Valley National Bank

Headquartered in Passaic, NJvalley.com$64.4B in assetsFounded 1927232 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
14

#143 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$30M

gross approvals

Median deal
$1,712,000

national $709,300

Median rate
9.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 4 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY20205
FY20210
FY20224
FY20232
FY202410
FY202510
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)4

How they lend

Across 14 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 35 (13.0%)Other purposes 234 (87.0%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 269 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 35 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
9.00% to 9.50%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.00% at approval (14 variable loans)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
85.71% of loans
Franchise loans
14.29% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
28 days (n = 12)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
78.57%
7a General
21.43%

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

Top industries

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
28.57%
Accommodation and Food Services
14.29%
Construction
14.29%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
14.29%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
7.14%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 0.00%$350K to $1M 28.57%$1M to $3.5M 50.00%$3.5M+ 21.43%

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.

Valley National Bank: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Valley National Bank make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Valley National Bank was approved for 35 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 14 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #143 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 13.0% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Valley National Bank charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 9.00% and 9.50%. Its variable-rate loans priced around Prime + 2.00%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are Valley National Bank's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $1,712,000, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $30M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Valley National Bank fund an SBA loan?

Across the 12 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 28 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Valley National Bank finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and Accommodation and Food Services. 14.29% 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 Valley National 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.