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M&T Bank Ranks No. 1 in SBA 7(a) Lending Across Its Footprint, Achieves Record Small Business Loan Growth

$MTBPress releaseOct 14, 2026, 10:00 AM ETRead the release

M&T Bank ranked No. 1 in SBA 7(a) lending by loan count across its footprint for Fiscal Year 2026, approving 2,975 loans totaling $326.44 million — roughly 10% growth in both units and dollars. The bank climbed to No. 5 nationally from No.

Key figures

Sba 7a loans
2975
National rank
No. 5 (up from No. 7)
Sba 504 loans
55
Sba 7a growth
~10% YoY in loans and dollars
Sba 7a volume
$326.44 million
Sba 504 volume
$50.88 million
Industry volume decline
26%

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