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The latest NJBIZ Leads & Data list ranks 25 Small Business Administration lenders based on the total number of loans in New Jersey. 

TD Bank, founded in 1852 and headquartered in Mount Laurel, held the top position. The bank issued 208 loans totaling more than $49 million, with an average loan size of $235,755. 

Founded in 1856, Amherst, N.Y.-based Manufacturers & Traders Trust (M&T Bank) ranked second. The bank closed 157 loans totaling $15.75 million. 

Newtek Bank, located in Miami, Fla., took the third spot. Newtek processed 105 loans for a total of $27 million. Northeast Bank, based in Lewiston, Maine, ranked fourth with 81 loans totaling $15.9 million. 

Wilmington, N.C.-headquartered Live Oak Banking Co. rounded out the top five, recording 48 loans with an average loan size of $889,750. Live Oak produced a total of $42.7 million — the second-highest total in the rankings. 

Additional New Jersey-based institutions on the list are:  

• No. 9: Readycap Lending LLC  – New Providence
• No. 11: Fulton Bank – Mount Laurel
• No. 14: Provident Bank – Jersey City
• No. 15: Regional Business Assistance Corp. – Mercerville
• No. 17: Financial Resources Federal Credit Union – Branchburg
• No. 19: PNC Bank – East Brunswick
• No. 19 Wells Fargo Bank – Summit
• No. 25: Magyar Bank – New Brunswick
• No. 25: Peapack Private Bank & Trust – Bedminster

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Provident Bank is the Premium Publication Sponsor of NJBIZ’s 2026 Book of Lists. EisnerAmper is the Banking, Finance & Insurance Category Sponsor.

Go to the NJBIZ Leads & Data Center to download the complete Small Business Administration Lenders list or any other NJBIZ list. Subscribe to NJBIZ’s Leads & Data to gain year-round access to the data from NJBIZ lists. 

Claude.ai assisted with the creation of this article based on NJBIZ data.