Harborstone CU

Headquartered in Lakewood, WAharborstone.com$3.1B in assetsFounded 1955Data: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
17

#121 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$8M

gross approvals

Median deal
$390,000

national $709,300

Median rate
9.75%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 7 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202010
FY202110
FY202211
FY202311
FY20246
FY202510
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)7

How they lend

Across 17 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 65 (32.3%)Other purposes 136 (67.7%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 201 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 65 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 + 2.50% at approval (17 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
70.59% of loans
Franchise loans
11.76% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
15 days (n = 14)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
70.59%
SBA Express Program
23.53%
7a General
5.88%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
41.18%
Retail Trade
17.65%
Construction
11.76%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11.76%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
11.76%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 47.06%$350K to $1M 35.29%$1M to $3.5M 17.65%$3.5M+ 0.00%

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.

Harborstone CU: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Harborstone CU make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Harborstone CU was approved for 65 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 17 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #121 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 32.3% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Harborstone CU 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 + 2.50%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Harborstone CU's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $390,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $8M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Harborstone CU fund an SBA loan?

Across the 14 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 15 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Harborstone CU finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Retail Trade. 11.76% 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 Harborstone CU. 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.