SouthState Bank, National Association

Headquartered in Winter Haven, FLsouthstatebank.com$67.9B in assetsFounded 1992374 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
45

#53 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$37M

gross approvals

Median deal
$500,000

national $709,300

Median rate
10.00%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 12 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202046
FY202125
FY202224
FY202324
FY202426
FY202533
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)12

How they lend

Across 45 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 190 (8.9%)Other purposes 1,949 (91.1%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 2,139 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 190 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.50% to 10.25%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.50% at approval (45 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
68.89% of loans
Franchise loans
22.22% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
22 days (n = 38)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
95.56%
SBA Express Program
4.44%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
20.00%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17.78%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
13.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance
8.89%
Manufacturing
8.89%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 33.33%$350K to $1M 37.78%$1M to $3.5M 28.89%$3.5M+ 0.00%

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.

SouthState Bank, National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does SouthState Bank, National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. SouthState Bank, National Association was approved for 190 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 45 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #53 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 8.9% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

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

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 10.00%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.50% 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 SouthState Bank, National Association's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $500,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $37M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

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

Across the 38 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 22 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

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

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Other Services (except Public Administration). 22.22% 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 SouthState 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.