# Fifth Third Bank SBA loans in California **Short answer:** SBA's loan file shows Fifth Third Bank made 409 SBA loans in California since October 2019. 82.6% were lines of credit, against 56.8% of its loans nationally. 89.7% went to businesses more than two years old, against 67.3% of its loans nationally. Canonical page: https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/california/ Data as of: 2026-06-30 This site is not Fifth Third Bank sbaexpress.loans is not Fifth Third Bank, and Fifth Third 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 Fifth Third Bank. These are the 409 SBA 7(a) loans [Fifth Third Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/) made in [California](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/california-small-business-loans/) approved October 2019 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. Every state page for this lender uses this same period, so the pages can be compared with each other. ## How Fifth Third Bank differs in California **What this means for you.** If you need working capital you can draw on and repay, revolving lines were more common here, so ask Fifth Third Bank about one. ### Lines of credit 82.6% of the loans in California were lines of credit, against 56.8% of its loans nationally. Lines of credit, share of loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - California: 82.6% - All its U.S. loans: 56.8% ### Established businesses 89.7% of the loans in California went to businesses more than two years old, against 67.3% of its loans nationally. In business more than 2 years, share of loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - California: 89.7% - All its U.S. loans: 67.3% ### SBA Express 90.7% of the loans in California went through SBA Express, against 72.1% of its loans nationally. SBA Express, share of loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - California: 90.7% - All its U.S. loans: 72.1% We compared 9 measures with the national figure for the same period, and these are the 3 that differ clearly. 3 more differences are in the table. ## California next to the U.S. **California compared with all of Fifth Third Bank's U.S. loans, October 2019 to June 2026** | Measure | California | All its U.S. loans | Reading | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lender's share of all SBA loans | 1.1% | 0.76% | No clear gap | | Median loan | $140,000 | $200,000 | Clearly lower | | Middle half of loans | $90,000 to $250,000 | $100,000 to $540,000 | – | | Startups (the loan opens the business) | 3.2% | 11.7% | Clearly lower | | In business 2 years or less | 5.1% | 10.2% | No clear gap | | In business more than 2 years | 89.7% | 67.3% | Clearly higher | | Change of ownership | 1.7% | 8.6% | Clearly lower | | SBA Express | 90.7% | 72.1% | Clearly higher | | Lines of credit | 82.6% | 56.8% | Clearly higher | | Median term | 10 years | 10 years | – | | Median spread over Prime at approval | 1.75 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 Fifth Third Bank lends to in California The 5 industries below account for 78 of the 409 loans approved October 2019 to June 2026, or 19.1%. An industry is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most. **Top industries in California** | Industry | Loans | Share here | U.S. share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/all-other-professional-scientific-technical-services/) | 20 | 4.9% | Not in top 5 | | [Offices of Lawyers](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/offices-of-lawyers/) | 16 | 3.9% | Not in top 5 | | [Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/offices-of-real-estate-agents-brokers/) | 16 | 3.9% | Not in top 5 | | [Full-Service Restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/full-service-restaurants/) | 14 | 3.4% | 4.8% | | [Offices of Dentists](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/offices-of-dentists/) | 12 | 2.9% | 3.3% | 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. ## Fifth Third Bank in other states Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first. **Fifth Third Bank by state** | State | Loans since October 2019 | | --- | --- | | [Texas](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/texas/) | 500 | | [Florida](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/florida/) | 247 | | [Ohio](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/ohio/) | 227 | | [Illinois](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/illinois/) | 172 | | [Arizona](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/fifth-third-bank/arizona/) | 69 | ## Other lenders in California Other lenders in California with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first. **Other lenders in California** | Lender | Loans since October 2019 | | --- | --- | | [The Huntington National Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/the-huntington-national-bank/california/) | 1,484 | | [Northeast Bank (Portland, ME)](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/northeast-bank/california/) | 1,093 | | [Bank of Hope](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/bank-of-hope/california/) | 910 | | [Bank of America](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/bank-of-america/california/) | 866 | | [Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/harvest-small-business-finance-llc/california/) | 852 | | [Enterprise Bank & Trust](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/enterprise-bank-and-trust/california/) | 560 | | [East West Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/east-west-bank/california/) | 527 | | [Zions Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/zions-bank/california/) | 519 | 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, 2019 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)