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Alternatives to First Merchants Bank for Commercial Real Estate Loans
Lenders worth a look alongside First Merchants 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 regional banks we track with a CRE loan book closest to First Merchants Bank's — the most direct substitutes for the same kind of borrowing relationship.
- Commerce BankRegional Bank · Kansas City · $5.4B CRE book
- The Central Trust BankRegional Bank · Jefferson City · $5.4B CRE book
- Israel Discount Bank of New YorkRegional Bank · New York · $5.5B CRE book
- First BankRegional Bank · Southern Pines · $5.6B CRE book
- First Hawaiian BankRegional Bank · Honolulu · $5.3B CRE book
Lenders active in the same counties
First Merchants Bank has commercial deeds of trust on record in Harris, Oh-franklin 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 | Prosperity Bank | 39 |
| 2 | Kiavi Funding Inc | 35 |
| 3 | Construction Loan Services II LLC | 27 |
| 4 | RFLF 4 LLC | 27 |
| 5 | Crebrid LLC | 18 |
| 6 | City Bank | 16 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company | 16 |
| 8 | SCF Jake LP | 16 |
| 9 | Frost Bank | 13 |
| 10 | Ifp Fund I LLC | 13 |
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 | 96 | 11% |
| 2 | Newtek Bank, National Association | 80 | 10.5% |
| 3 | Huntington National Bank | 74 | 9.75% |
| 4 | Live Oak Banking Company | 48 | 8.99% |
| 5 | Readycap Lending, LLC | 35 | 13.5% |
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.