Every borrower deserves to see the full lending landscape.

No middlemen. No hidden fees. No information gatekeeping.

Why I Built This

I’m a business owner who went through the SBA lending process. I couldn’t find any objective source of truth about which lenders were actually competitive for my specific situation.

The options were: pay a broker $10,000–$30,000 at closing for their rolodex, go to my bank and hope for the best, or spend weeks cold-calling lenders.

I discovered that the SBA publishes detailed data on every approved loan, but nobody had made it searchable. So I built LenderHawk: the tool I wished existed.

Free, objective, built entirely around the borrower’s need to make an informed decision.

Why This Exists — The Three Paths

Every SBA borrower eventually faces the same choice. Here’s what each path actually looks like.

The Broker Path

$10K–$30K in fees

  • They decide which lenders see your deal
  • You don’t see the full market
  • Fee added at closing on top of lender costs

The Single Bank Path

Familiar, but limited

  • May not specialize in your industry or deal size
  • No competitive pressure on pricing
  • You might pay P+2.75% when specialists offer P+1.50%
  • On a $1.5M loan, that difference costs ~$18,750/year

The LenderHawk Path

Data-driven. Free.

  • See the actual data — which lenders have done deals like yours
  • What they typically charge
  • Contact directly, armed with information

Our Commitments

  • Search results will always be free and ungated
  • We will always be transparent about how your information is used
  • We will always label promoted or sponsored content
  • We will always publish our methodology
  • We will always be honest about what the data can and cannot tell you