Grasshopper Bank National Association

Headquartered in New York, NYgrasshopper.bank$1.5B in assetsFounded 20191 officeData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
16

#130 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$32M

gross approvals

Median deal
$2,000,000

national $709,300

Median rate
9.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 10 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20200
FY20210
FY20225
FY202310
FY202411
FY20256
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)10

How they lend

Across 16 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 42 (9.1%)Other purposes 418 (90.9%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 460 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 42 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.25% to 9.81%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.63% at approval (16 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
68.75% of loans
Franchise loans
0.00% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
23 days (n = 11)

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

Top industries

Construction
18.75%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
18.75%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
12.50%
Finance and Insurance
12.50%
Health Care and Social Assistance
12.50%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 12.50%$350K to $1M 25.00%$1M to $3.5M 43.75%$3.5M+ 18.75%

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.

Grasshopper Bank National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Grasshopper Bank National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Grasshopper Bank National Association was approved for 42 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 16 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #130 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 9.1% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Grasshopper Bank National Association 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 9.25% and 9.81%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 2.63%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

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

The median deal was $2,000,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $32M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Grasshopper Bank National Association fund an SBA loan?

Across the 11 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 23 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Grasshopper Bank National Association finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Construction and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. 0.00% 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 Grasshopper 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.