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Alternatives to Popular Bank for Commercial Real Estate Loans
Lenders worth a look alongside Popular 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 Popular Bank's — the most direct substitutes for the same kind of borrowing relationship.
- Mechanics BankRegional Bank · Walnut Creek · $7.8B CRE book
- Banner BankRegional Bank · Walla Walla · $7.4B CRE book
- Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSBRegional Bank · Wilmington · $7.4B CRE book
- EverBank, National AssociationRegional Bank · Jacksonville · $7.9B CRE book
- Dime Commercial BankRegional Bank · Hauppauge · $7.9B CRE book
Lenders active in the same counties
Popular Bank has commercial deeds of trust on record in Collin 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 | First United Bank | 6 |
| 2 | Frost Bank | 4 |
| 3 | Harmony Bank | 3 |
| 4 | RFLF 4 LLC | 3 |
| 5 | Alliance Bank | 2 |
| 6 | Great Plains National Bank | 2 |
| 7 | Incref Investments MS Seller LLC | 2 |
| 8 | Ohio State Life Insurance Co | 2 |
| 9 | PlainsCapital Bank | 2 |
| 10 | Prosperity Bank | 2 |
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 | 99 | 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.