Minnwest Bank

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

Loans: 12
Approved: $14M
Median deal: $467,900
Median rate: 10.13%

Loans per fiscal year

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

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal year	Loans
FY2020	9
FY2021	7
FY2022	3
FY2023	7
FY2024	0
FY2025	9
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.

Minnesota8 loans
South Dakota2 loans
Wisconsin2 loans

Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.

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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.