Newtek Bank, National Association

Headquartered in Miami, FLnewtekbank.com$2.2B in assetsFounded 19631 officeData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
150

#9 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$74M

gross approvals

Median deal
$250,000

national $709,300

Median rate
10.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 88 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20200
FY20210
FY20220
FY202347
FY202427
FY202562
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)88

How they lend

Across 150 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 224 (1.6%)Other purposes 13,528 (98.4%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 13,752 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 224 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.75% to 10.75%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 3.00% at approval (150 variable loans)
Recent median rate
9.75% (n = 75, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
99.33% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
24.00% of loans
Franchise loans
8.67% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
31 days (n = 56)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
87.33%
SBA Express Program
12.67%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
26.67%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
18.00%
Health Care and Social Assistance
10.67%
Retail Trade
10.00%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
6.67%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 68.00%$350K to $1M 20.00%$1M to $3.5M 11.33%$3.5M+ 0.67%

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.

Newtek Bank, National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Newtek Bank, National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Newtek Bank, National Association was approved for 224 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 150 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #9 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 1.6% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Newtek Bank, National Association charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 10.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.75% and 10.75%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 3.00%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Newtek Bank, National Association's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $250,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $74M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Newtek Bank, National Association fund an SBA loan?

Across the 56 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 31 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Newtek Bank, National Association finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Other Services (except Public Administration). 8.67% 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 Newtek Bank, National Association. 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.