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First edition

Best Business Loan Lenders 2027

The first annual ranking of business lenders and loan officers in the US and Canada. Six categories, judged on funded business loans, time to funding and what the owners who borrowed say about it. Free to enter, free to be ranked.

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2027
  1. January 12Submissions openFree. Any US or Canada lender on the register.
  2. February 27Submissions closeFunded volume and days to funding due with the submission.
  3. MarchVerificationOwner confirmations, funding statements for the top 20.
  4. April 21The list is publishedHonorees notified one week ahead with their kit.

How a lender gets ranked

Rank depends on what the record shows for the calendar year: business loans funded, how fast they funded, and confirmed reviews from owners who closed. Nothing for sale changes it.

1

Submit

Lenders report 2026 funded volume, deal count and median days to funding by loan type. Deals closed on Levr fill in on their own.

2

Owners confirm

We ask a sample of funded borrowers to confirm the loan and the time it took. The top 20 in each category send funding statements.

3

Published with the number

Every ranked lender's confirmed volume and median days to funding are published beside its place.

The lists

Six categories. A lender or loan officer can appear in more than one. Lenders need $10M funded or 40 business loans in the year to qualify.

Best bank for small business, by stateThe bank owners rate highest in each state and province
One per place
Best SBA lender7(a), 504 and Express, by confirmed volume and owner reviews
Top 25
Best equipment lenderEquipment loans and leases, by confirmed volume
Top 25
Fastest funderShortest median days from application to funding, owner confirmed
Top 25
Best credit unionCredit unions owners rate highest for business lending
Top 25
Loan officer of the year, by regionOne loan officer in each of West, Southwest, Midwest, Southeast, Northeast and Canada
Six honorees

Between editions

Quarterly and monthly recognitions come from live register data. A lender earns one for the period and can lose it the next.

QuarterlyFast responderMedian first reply to register contact requests under two hours
QuarterlyRising lenderLargest verified growth in confirmed volume, quarter on quarter
QuarterlyMost referredHighest share of funded businesses who would refer the lender
MonthlyLoan officer of the monthA conversation with one loan officer, in their own words
The full method

What honorees receive

Honorees get badge files in dark and light, an embed that links to their live entry and switches off if standing lapses, press and social templates, and a permanent results page. Plaques are available and play no part in rank.

  • Badge files in SVG and PNG, light and dark
  • Copy and paste embed with the link back
  • Wording rules and an embargo date, so every announcement lands together
2027Best SBA lender 2027, dark
2027Best SBA lender 2027, light
2027Fastest funder 2027
2027Fast responder Q3

No pay to play

Entry, ranking and badges are free. Sponsors have no say over the numbers, and a ranked lender cannot sponsor.

We can disqualify

Figures that cannot be confirmed come out before ranking. A lender whose standing changes during the year can lose its place.

Business loans only

Residential mortgage and consumer lending do not count. The lists cover business lending only.

Submissions open January 12

Claim your entry now. Your 2026 Levr deals are ready when the form opens, and you get the method and the form on launch day.

Rankings are based on confirmed business lending for the prior calendar year.Find your lender →