Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB
- Loans
- 54
- Approved
- $59M
- Median deal
- $743,600
- Median rate
- 9.38%
#39 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3
gross approvals
national $709,300
national 9.25% at approval
Loans per fiscal year
FY2026 is partial: 26 loans approved through June 30, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Loans |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | 18 |
| FY2021 | 21 |
| FY2022 | 13 |
| FY2023 | 8 |
| FY2024 | 14 |
| FY2025 | 28 |
| 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.
- Pennsylvania27 loans
- New Jersey13 loans
- Delaware7 loans
- Maryland5 loans
- Virginia2 loans
Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.
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Browse all lendersSource: 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.