Evolve Bank and Trust

Headquartered in West Memphis, ARgetevolved.com$1.2B in assetsFounded 192510 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
41

#61 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$53M

gross approvals

Median deal
$943,000

national $709,300

Median rate
9.75%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 18 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20207
FY20213
FY20225
FY202319
FY202417
FY202523
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)18

How they lend

Across 41 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 92 (35.4%)Other purposes 168 (64.6%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 260 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 92 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.25% to 10.25%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.75% at approval (41 variable loans)
Recent median rate
9.13% (n = 12, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
82.93% of loans
Franchise loans
2.44% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
21 days (n = 33)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
97.56%
International Trade Loans
2.44%

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

Top industries

Health Care and Social Assistance
39.02%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
12.20%
Retail Trade
12.20%
Construction
9.76%
Manufacturing
9.76%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 21.95%$350K to $1M 36.59%$1M to $3.5M 31.71%$3.5M+ 9.76%

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.

Evolve Bank and Trust: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Evolve Bank and Trust make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Evolve Bank and Trust was approved for 92 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 41 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #61 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 35.4% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Evolve Bank and Trust charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.75%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.25% 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 Evolve Bank and Trust's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $943,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $53M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Evolve Bank and Trust fund an SBA loan?

Across the 33 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 21 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Evolve Bank and Trust finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Health Care and Social Assistance and Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services. 2.44% 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 Evolve Bank and Trust. 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.