Mechanics and Farmers Bank

Headquartered in Durham, NCmfbonline.com$489M in assetsFounded 19088 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
23

#95 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$9M

gross approvals

Median deal
$296,300

national $709,300

Median rate
10.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 4 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202013
FY20218
FY20224
FY20235
FY20244
FY202519
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)4

How they lend

Across 23 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 57 (54.3%)Other purposes 48 (45.7%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 105 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 57 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
10.50% to 10.50%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 3.00% at approval (23 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
65.22% of loans
Franchise loans
30.43% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
27 days (n = 19)

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
21.74%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
17.39%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13.04%
Educational Services
8.70%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
8.70%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 60.87%$350K to $1M 34.78%$1M to $3.5M 4.35%$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.

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA file, change-of-ownership loans for Mechanics and Farmers 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.