SBA Announces Fiscal Year 2024 Top Lenders for North Florid
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, April 3, 2025.
Honorees will be celebrated at local events in May
JACKSONVILLE – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) North Florida district office announces the Fiscal Year 2024 Top Lenders.
“Small businesses need access to capital to grow, along with other resources. The North Florida district guaranteed a historic $992 million in lending for our small businesses throughout our territory last fiscal year. Additionally, our lenders have helped the small business community create or maintain 16,490 jobs during this same timeframe. We thank each one of our lenders for their hard-work and dedication to small business lending and congratulate the lenders receiving a top lender recognition,” stated Jonel Hein, SBA North Florida District Director.
Top 7(a) Lender by Dollar Amount
- Live Oak Bank
- Top Community Lender by Dollar Amount
- Cogent Bank
- Top Community Lender by Number of Loans
- First Federal Bank
- Top Certified Development Company by Dollar Amount
- Florida Business Development Corporation
- Top Certified Development Company by Number of Loans
- Florida First Capital Finance Corporation
- Top 1st Mortgage Lender
- VyStar Credit Union
- Top Community Credit Union
- McCoy Federal Credit Union
- Top Micro-Lender by Dollar Amount
- Black Business Investment Fund
- Top Micro-Lender by Number of Loans
- Community Enterprise Investments Inc.
The Fiscal Year 2024 Top Lenders will be recognized at local events in Jacksonville and Orlando. For more information about local winners or programs available through the Small Business Administration, please visit the agency website at www.sba.gov/northflorida or call (904) 443-1900.
About the U.S. Small Business Administration: The U.S. Small Business Administration helps power the American dream of entrepreneurship. As the leading voice for small businesses within the federal government, the SBA empowers job creators with the resources and support they need to start, grow, and expand their businesses or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov.
