Regions Bank
- Loans
- 18
- Approved
- $25M
- Median deal
- $1,019,850
- Median rate
- 8.09%
#112 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3
gross approvals
national $709,300
national 9.25% at approval
Loans per fiscal year
FY2026 is partial: 8 loans approved through June 30, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Loans |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 18 |
| FY2021 | 15 |
| FY2022 | 6 |
| FY2023 | 4 |
| FY2024 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 10 |
| FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026) | 8 |
How they lend
Across 18 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending
Acquisitions 64 (7.2%)Other purposes 827 (92.8%)
Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 891 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 64 acquisition loans only.
Initial rate structure
Variable 72.22%Fixed 27.78%
- Middle half of rates
- 7.75% to 8.75%
- Typical margin over Prime
- Prime + 1.25% at approval (13 variable loans)
- Median term
- 120 months
- Collateral reported
- 100.00% of loans
- Sold on the secondary market
- 0.00% of loans
- Franchise loans
- 16.67% of loans
- Approval to first disbursement
- 27 days (n = 14)
Processing method
| Preferred Lenders Program | 83.33% | |
| SBA Express Program | 11.11% | |
| International Trade Loans | 5.56% |
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 18 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
Top industries
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 22.22% | |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11.11% | |
| Construction | 11.11% | |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 11.11% | |
| Wholesale Trade | 11.11% |
Deal size mix
Under $350K 27.78%$350K to $1M 22.22%$1M to $3.5M 38.89%$3.5M+ 11.11%
Sectors from each loan’s NAICS code; deal sizes from gross approval amounts. Window loans only.
Regions Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered
Does Regions Bank make SBA acquisition loans?
Yes. Regions Bank was approved for 64 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 18 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #112 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 7.2% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.
What interest rates does Regions Bank charge on SBA loans?
Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 8.09%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 7.75% and 8.75%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 1.25%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.
How large are Regions Bank's SBA acquisition loans?
The median deal was $1,019,850, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $25M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.
How fast does Regions Bank fund an SBA loan?
Across the 14 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 27 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.
What kinds of businesses does Regions Bank finance?
Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services and Accommodation and Food Services. 16.67% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.
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