Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company

Headquartered in Louisville, KYsyb.com$9.5B in assetsFounded 190485 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
28

#82 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$33M

gross approvals

Median deal
$467,550

national $709,300

Median rate
7.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 5 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20209
FY202113
FY202214
FY202323
FY202412
FY202523
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)5

How they lend

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

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 99 (26.9%)Other purposes 269 (73.1%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 368 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 99 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 57.14%Fixed 42.86%

Middle half of rates
7.07% to 7.74%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 0.23% at approval (16 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
0.00% of loans
Franchise loans
32.14% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
22 days (n = 25)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
57.14%
SBA Express Program
28.57%
7a General
14.29%

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

Health Care and Social Assistance
17.86%
Manufacturing
14.29%
Accommodation and Food Services
10.71%
Construction
10.71%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
10.71%

Deal size mix

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

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.

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company was approved for 99 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 26.9% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 7.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 7.07% and 7.74%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 0.23%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $467,550, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $33M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company fund an SBA loan?

Across the 25 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 Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Health Care and Social Assistance and Manufacturing. 32.14% 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 Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company. 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.