Best SBA 7(a) lenders for cable networks
The top SBA 7(a) lenders for cable networks (NAICS 513210) are Northeast Bank, Celtic Bank Corporation, Readycap Lending, LLC, ranked by loan volume. Between FY2020 and Q1 FY2026 (2025-12-31), the SBA 7(a) program approved 241 loans totaling $115.4M to businesses in this industry. Average loan size: $479K. Average rate: 10.84%. Industry-wide charge-off rate (FY2020–FY2023 cohort): 1.54%.
Loans
241
Total $
$115.4M
Avg loan
$479K
Avg rate
10.84%
Avg term
118 mo
Industry chg-off rate
1.54%
FY20–FY23 cohort
Top 15 lenders in this industry
| # | Lender | Loans | Total $ | Avg loan | Avg rate | Chg-off % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Bank | 29 | $6.0M | $205K | 10.53% | 0.00% |
| 2 | Celtic Bank Corporation | 22 | $3.0M | $138K | 10.53% | 0.00% |
| 3 | Readycap Lending, LLC | 19 | $5.5M | $290K | 12.79% | 0.00% |
| 4 | Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 15 | $3.6M | $238K | 12.07% | 0.00% |
| 5 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 13 | $3.5M | $267K | 11.09% | — |
| 6 | Newtek Bank, National Association | 11 | $11.2M | $1.0M | 11.52% | 0.00% |
| 7 | TD Bank, National Association | 8 | $690K | $86K | 11.67% | 25.00% |
| 8 | Zions Bank, A Division of | 7 | $1.1M | $158K | 11.21% | 0.00% |
| 9 | BayFirst National Bank | 7 | $1.6M | $235K | 9.86% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 6 | $270K | $45K | 11.62% | — |
| 11 | The Huntington National Bank | 6 | $1.4M | $232K | 10.00% | 0.00% |
| 12 | First Bank of the Lake | 5 | $670K | $134K | 14.10% | — |
| 13 | MISSINGMAINBANKID | 4 | $3.5M | $879K | 9.13% | 0.00% |
| 14 | U.S. Bank, National Association | 4 | $600K | $150K | 10.93% | — |
| 15 | Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 4 | $4.2M | $1.1M | 9.06% | 0.00% |
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Methodology
Computed from the SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset (as of 2025-12-31), filtered to NAICS code 513210. Charge-off rates are calculated on the FY2020–FY2023 cohort only.