Bank of Hope SBA loans in California
Short answer
SBA's loan file shows Bank of Hope made 460 SBA loans in California since October 2023. 63.9% went to businesses more than two years old, against 53.5% of its loans nationally. The median loan was $283,250, 29% below its national median of $400,000.
- SBA loans, Oct 2023 to Jun 2026
- 460
- median loan
- $283,250
- dollars approved
- $282.07M
- went to firms over 2 years old
- 63.9%
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These are the 460 SBA 7(a) loans Bank of Hope made in California approved October 2023 to June 2026. Each figure is set against all of its loans in the U.S. over the same period. State is where the business is, not where the lender is based. The file lists loans SBA approved, so it shows what the lender has done and not what it will do for you.
How Bank of Hope differs in California
What this means for you. Most of these loans went to businesses with more than two years of history, so an operating record is what Bank of Hope usually saw.
Established businesses
63.9% of the loans in California went to businesses more than two years old, against 53.5% of its loans nationally.
Loan size
The medianThe middle figure. Half the loans were larger and half were smaller. loan was $283,250 in California, 29% below its national median of $400,000.
The middle half of loans in California ran from $150,000 to $554,000. For all its loans the middle half ran from $200,000 to $1,000,000.
Share of the state's loans
Bank of Hope made 2.4% of the SBA loans approved in California since October 2023, against 0.55% of loans nationwide. Its share here is 4.3 times its national share.
We compared 8 measures with the national figure for the same period, and these are the 3 that differ clearly. The table compares every measure.
California next to the U.S.
| Measure | California | All its U.S. loans | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lender's share of all SBA loans | 2.4% | 0.55% | Clearly higher |
| Median loan | $283,250 | $400,000 | Clearly lower |
| Middle half of loans | $150,000 to $554,000 | $200,000 to $1,000,000 | – |
| Startups (the loan opens the business) | Fewer than 5 | 2.3% | n/a |
| In business 2 years or less | 30.2% | 36.2% | No clear gap |
| In business more than 2 years | 63.9% | 53.5% | Clearly higher |
| Change of ownership | 5.2% | 8.0% | No clear gap |
| SBA Express | 44.1% | 34.4% | No clear gap |
| Lines of credit | 0.0% | Fewer than 5 | No clear gap |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | – |
| Median spread over Prime at approval | 2 points over Prime | 1.75 points over Prime | – |
Clearly higher and clearly lower mark a gap large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. Spread over Prime is the rate at approval minus Prime that day, so it is not today's rate. Rows with a dash are shown for reference.
What Bank of Hope lends to in California
The 5 industries below account for 235 of the 460 loans approved October 2023 to June 2026, or 51.1%. An industry is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most.
| Industry | Loans | Share here | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 112 | 24.3% | 19.6% |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers | 41 | 8.9% | 5.0% |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 34 | 7.4% | 8.4% |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers | 29 | 6.3% | 6.1% |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars | 19 | 4.1% | Not in top 5 |
Share here is the industry's share of the lender's loans in this state. U.S. share is its share of all the lender's loans nationally. Not in top 5 means it is not one of the lender's five most common industries.
Bank of Hope in other states
Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first.
| State | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 208 |
| Colorado | 106 |
| Washington | 81 |
| Georgia | 75 |
Other lenders in California
Other lenders in California with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first.
| Lender | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 1,484 |
| Northeast Bank (Portland, ME) | 1,093 |
| Bank of America | 866 |
| Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC | 852 |
| Enterprise Bank & Trust | 560 |
| East West Bank | 527 |
| Zions Bank | 519 |
| Columbia Bank (Roseburg, OR) | 515 |
How to read this
Counts come from SBA's 7(a) loan-level data release, as of June 30, 2026. The file lists loans SBA approved. It does not list declined applications, so it cannot show approval odds. We do not publish any figure built on fewer than 5 loans. A lender's past loans do not describe its current credit policy. Location is the borrower's address in the file. Loans are those approved October 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. SBA's fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same period. A gap is called clear when it is large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. A comparison with no clear gap in the loans is not published. Express counts SBA Express and Export Express loans. Lines of credit are loans SBA's file flags as revolving. How we build these pages.
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Cite this page: Bank of Hope SBA loans in California. SBA Express Loans, Janover Capital LLC (data as of June 30, 2026). https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/bank-of-hope/california/
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