Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB

Headquartered in Wilmington, DEwsfsbank.com$22B in assetsFounded 183295 officesData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
54

#39 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$59M

gross approvals

Median deal
$743,600

national $709,300

Median rate
9.38%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 26 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202018
FY202121
FY202213
FY20238
FY202414
FY202528
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)26

How they lend

Across 54 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 128 (14.3%)Other purposes 769 (85.7%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 897 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 128 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
8.81% to 9.50%
Typical margin over Prime
Prime + 2.00% at approval (54 variable loans)
Recent median rate
8.75% (n = 18, Jan 1 to Jun 30, 2026)
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
25.93% of loans
Franchise loans
27.78% of loans
Approval to first disbursement
51 days (n = 38)

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
87.04%
SBA Express Program
12.96%

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

Top industries

Accommodation and Food Services
25.93%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
12.96%
Retail Trade
12.96%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
11.11%
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11.11%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 27.78%$350K to $1M 37.04%$1M to $3.5M 33.33%$3.5M+ 1.85%

Top franchises Urban Air Adventure Park (4)

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.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB was approved for 128 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 54 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #39 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 14.3% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 9.38%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 8.81% 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 Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $743,600, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $59M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

How fast does Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB fund an SBA loan?

Across the 38 loans that report both dates, the median time from approval to first disbursement was 51 days. Actual timelines vary with the deal and the documentation.

What kinds of businesses does Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Accommodation and Food Services and Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. 27.78% 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 Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. 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.