First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
- Loans
- 43
- Approved
- $84M
- Median deal
- $1,600,000
- Median rate
- 9.25%
#57 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: 22 loans approved through June 30, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Loans |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 10 |
| FY2021 | 23 |
| FY2022 | 12 |
| FY2023 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 13 |
| FY2025 | 21 |
| FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026) | 22 |
How they lend
Across 43 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending
Acquisitions 111 (14.9%)Other purposes 633 (85.1%)
Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 744 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 111 acquisition loans only.
Initial rate structure
Variable 97.67%Fixed 2.33%
- Middle half of rates
- 9.00% to 9.75%
- Typical margin over Prime
- Prime + 2.25% at approval (42 variable loans)
- Recent median rate
- 9.25% (n = 17, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
- Median term
- 120 months
- Collateral reported
- 100.00% of loans
- Sold on the secondary market
- 55.81% of loans
- Franchise loans
- 2.33% of loans
- Approval to first disbursement
- 28 days (n = 29)
Processing method
| Preferred Lenders Program | 97.67% | |
| 7a General | 2.33% |
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 43 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Top industries
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 13.95% | |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13.95% | |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 11.63% | |
| Construction | 9.30% | |
| Retail Trade | 9.30% |
Deal size mix
Under $350K 0.00%$350K to $1M 37.21%$1M to $3.5M 51.16%$3.5M+ 11.63%
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.
- Florida8 loans
- California6 loans
- South Carolina6 loans
- Georgia5 loans
- Virginia5 loans
Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.
First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: SBA acquisition lending, answered
Does First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company make SBA acquisition loans?
Yes. First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company was approved for 111 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 43 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #57 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 14.9% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.
What interest rates does First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company charge on SBA loans?
Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.25%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.00% 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 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company's SBA acquisition loans?
The median deal was $1,600,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $84M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
How fast does First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company fund an SBA loan?
Across the 29 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 28 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.
What kinds of businesses does First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company finance?
Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. 2.33% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.
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