First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) SBA loans in North Carolina
Short answer
SBA's loan file shows First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) made 63 SBA loans in North Carolina since October 2019. 23.8% went through SBA Express, against 6.9% of its loans nationally. The lender made 0.81% of North Carolina's SBA loans, against 0.21% of loans nationwide.
- SBA loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026
- 63
- median loan
- $732,000
- dollars approved
- $58.74M
- went through SBA Express
- 23.8%
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These are the 63 SBA 7(a) loans First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) made in North Carolina 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 First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) differs in North Carolina
What this means for you. SBA Express was a more common route for these loans here, so ask First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) about it if your loan is small enough to qualify.
SBA Express
23.8% of the loans in North Carolina went through SBA Express, against 6.9% of its loans nationally.
Share of the state's loans
First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) made 0.81% of the SBA loans approved in North Carolina since October 2019, against 0.21% of loans nationwide. Its share here is 3.8 times its national share.
We compared 8 measures with the national figure for the same period, and these are the 2 that differ clearly. The table compares every measure.
North Carolina next to the U.S.
| Measure | North Carolina | All its U.S. loans | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lender's share of all SBA loans | 0.81% | 0.21% | Clearly higher |
| Median loan | $732,000 | $899,500 | No clear gap |
| Middle half of loans | $146,500 to $1,145,000 | $402,000 to $1,550,000 | – |
| Startups (the loan opens the business) | 12.7% | 21.5% | No clear gap |
| In business 2 years or less | Fewer than 5 | 7.0% | n/a |
| In business more than 2 years | 34.9% | 31.3% | No clear gap |
| Change of ownership | 44.4% | 39.3% | No clear gap |
| SBA Express | 23.8% | 6.9% | Clearly higher |
| Lines of credit | 0.0% | Fewer than 5 | No clear gap |
| Median term | 12 years | 14 years | – |
| Median spread over Prime at approval | 0.57 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 First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) lends to in North Carolina
The 3 industries below account for 59 of the 63 loans approved October 2019 to June 2026, or 93.7%. An industry is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most.
| Industry | Loans | Share here | U.S. share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | 43 | 68.3% | 41.5% |
| Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services | 10 | 15.9% | 14.2% |
| Other Poultry Production | 6 | 9.5% | 10.2% |
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.
First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) in other states
Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first.
| State | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 57 |
Other lenders in North Carolina
Other lenders in North Carolina with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first.
| Lender | Loans since October 2019 |
|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 529 |
| Pinnacle Bank (Nashville, TN) | 274 |
| United Midwest Savings Bank | 223 |
| TD Bank | 209 |
| U.S. Bank | 96 |
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.
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Cite this page: First Financial Bank (El Dorado, AR) SBA loans in North Carolina. SBA Express Loans, Janover Capital LLC (data as of June 30, 2026). https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/first-financial-bank-ar/north-carolina/
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