Hancock Whitney Bank

Headquartered in Gulfport, MShancockwhitney.com$35.5B in assetsFounded 1899187 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
46

#52 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$33M

gross approvals

Median deal
$486,500

national $709,300

Median rate
9.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 21 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20203
FY20217
FY20225
FY202318
FY202418
FY202525
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)21

How they lend

Across 46 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 97 (17.0%)Other purposes 473 (83.0%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 570 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 97 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.00% to 10.00%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.25% at approval (46 variable loans)
Recent median rate
9.00% (n = 17, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
76.09% of loans
Franchise loans
19.57% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
14 days (n = 38)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
86.96%
7a General
6.52%
SBA Express Program
6.52%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
26.09%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
15.22%
Construction
13.04%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
13.04%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
10.87%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 41.30%$350K to $1M 36.96%$1M to $3.5M 19.57%$3.5M+ 2.17%

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.

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA file, change-of-ownership loans for Hancock Whitney 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.