Fidelity Bank
- Loans
- 66
- Approved
- $65M
- Median deal
- $810,000
- Median rate
- 9.50%
#34 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3
gross approvals
national $709,300
national 9.25% at approval
Loans per fiscal year
FY2026 is partial: 36 loans approved through June 30, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Loans |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 0 |
| FY2021 | 6 |
| FY2022 | 8 |
| FY2023 | 5 |
| FY2024 | 19 |
| FY2025 | 30 |
| FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026) | 36 |
How they lend
Across 66 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending
Acquisitions 104 (40.3%)Other purposes 154 (59.7%)
Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 258 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 104 acquisition loans only.
Initial rate structure
Variable 98.48%Fixed 1.52%
- Middle half of rates
- 9.06% to 9.75%
- Typical margin over Prime
- Prime + 2.25% at approval (65 variable loans)
- Recent median rate
- 9.25% (n = 31, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
- Median term
- 120 months
- Collateral reported
- 100.00% of loans
- Sold on the secondary market
- 50.00% of loans
- Franchise loans
- 7.58% of loans
- Approval to first disbursement
- 20 days (n = 51)
Processing method
| Preferred Lenders Program | 71.21% | |
| SBA Express Program | 25.76% | |
| 7a General | 1.52% | |
| International Trade Loans | 1.52% |
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 66 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Top industries
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 19.70% | |
| Construction | 19.70% | |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 16.67% | |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 13.64% | |
| Manufacturing | 9.09% |
Deal size mix
Under $350K 30.30%$350K to $1M 27.27%$1M to $3.5M 40.91%$3.5M+ 1.52%
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.
- Florida22 loans
- North Carolina20 loans
- Iowa3 loans
- South Carolina3 loans
- Illinois2 loans
Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.
Fidelity Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered
Does Fidelity Bank make SBA acquisition loans?
Yes. Fidelity Bank was approved for 104 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 66 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #34 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 40.3% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.
What interest rates does Fidelity Bank charge on SBA loans?
Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.06% and 9.75%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 2.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.
How large are Fidelity Bank's SBA acquisition loans?
The median deal was $810,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $65M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
How fast does Fidelity Bank fund an SBA loan?
Across the 51 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 Fidelity Bank finance?
Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services and Construction. 7.58% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.
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