PromiseOne Bank

Headquartered in Duluth, GApromiseone.bank$840M in assetsFounded 200810 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
28

#82 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$45M

gross approvals

Median deal
$1,000,000

national $709,300

Median rate
8.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 13 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20205
FY20214
FY20228
FY20234
FY20245
FY202515
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)13

How they lend

Across 28 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 54 (13.6%)Other purposes 342 (86.4%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 396 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 54 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
8.25% to 9.00%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 1.38% at approval (28 variable loans)
Recent median rate
8.00% (n = 10, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
300 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
57.14% of loans
Franchise loans
21.43% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
32 days (n = 20)

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
46.43%
Retail Trade
39.29%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14.29%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 21.43%$350K to $1M 32.14%$1M to $3.5M 35.71%$3.5M+ 10.71%

Top franchises Quality Inn (4)

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.

PromiseOne Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does PromiseOne Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. PromiseOne Bank was approved for 54 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 28 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #82 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 13.6% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does PromiseOne Bank charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 8.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 8.25% and 9.00%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 1.38%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are PromiseOne Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $1,000,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $45M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does PromiseOne Bank fund an SBA loan?

Across the 20 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 32 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does PromiseOne Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Retail Trade. 21.43% 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 PromiseOne 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.