Discover what to look for in an SBA lender service provider and how SBA outsourcing, SBA loan packaging, and lending support services help financial institutions scale SBA programs.

Total SBA, a nationwide SBA lender service provider supporting financial institutions with end-to-end SBA lending solutions, has been named SBA Lender Service Provider of the Year by The Coleman Report, one of the most respected publications covering the SBA lending industry.

The recognition highlights Total SBA’s leadership in SBA loan processing, underwriting, closing, and servicing support for banks across the United States.

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Why banks are reimagining SBA lending in 2026. Learn how SBA 7(a) and SBA 504 loans help small businesses finance acquisitions, growth, and commercial real estate.

Any business, banks especially, have overhead such as facilities, equipment, furniture, insurance, IT software, and security. These are fixed or semi fixed costs, whether your bank has an SBA department or not. So if you’re going to add an SBA department, the added costs are mostly personnel. To ensure the business unit is not only successful, but also compliant, your added costs will include an SBA Business Development Officer (BDO), an SBA underwriter, experienced SBA processor and someone who can handle post close SBA loan servicing. Depending on the geographic location, the cost of adding said personnel will vary greatly.

Three reasons why lenders should make SBA part of their strategic plan.

There are several misconceptions about collateral requirements for SBA loans. Read this short article to learn more.

The SBA is a great program that enhances a bank’s ability to help more borrowers. It’s also a tool to help lender’s mitigate risk to their institution.

Learn the benefits of using SBA loans for business acquisitions from the small business lending experts.

One of the benefits of the SBA 7a lending program is a lower down payment when purchasing real estate - as little as 0% down on a CRE purchase or construction project. Learn more now.

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Wouldn’t it be great to have a variable-cost SBA department just down the hall that reports to you and has the expertise to handle your SBA loan requests efficiently and accurately from start to finish? Total SBA is that solution—while we may not be down the hall, we are only a phone call or email away.