US Metro Bank

Headquartered in Garden Grove, CAusmetrobank.com$1.6B in assetsFounded 200611 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
95

#25 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$176M

gross approvals

Median deal
$1,600,000

national $709,300

Median rate
8.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 62 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20203
FY20210
FY20224
FY20238
FY20242
FY202533
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)62

How they lend

Across 95 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 112 (16.9%)Other purposes 551 (83.1%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 663 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 112 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
8.00% to 8.75%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 1.25% at approval (95 variable loans)
Recent median rate
8.00% (n = 42, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
300 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
81.05% of loans
Franchise loans
38.95% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
19 days (n = 72)

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
47.37%
Retail Trade
38.95%
Health Care and Social Assistance
7.37%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
3.16%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2.11%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 7.37%$350K to $1M 30.53%$1M to $3.5M 45.26%$3.5M+ 16.84%

Top franchises Super 8 by Wyndhan / Super 8 (3)

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.

US Metro Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does US Metro Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. US Metro Bank was approved for 112 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 95 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #25 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 16.9% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does US Metro 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 8.00% 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 US Metro Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $1,600,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $176M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does US Metro Bank fund an SBA loan?

Across the 72 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 19 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does US Metro Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Retail Trade. 38.95% 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 US Metro 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.