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Alternatives to BankSouth for Commercial Real Estate Loans
Lenders worth a look alongside BankSouth — matched on category and CRE book size, on verified activity in the same counties, and on SBA lending with real observed rates. Built from regulatory filings, county records, and SBA FOIA data; nothing here is sponsored.
Similar lenders by size and category
Other community banks we track with a CRE loan book closest to BankSouth's — the most direct substitutes for the same kind of borrowing relationship.
- The Farmers Bank, Frankfort, IndianaCommunity Bank · Frankfort · $493.4M CRE book
- Citizens Tri-County BankCommunity Bank · Dunlap · $505.3M CRE book
- Forcht Bank, National AssociationCommunity Bank · Lexington · $490.3M CRE book
- MountainOne BankCommunity Bank · North Adams · $506.8M CRE book
- Cass Commercial BankCommunity Bank · Des Peres · $508.8M CRE book
Lenders active in the same counties
BankSouth has commercial deeds of trust on record in Ga-coweta County. These lenders recorded commercial loans in the same county over the last 90 days — verified closings, not marketing claims.
| # | Lender | Recorded commercial loans (90d) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ameris Bank | 2 |
| 2 | Dart Collateral Manager LLC | 2 |
| 3 | Navy Fed Credit Union | 2 |
| 4 | Pinnacle Bank | 2 |
| 5 | Southstate Bank NA | 2 |
| 6 | United Bank | 2 |
| 7 | Bank OZK | 1 |
| 8 | United Community Bank | 1 |
SBA-active alternatives
If the deal fits SBA 7(a)/504 — owner-occupied commercial real estate — these were the most active SBA lenders on Texas projects over the last 12 months, with the real median initial rate on their approvals (SBA FOIA loan-level data).
| # | Lender | SBA loans (12mo) | Median initial rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Bank | 100 | 10% |
| 2 | Newtek Bank, National Association | 94 | 10% |
| 3 | Huntington National Bank | 82 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Live Oak Banking Company | 46 | 8.75% |
| 5 | Zions Bank, A Division of | 36 | 9.5% |
See which lenders match your deal
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Estimate my termsSources: FFIEC Call Reports, county recorded documents, SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA loan-level data. Inclusion reflects verified lending data only — not an offer of credit, a recommendation of any institution, or a statement about credit quality.