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Alternatives to City Bank for Commercial Real Estate Loans
Lenders worth a look alongside City Bank — 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 City Bank's — the most direct substitutes for the same kind of borrowing relationship.
- Bank Five NineCommunity Bank · Oconomowoc · $1.6B CRE book
- Orange Bank & Trust CompanyCommunity Bank · Middletown · $1.5B CRE book
- Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central CaliforniaCommunity Bank · Lodi · $1.6B CRE book
- Lake Ridge BankCommunity Bank · Middleton · $1.5B CRE book
- Broadway National BankCommunity Bank · San Antonio · $1.7B CRE book
Lenders active in the same counties
City Bank has commercial deeds of trust on record in Harris, Brazos Counties. These lenders recorded commercial loans in the same counties over the last 90 days — verified closings, not marketing claims.
| # | Lender | Recorded commercial loans (90d) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction Loan Services Ii Llc | 15 |
| 2 | Stellar Bank | 9 |
| 3 | Capital Bank | 8 |
| 4 | Frost Bank | 8 |
| 5 | Kiavi Funding Inc | 8 |
| 6 | Crebrid Llc | 7 |
| 7 | Double Backflip Llc | 6 |
| 8 | Quick Lending Llc | 6 |
| 9 | First Financial Bank | 5 |
| 10 | Prosperity Bank | 5 |
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 | 117 | 12.25% |
| 2 | Huntington National Bank | 77 | 10% |
| 3 | Newtek Bank, National Association | 69 | 10.5% |
| 4 | Live Oak Banking Company | 49 | 9.25% |
| 5 | Wells Fargo Bank | 43 | 12.5% |
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.