First Bank (NC): SBA Lending Record

What SBA's own loan files show about First Bank (NC) as an SBA lender, and how a lender's record bears on a feasibility study.

$1.25 billion in gross dollars and 1,286 approved loans make up the First Bank (NC) entry for FY2017 to FY2026. The $1.25 billion for First Bank (NC) counts approved dollars, not balances. 1,286 loans sit under SBA 7(a), every First Bank (NC) loan here. First Bank (NC) reads 0 under SBA 504. 1,286 loans are records SBA keeps on First Bank (NC). SBA, not First Bank (NC), carries each guarantee. Each of the 1,286 loans is assigned to First Bank (NC) now, or last held by it. First Bank (NC) reflects only SBA 7(a) rules. Here, First Bank (NC) means the holder SBA names. First Bank (NC)'s 1,286 loans span FY2017 to FY2026 approvals.

First Bank (NC): classes and geography

For First Bank (NC), these classes lead: full-service restaurant, 97 loans; limited-service restaurant, 65 loans; fitness center, 41 loans. Another 832 loans credited to First Bank (NC) fall outside all of those classes. First Bank (NC)'s 1,286 loans: a slice sits in named classes. First Bank (NC) holds 97 in full-service restaurant. First Bank (NC) loans lead, by state, in North Carolina, 289 loans; California, 253 loans; Florida, 73 loans. First Bank (NC)'s sample for North Carolina sites is 289 loans. First Bank (NC)'s counts are a map only.

First Bank (NC): cancellations and charge-offs

11.5% of First Bank (NC) approvals, FY2017 to FY2024, were cancelled. For First Bank (NC), 11.5% is a floor. First Bank (NC)'s floor stops at FY2024 approvals. For First Bank (NC), 11.5% is the ceiling. The First Bank (NC) ceiling counts undisbursed loans as cancelled. First Bank (NC): rates match, so the floor stands. First Bank (NC): the cohort runs FY2017 to FY2021. First Bank (NC)'s cohort holds 837 disbursed loans. 6.6% of First Bank (NC) loans are charged off to date. For First Bank (NC), 6.6% is a floor. First Bank (NC): the two rates cover different loans. First Bank (NC): 4.1% charged off within 5 years.

First Bank (NC): testing a project

First Bank (NC) holds 1,286 recorded loans, $1.25 billion in all. At First Bank (NC), demand comes first: who pays? For First Bank (NC), cost is second; 1,286 loans do not replace a quote. For First Bank (NC), third is debt service coverage. First Bank (NC): 6.6% and 11.5% are floors. At First Bank (NC), the appraisal comes last: 1,286 loans cannot set your value. First Bank (NC)'s record cannot settle cost. Here First Bank (NC) is a holder, not a verdict. First Bank (NC)'s 1,286 loans state nothing about its requirements. Ask First Bank (NC) directly. Test first, then compare with First Bank (NC)'s 1,286 loans. Ask First Bank (NC) what a complete study contains.

SBA loans held by First Bank (NC)

SBA guarantees these loans; the lender does not. The lender's name and every figure come from the U.S. Small Business Administration's public 7(a) and 504 FOIA file (data.sba.gov).

7(a) lender is the bank or lender the loan is currently assigned to (or last held it), as SBA records it; 504 lender is the Certified Development Company (CDC). 504 third-party (first-lien) lenders are free text with no identifier and are not credited.

Loans approved, FY2017 to FY20261,286
Gross dollars approved$1.25 billion
SBA 7(a) loans1,286
SBA 504 loans0

Cancellation and charge-off

Cancelled after approval, FY2017 to FY2024 approvals (a floor)11.5%
The same, counting loans still undisbursed as cancelled (a ceiling)11.5%
Charged off to date, FY2017 to FY2021 disbursed loans (a floor)6.6%
Charged off within five years of approval4.1%
Loans in that cohort837

Both rates are floors. SBA withholds the status of open loans, so a loan counts as charged off only once SBA reports it; a rate needs at least 30 loans in its cohort and is otherwise not reported.

Loans by asset class

Asset classLoans
Not in any of the 39 asset classes832
Full-service restaurant97
Limited-service restaurant65
Fitness center41
Hotel and motel32
Child care center32
Gas station and truck stop25
Automotive mechanical repair (car and truck)18
Medical office (physicians)18
Coffee shop and snack bar18
Dental office16
Liquor store14
Assisted living (without nursing care)11
Beauty salon11
Beverage manufacturing (breweries, wineries, distilleries)7
Grocery store7
Rehabilitation and therapy clinic5
Data center5

Classes with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are withheld, and more where a small one could be derived.

Loans by project state

States with 5 or more loans; smaller ones are withheld, and more where a small one could be derived.

A value marked withheld rests on fewer than 5 loans, or is withheld so that such a figure cannot be derived from other published figures.

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 loan-level FOIA files (data.sba.gov), as of 2026-09-30; Loan Analytics lender cell LP-fdic-15019.

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