Colony Bank charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 10.25%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.50% and 10.25%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 2.75%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Colony Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $923,400, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $49M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Colony Bank fund an SBA loan?

Across the 22 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 52 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Colony Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Retail Trade and Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services. 5.71% 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 Colony Bank. 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.