Midland States Bank

Headquartered in Effingham, ILmidlandsb.com$6.5B in assetsFounded 188160 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
7

#195 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$2M

gross approvals

Median deal
$248,000

national $709,300

Median rate
9.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 1 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20201
FY20216
FY20224
FY20237
FY202410
FY20256
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)1

How they lend

Across 7 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 35 (22.6%)Other purposes 120 (77.4%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 155 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 35 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.13% to 10.25%
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
85.71% of loans
Franchise loans
28.57% of loans

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
71.43%
SBA Express Program
28.57%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
28.57%
Manufacturing
28.57%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
14.29%
Construction
14.29%
Retail Trade
14.29%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 57.14%$350K to $1M 42.86%$1M to $3.5M 0.00%$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.

Midland States Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Midland States Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Midland States Bank was approved for 35 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 7 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #195 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 22.6% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Midland States Bank 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 9.13% and 10.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Midland States Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $248,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $2M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

What kinds of businesses does Midland States Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Manufacturing. 28.57% 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 Midland States 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.