# BayFirst National Bank SBA loans in Florida

**Short answer:** SBA's loan file shows BayFirst National Bank made 526 SBA loans in Florida since October 2023. 91.4% went to businesses more than two years old, against 96.4% of its loans nationally.

Canonical page: https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/bayfirst-national-bank/florida/
Data as of: 2026-06-30

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sbaexpress.loans is not BayFirst National Bank, and BayFirst National Bank did not provide, review or pay for this page. Janover Capital LLC runs this site. Every figure on this page comes from SBA's public 7(a) loan file, not from BayFirst National Bank.

These are the 526 SBA 7(a) loans [BayFirst National Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/bayfirst-national-bank/) made in [Florida](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/florida-small-business-loans/) 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 BayFirst National Bank differs in Florida

**What this means for you.** Younger businesses got a bigger share of these loans here than elsewhere.

### Established businesses

91.4% of the loans in Florida went to businesses more than two years old, against 96.4% of its loans nationally.

In business more than 2 years, share of loans, Oct 2023 to Jun 2026

- Florida: 91.4%
- All its U.S. loans: 96.4%

We compared 8 measures with the national figure for the same period, and this is the one that differs clearly. The table compares every measure.

## Florida next to the U.S.

**Florida compared with all of BayFirst National Bank's U.S. loans, October 2023 to June 2026**

| Measure | Florida | All its U.S. loans | Reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lender's share of all SBA loans | 4.1% | 2.8% | No clear gap |
| Median loan | $150,000 | $150,000 | No clear gap |
| Middle half of loans | $123,500 to $150,000 | $120,000 to $150,000 | – |
| Startups (the loan opens the business) | 2.1% | 0.7% | No clear gap |
| In business 2 years or less | Fewer than 5 | 0.8% | n/a |
| In business more than 2 years | 91.4% | 96.4% | Clearly lower |
| Change of ownership | 5.7% | 2.0% | No clear gap |
| SBA Express | Fewer than 5 | 0.1% | No clear gap |
| Lines of credit | Fewer than 5 | 0.1% | No clear gap |
| Median term | 10 years | 10 years | – |
| Median spread over Prime at approval | 4.75 points over Prime | 4.75 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 BayFirst National Bank lends to in Florida

The 5 industries below account for 71 of the 526 loans approved October 2023 to June 2026, or 13.5%. An industry is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most.

**Top industries in Florida**

| Industry | Loans | Share here | U.S. share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/plumbing-heating-air-conditioning-contractors/) | 16 | 3.0% | 2.0% |
| [Beauty Salons](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/beauty-salons/) | 15 | 2.9% | Not in top 5 |
| [All Other Specialty Trade Contractors](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/all-other-specialty-trade-contractors/) | 14 | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| [Insurance Agencies and Brokerages](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/insurance-agencies-brokerages/) | 14 | 2.7% | 1.8% |
| [Landscaping Services](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/) | 12 | 2.3% | 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.

## Other lenders in Florida

Other lenders in Florida with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first.

**Other lenders in Florida**

| Lender | Loans since October 2019 |
| --- | --- |
| [The Huntington National Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/the-huntington-national-bank/florida/) | 1,716 |
| [Wells Fargo Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/wells-fargo-bank/florida/) | 1,321 |
| [SouthState Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/southstate-bank/florida/) | 593 |
| [Celtic Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/celtic-bank/florida/) | 420 |
| [Fifth Third Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/florida/) | 247 |
| [First Bank of the Lake](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/first-bank-of-the-lake/florida/) | 241 |
| [Beacon Bank and Trust](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/beacon-bank-and-trust/florida/) | 170 |
| [Banesco USA](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/banesco-usa/florida/) | 164 |

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](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/method/).

## Sources

- [SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of June 30, 2026](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)
