Minnwest Bank

Headquartered in Redwood Falls, MNminnwestbank.com$3B in assetsFounded 194136 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
12

#157 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$14M

gross approvals

Median deal
$467,900

national $709,300

Median rate
10.13%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 3 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20209
FY20217
FY20223
FY20237
FY20240
FY20259
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)3

How they lend

Across 12 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 38 (19.5%)Other purposes 157 (80.5%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 195 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 38 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.44% to 10.25%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.50% at approval (12 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
58.33% of loans
Franchise loans
25.00% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
4 days (n = 12)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
83.33%
SBA Express Program
16.67%

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

Top industries

Retail Trade
41.67%
Accommodation and Food Services
8.33%
Construction
8.33%
Finance and Insurance
8.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance
8.33%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 41.67%$350K to $1M 16.67%$1M to $3.5M 33.33%$3.5M+ 8.33%

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.

Minnwest Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Minnwest Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Minnwest Bank was approved for 38 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 12 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #157 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 19.5% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Minnwest Bank charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 10.13%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.44% 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 Minnwest Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $467,900, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $14M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Minnwest Bank fund an SBA loan?

Across the 12 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 4 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Minnwest Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services. 25.00% 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 Minnwest 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.