# Zions Bank (SBA lending)

The Utah and Idaho SBA desk, priced for small deals.

The Utah and Idaho division of Zions Bancorporation, an SBA Preferred Lender. Its page names funding an acquisition among its SBA uses and offers both the 7(a) and the 504. In the FOIA loan file it is one of the twenty most active acquisition lenders in the country, at the small end of deal size near the top.

- Category: SBA & Acquisition Lenders
- Pricing model: Custom Pricing
- Where it fits: Set Up & Fund the Search, Diligence & Close the Deal
- Website: https://www.zionsbank.com/business/business-financing/sba-loans/

## At a Glance

The right first call for a smaller Utah or Idaho acquisition: delegated authority, both SBA programs, and a book that proves it closes sub-$1M deals; outside the two states, ask which affiliate brand you would actually be borrowing from.

## What It Costs

Loan products; no fee to engage. The FOIA loan file shows 79 change-of-ownership 7(a) loans totaling $49.5M in FY2025, an average near $627k at a 7.99% average initial rate, and 211 such loans across the file's six years. The desk is tuned to the smaller acquisitions the big specialist books pass over.

## Best For

Buyers of smaller businesses in or near Utah and Idaho who want a [Preferred Lender](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/preferred-lender-program)'s delegated authority with pricing on the cheaper side of the acquisition file

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: SBA Preferred Lender, approving on delegated authority
- Pro: Acquisition is a named use on its own SBA page, beside both the [7(a)](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/sba-7a) and the 504
- Pro: The smallest average acquisition loan near the top of the FOIA loan file, which means the desk actually works the deals other volume lenders skip
- Pro: A 7.99% average initial rate in the FOIA loan file, cheaper than most of the twenty most active
- Con: A two-state division: the parent bank serves other states under other brands, so a buyer elsewhere is not talking to this desk
- Con: Branch-relationship banking rather than a built-for-remote process
- Con: No published rates and no [searcher](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/searcher)-community footprint to check its own claims against

## What Searchers Say

Its Preferred Lender status and acquisition language are its own page's; the FOIA loan file independently places it among the twenty most active acquisition lenders, leading four states' top-fives, with the smallest average loan in that group.

## Sources

- https://www.zionsbank.com/business/business-financing/sba-loans/
- https://searchspheresource.com/data/acquisition-lending

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Last checked: 2026-08-06

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