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We help small businesses thrive

  • Ranked in the top 1% of SBA lenders nationwide^
  • Funded over 2,000 loans for over $1.1 billion nationwide from 2020-2024^
  • Ranked a top 5 SBA franchise lender^
 

We help small businesses thrive

  • Ranked in the top 1% of SBA lenders nationwide^
  • Funded over 2,000 loans for over $1.1 billion nationwide from 2020-2024^
  • Ranked a top 5 SBA franchise lender^

Top 5 SBA franchise loan lender*

+$600 million franchise loans funded

+$1.9 billion in SBA loans since 2020

+2,000 SBA loans funded since 2020

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What Our Customers Say

Google Customer Reviews
First Bank of the Lake - Google Customer Reviews 5 Stars

Gave Me the Confidence I Needed

Huge thanks to Tammy and Brandi. Tammy was my first point of contact and gave me the confidence I needed since there isn't a local branch near where I live. Brandi has been answering ALL my questions since and has excellent follow up and has taken great care of me.

— Michele Houston

First Bank of the Lake - Google Customer Reviews 5 Stars

Genuinely Interested in Helping My Business Succeed

First Bank of the Lake was a tremendous help in securing a 504 small business loan for my company. Every staff member I interacted with was professional, friendly, and genuinely interested in helping my business succeed.

— Don Kamb

First Bank of the Lake - Google Customer Reviews 5 Stars

Exceptional Service

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience working with Eric as my SBA loan officer. From start to finish, he provided exceptional service and went above and beyond to ensure that every issue we encountered was resolved quickly and efficiently.

— Bryan Crowe

First Bank of the Lake - Google Customer Reviews 5 Stars

Feel Like a Partnership

The First Bank of Lake was very responsive to any questions that I had and was easy to work with throughout the process. They definitely made things feel like a partnership. And that has extended to the loan servicing phase as well. I would definitely recommend them, and I have.

— Joe Holland

First Bank of the Lake - Google Customer Reviews 5 Stars

Exceptional Commitment and Expertise

I recently had a great experience with First Bank of the Lake. They helped me with funds to build my new restaurant. The underwriter Stephany Ditren is very efficient. She demonstrated exceptional commitment and expertise to helping me with my needs.

— Baryalay Razi

First Bank of the Lake - Google Customer Reviews 5 Stars

SBA Loan Faster Than Expected

Stacey was a pleasure to work with! She was very knowledgeable and responsive - helping us close on our SBA loan faster than expected! I would highly recommend working with her.

— Megan Dean

Advanced Services for Non-Banking & Fintech Clients

Private Label Banking

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Ana Liza Grandner

Executive Vice President,
Chief Payments Officer

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Phil Bianco

Executive Vice President,
CTO & CISO