2026 First Citizens Bank Top CRE Funding Report

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🏀 2026 SEASON (CURRENT)

Lender Name	Total Points	Deals Logged	Volume Drafted	Primary Asest Focus	Most Common Loan Term	Primary Loan Type	Top States	Pace Score
Bank OZK	113	7	$85,100,000	Condo (3), Multifamily, Industrial	Construction loan (5)	Construction (5)	Florida (2), Pennsylvania, New York, California	0.33
European Investment Bank	85	4	$925,520,000	Industrial/Biorefinery, Shore Power Infrastructure, EV Charging Infrastructure, Wind Farm	15 years (1)	Construction (2)	Italy, Netherlands, Estonia, Spain	0.27
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) - Commercial RE	392	19	$6,030,853,333	Solar Energy (5), Battery Energy Storage (3), Data Center (2), Geothermal, Wind Farm, LNG Facility, HVDC Transmission	Non-recourse project financing (2)	Construction (7), Refinance (3), Commercial Real Estate (2), Construction and Term	Texas (3), Louisiana (3), Chile, Japan, Spain, India	0.68
Wells Fargo - Commercial RE	721	32	$9,943,313,154	Office (7), Industrial (5), Multifamily (5), Mixed-Use (3), Hotel/Casino, Data Centers, Energy/LNG, Retail	5-year fixed-rate (3); 2-year floating-rate (2), floating-rate (2), construction loan (2)	Refinance (10), CMBS for Refinance (8), Construction (4), Acquisition (3), Bridge for Refinance (2), CMBS for Acquisition, Credit Facility, Growth Capital, Expansion/Refinance	New York (15), Illinois (3), Florida (2), Texas (2), California (2)	1.41
Bank of Montreal (BMO) - CRE	168	9	$1,329,000,000	Industrial (5), Multifamily (2), Data Centers, Retail	2-year floating-rate (2); construction loan (1), fund-level revolving (1)	Acquisition (4), Refinance (3), Construction, Credit Facility	Georgia (3), Florida (2), Virginia, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas	0.56
Deutsche Bank - Commercial RE	232	12	$2,614,366,667	Office (5), Multifamily, Energy/LNG Facility, Hotel, Life Sciences, Mixed-Use	5-year fixed-rate (2); 2-year floating-rate (1), construction financing (1), CMBS conduit (1)	Refinance (5), Construction (2), CMBS Refinance (3)	New York (5), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ireland	0.5
First Citizens Bank - CRE	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
JP Morgan - Commercial RE	466	22	$7,075,349,206	Office (6), Industrial (3), Multifamily (2), Mixed-Use (2), Energy/Geothermal (2), Retail (2)	5-year, fixed-rate (2); 2-year floating-rate + extensions (2); 3-year floating-rate (2)	Refinance (6), CMBS for Refinance (5), Acquisition (4), Construction (3), Bridge for Refinance, Senior + Mezzanine Loan	New York (6), California (3), Texas (3), Massachusetts (2), Florida, Pennsylvania	0.95
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) - Commercial RE	202	12	$1,313,373,610	Solar Energy (3), Energy/Geothermal (2), Data Center, Energy Storage/BESS, HVDC Transmission, Multifamily, Solar/Wind/BESS Hybrid	Non-recourse senior secured (2); Construction-to-term loan (2)	Commercial Real Estate (6), Construction (3), Refinance	Louisiana (2), Canada, India, Japan, New York, Philippines	0.45
BNP Paribas	68	6	$456,748,429	Solar / Renewable Energy (4), Industrial, Retail/Mall	2-year floating-rate + extensions (2)	Commercial Real Estate (3), Construction (2), CMBS for refinance	Spain (2), Chile (2), Italy, United Arab Emirates	0.27
Citigroup - Commercial RE	324	17	$3,346,167,916	Industrial (4), Multifamily (3), Office (3), Hotel (3), Retail (2), Data Center (2)	Term2-year floating-rate (3), 5-year fixed-rate (2)	CMBS for refinance (5), Refinance (5), Acquisition (2), Construction, CMBS for acquisition	New York (4), Florida (4), Texas (2), Virginia, Georgia, Arizona	0.73
Morgan Stanley - Commercial RE	323	14	$4,553,109,333	Office (4), Data Center (3), Industrial (2), Retail (2), Hotel (2), Self-Storage	5-year fixed-rate (2), 2-year floating-rate (2)	CMBS for refinance (5), Refinance (5), CMBS for acquisition (2), Revolving Credit Facility, Construction	New York (3), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Massachusetts, California, Washington D.C.	0.64
Santander Bank - Commercial RE	181	10	$1,213,816,078	Solar PV/BESS Hybrid (5), Energy Storage/BESS (2), Multifamily (2)	Construction-to-term (2)	Construction (5), Commercial Real Estate (4)	California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Peru, Portugal	0.41
Truist Bank - Commercial RE	91	5	$414,300,000	Multifamily (5)	Construction loan (1), Senior loan and preferred equity (1), Permanent loan (1)	Construction (2), Acquisition, Refinance, Permanent financing	New York (2), Maryland, Texas, Washington D.C., New Jersey	0.23
Bank of America - Commercial RE	379	18	$18,349,612,360	Office (6), Data Center (3), Industrial (3), Energy (3), Multifamily (2), Retail/Mall	Fixed-rate 5-year (2), 2-year floating-rate (2)	Refinance (5), Construction (4), CMBS for refinance (4), Acquisition (3), CMBS for acquisition	New York (6), Louisiana (2), Virginia (2), Michigan, California, Florida	0.82
Goldman Sachs - Commercial RE	509	25	$5,196,649,000	Office (7), Solar/Energy Storage (4), Retail (2), Data Center (2), Hotel (2), Multifamily (2)	5-year fixed-rate (3); 2-year floating-rate (2)	Refinance (10), CMBS for refinance (6), Bridge (2), Construction (2), CMBS for acquisition, Revolving Credit Facility	New York (5), California (4), Virginia (3), Texas (3), Florida (3), Washington	1.09
ING Groep NV - Commercial RE	232	12	$2,197,435,333	Solar Energy (5), Battery Energy Storage (3), Data Center, Office, Community Solar	Construction-to-term (1), 20-year PPA (1)	Construction (6), Commercial Real Estate (2), Refinance (2), Construction and Term	Louisiana (2), California, Idaho, Texas, Virginia, Philippines	0.5
KeyBank	162	9	$1,068,400,000	Solar / Energy (4), Multifamily (2), Senior Living, Industrial Outdoor Storage	35-year amortization (1), 7-year fixed (1), construction-to-term (1)	Construction (3), Refinance (3), HUD Refinance, Construction/Term Loan	Idaho (2), Texas (2), North Carolina, Colorado	0.36
Natixis - Commercial RE	145	7	$1,865,338,096	Solar / Energy (4), Battery Energy Storage (2), LNG Facility, Retail, AI Infrastructure	Senior non-recourse (1), construction term loan (1)	Construction (3), Refinance, Growth Capital, Commercial Real Estate	Louisiana, Texas, California, New York, Chile, France	0.32
Barclays - Commercial RE	231	14	$1,951,030,000	Energy/Geothermal (2), Office (2), Data Center, Energy/LNG, Self-Storage	5-year, fixed-rate (2); Construction-to-term (2)	Refinance (4), Construction (2), Commercial Real Estate	California (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Texas	0.32
ACORE Capital	34	2	$235,000,000	Industrial, Multifamily	2-year floating-rate; 3×1-year extensions	Refinance (2)	Washington, Multi-State (15 states)	0.11
Affinius Capital	201	12	$1,365,328,000	Multifamily (6), Office (2), Industrial, Development Site, Student Housing (United Kingdom), Mixed-Use	Floating-rate; matures 2029; two 1-year extension options (1); Senior loan; back leverage provided by Standard Chartered (1)	Refinance (8), Acquisition (2), Construction (2)	New York (5), Florida (2), Pennsylvania (2), Georgia, California, United Kingdom	0.55
Barings	142	7	$1,528,450,000	Mixed-Use (3), Office (2), Hotel, Industrial	Construction financing (1)	Refinance (4), Construction (3)	New York (3), California, Illinois, Tennessee, Utah	0.32
Brookfield	37	2	$369,000,000	Multifamily (2)	Three-year bridge (only stated term)	Refinance, Bridge	New York (2)	0.11
S3 Capital	100	6	$576,750,000	Mixed-Use (3), Multifamily, Student Housing	TBD	Construction (3), Refinance, Construction/Acquisition	Florida, New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas	0.21
Berkadia	27	2	$110,942,000	Multifamily (2)	Freddie Mac	Acquisition (2)	Virginia, Wisconsin	0.5
Dwight Capital/Dwight Mortgage Trust	216	16	$1,037,000,000	Multifamily (13), Mixed-Use (2)	HUD 221(d)(4) (2), 35-year fully amortizing fixed-rate (1), 5-year interest-only (1), HUD 241(a) (1), HUD 223(f) (1	Refinance (6), Construction (5), Bridge for refinance (4)	New York (4), Florida (4), New Jersey (2), Texas (2), Utah, California	0.68
Greystone	100	7	$496,249,222	Multifamily (4), Affordable Housing (2), Senior Housing	24-month bridge with extension options (2),	Bridge for Refinance (2), Refinance (2), Acquisition, Construction/Rehabilitation (2)	Illinois (2), North Carolina (2), New York, Mississippi, Florida	0.3
Madison Realty Capital	150	9	$907,150,000	Condominium (3), Multifamily (3), Hotel (2), Self-Storage	Closed Dec 19, 2025, completion late 2027 (1); Construction loan, expected completion 2028 (1)	Construction (5), Refinance (2), Acquisition (1), Condominium Inventory Loan	New York (2), New Jersey (2), Florida (2), Virginia, California, Tennessee	0.41
Nuveen	220	15	$1,274,045,000	Hotel (5), Multifamily (4), Office/Lab (2), Retail (1), Life Sciences	30 years (3), 5-year floating-rate (1), C-PACE financing including $30M for future tenants (1	C-PACE for Construction (5), Construction (3), Refinance (3), Acquisition, Full stack capitalization	Texas (2), Pennsylvania (2), Nevada (2), New York (2), Arizona, Florida	0.59
Blackstone - Commercial RE	262	11	$10,494,670,000	Industrial (3), Multifamily (3), Office (2), Data Center, AI Infrastructure	3-year bridge (1), 5-year fixed-rate (1)	Refinance (6), Bridge for refinance (2), Acquisition/Construction	New York (2), Florida (2), Texas (2), Australia, Colorado, Washington	0.45
Corebridge	25	2	$115,000,000	Self Storage, Multifamily	5 years (2)	Acquisition, Refinance	Multiple, New York	0.11
MonticelloAM	160	10	$1,077,800,000	Skilled Nursing Facility (7), Senior Housing (2), Multifamily	36-month initial term (3), 30-month initial term (1), 24-month term (1)	Bridge for Acquisition (6), Bridge for Refinance (3), Bridge Acquisition	Illinois (2), Florida (2), Washington (2), Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania	0.45
Peachtree Group	180	15	$552,260,000	Hotel (9), Multifamily (2), Industrial, Senior Housing, Retail	3-year bridge with two 12-month extension options (3), 3-year floating-rate EB-5 (1), C-PACE 30-year (1)	Bridge for refinance (4), Construction (4), C-PACE for Construction (3), Bridge (2), C-PACE	Florida (2), Texas (3), North Carolina (2), Georgia (2), Utah, Ohio	0.64
Tyko Capital	88	3	$770,000,000	Condominium (2)	Construction loan, completion Q4 2028 (1)	Construction (2)	Florida (2)	0.11
Apollo Global Management	187	7	$3,454,800,000	Mixed-Use/Conversion (2), Industrial (2), Hotel	Multi-year (1), 36-month SOFR floating (1)	Construction (3), Acquisition (2), Refinance (2)	New York (3), Florida, North Carolina, Germany (2), United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain	0.39
Ares Real Estate Management	182	8	$2,198,817,000	Industrial (2+), Multifamily (2), Mixed-Use (2)	Fixed-rate long-tenor (1), Through 2031 (1)	Acquisition (4), Refinance, Construction, C-PACE, Growth Financing	Florida (2), New York (2), Illinois, California, Washington D.C., United Kingdom	0.44
New York Life	80	5	$432,517,000	Multifamily (3), Office, Retail	Construction loan, 5-year interest-only, 3-year, floating-rate	Refinance (3), Construction, Acquisition	New York (2), Washington, Texas, California, Illinois	0.21
PGIM Real Estate	180	9	$3,694,925,000	Industrial (4), Data Center, Multifamily (2)	3-year with extensions (1), 7-year fixed (1), Floating-rate (1)	Acquisition (4), Refinance (4), Revolving Credit Facility	California (2), Texas (2), Illinois, Massachusetts, Florida, Germany	0.39
Starwood Property Trust	34	2	$202,000,000	Multifamily, Industrial	TBD	Refinance, Acquisition	Illinois, Tennessee	0.11
Deutsche Bank - Growth Cap	101	5	$3,015,000,000	TBD	Revolving credit facility	Acquisition, Working Capital	Spain, Switzerland	0.5
HSBC	120	6	$1,191,279,762	TBD	Revolving/RCF (2)	Growth Capital (2), First Lien Term Loan, Corporate Debt Facility, Warehouse Facility	New York, New Jersey, California, Spain, Switzerland	0.23
JP Morgan - Growth Cap	508	25	$12,866,892,690	TBD	5-year (2), 2-year with extension options (2)	Revolving Credit Facility (5), Growth Capital (2), Credit Facility (2), Loan (2), Unsecured Term Loan, Acquisition Credit Facility, others	Texas (4), New York (3), Illinois (3), California (2), Japan, Louisiana	0.82
Natixis - Growth Cap	138	7	$1,060,061,398	TBD	5-year, 3-year, 12-year, long-term PPA (all distinct; no modal)	Growth Capital (3), Term Loan B, Syndicated Letter of Credit Facility, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility, Commercial Real Estate	Spain (2), Nevada, Virginia, France, Massachusetts, Texas	0.32
PNC Bank	206	12	$1,800,010,822	TBD	5-year (4)	Revolving Credit Facility (3), Unsecured Term Loan (3), Unsecured Credit Facility – Revolver + Term Loans (2), Syndicated Credit Facility, Senior Secured Credit Facility, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility	Illinois (3), Connecticut, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Texas	0.55
Bank of America - Growth Cap	279	13	$5,123,868,881	TBD	5-year (4)	Revolving Credit Facility (4), Bridge Loan, Syndicated Term Loan, Syndicated Credit Facility, Growth Capital, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility	California (3), Texas (2), Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Canada	0.45
Barclays - Growth Cap	131	6	$2,027,182,540	TBD	Term Loan B, 5-year, 7-year (all distinct; no modal)	Term Loan B, Term Loan, Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Green Revolving Loan and LC Facility, Growth Capital, Senior Secured Corporate Credit Facility (all distinct)	Texas (2), Virginia, California, Spain, Pennsylvania	0.37
Goldman Sachs - Growth Cap	227	10	$8,927,204,762	TBD	Bridge loan (1-year), 5-year, Term Loan B (all distinct; no modal)	Growth Capital (3), Term Loan B, Revolving Credit Facility	Virginia, New York, Japan, Italy, Spain	0.23
Santander Bank - Growth Cap	113	6	$1,006,704,762	TBD	5-year	Growth Capital (3), Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Corporate Credit Facility	Spain (2), New York, Chile, Pennsylvania	0.23
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) - GC	108	5	$8,439,533,333	TBD	3-year (2)	Growth Capital (3), Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Green Revolving Loan and LC Facility	New York, Japan, Sweden, Texas, Denmark	0.23
Citigroup - Growth Cap	253	11	$808,267,583	TBD	Maturity January 2030 (1)	Growth Capital (4)	India, France, Spain, Canada	0.18
Huntington Bank - Growth Cap	110	8	$407,619,047	TBD	5-year (2)	Unsecured Credit Facility – Revolver + Term Loans (2), Unsecured Term Loan, Senior Credit Facility, Revolving Credit Facility, Five-Year Unsecured Term Loan, Commercial Aircraft Engine Acquisition Facility	Connecticut, Texas, Colorado, California, Florida, Washington	0.32
Morgan Stanley - Growth Cap	197	7	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) - Growth Cap	212	10	$8,661,571,429	TBD	3-year (1); Bridge loan 1-year (1); 5-year leveraged loan (1)	Growth Capital (4)	India, Japan, France, Massachusetts	0.18
Truist Bank - Growth Cap	91	5	$381,250,000	TBD	2 years with three 1-year extension options, 4 years revolving credit facility with two six-month extension options (Pricing grid based on leverage ratio plus SOFR, 10-15 bps lower than prior debt)	Securitization / Warehouse & Mezzanine Refinancing; Growth Capital (Equity and Debt); Unsecured Credit Facility; Acquisition Credit Facility	Michigan, California, Florida, New Jersey	0.18
Bank of Montreal (BMO)-Growth Cap	76	4	$649,096,154	TBD	Due May 2031; 2 years with extension options; Maturity January 2030; Softwood Lumber Program term	Revolving Credit Facility (2); Growth Capital / Syndicated Credit Facility; Growth Capital / Term Loan (Softwood Lumber)	Canada (2), Missouri, Illinois	0.18
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)	101	8	$260,796,154	TBD	4-year loan (secured to unsecured), Three-year construction warehouse revolving credit facility with $500M accordion, Initial 3-year term with consecutive 1-year extension (prime rate + .75%)	Acquisition, Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility, Growth Capital	Canada (3), Belgium	0.18
ING Groep NV - Growth Cap	80	5	$185,540,000	TBD	95% covered buyer credit guarantee (1)	Growth Capital	France	0.05
Royal Bank of Canada	104	7	$442,667,583	TBD	5-year (1); 2-year with extensions (1); Softwood Lumber bilateral (1); Maturity 2030 (1); SOFR + 85 bps (1)	Growth Capital (3); Senior Secured Credit Facilities; Growth Capital / Asset-Based Loan	Canada (3), Louisiana, Illinois	0.23
Wells Fargo-Growth Cap	261	13	$4,475,773,644	TBD	SOFR + 85 bps / interest-only (2); 5-year revolving (2)	Revolving Credit Facility (5); Unsecured Term Loan (3); Term Loan B (1); Syndicated Credit Facility (1); Senior Credit Facility (1)	Illinois (3), California (2), Canada, Virginia, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Indiana	0.55
Regions Bank - Growth Cap	116	7	$539,475,108	TBD	The loan terms typically range from 2 to 5 years for initial maturity, frequently featuring one or more extension options (e.g., 6-month or 1-year extensions) and often priced using SOFR plus a spread.	The mix is predominantly composed of Unsecured Term Loans and various Credit Facilities (including syndicated, revolving, and construction warehouse facilities).	Illinois (3), Texas (2), Florida, New York, Washington	0.35
KeyBank - Growth Cap	139	8	$2,429,713,203	TBD	TBD	Revolving Credit Facility (2), Unsecured Credit Facility Revolver + Term Loans (2), Acquisition Credit Facility, Five-Year Unsecured Term Loan	New York, New Jersey, Ohio, California, Florida, Washington	0.26
U.S. Bank - Growth Cap	227	10	$1,441,915,585	TBD	5 years (2)	Revolving Credit Facility (3), Unsecured Term Loan (2), Unsecured Credit Facility Revolver + Term Loans (2), Construction Warehouse Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan Credit Agreement, Five-Year Unsecured Term Loan	Illinois (2), California (2), Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, Washington	0.43
BBVA	125	4	$1,031,858,974	TBD	TBD	Growth Capital (4)	China (2), Spain (2)	0.17
Blue Owl Capital	133	6	$2,050,000,000	TBD	SOFR+5.00% or Base Rate+4.00%, matures Apr 2031 (1); 5.5% over SOFR (1)	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility, Credit Facility (Warehouse/Renewal), Delayed-Draw Term Loan	Texas, Massachusetts, California, Germany	0.18
Comvest Partners	19	1	$130,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Credit Facility	California	0.04
MidCap Financial-Growth Cap	75	7	$21,500,000	TBD	Revolver with accordion feature; term loan; delayed draw term loan (1	Senior Secured Credit Facility (5), Growth Capital (1)	California (2), New York, Kentucky, Maryland, Canada	0.27
Mountain Ridge Capital	8	1	$15,000,000	TBD	Revolving facility maximizing availability against working capital assets	Senior Secured Credit Facility	Midwest	0.04
SLR Credit Solutions	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Blackstone - Growth Cap	84	3	$1,600,000,000	TBD	Four-year funding spread, milestone payments upon FDA approval (1)	Growth Capital (2), Senior Secured Credit Facility	Texas, Israel, India	0.14
Hercules Capital	12	1	$25,000,000	TBD	4-year loan with three tranches up to $75M milestone-based, final $25M at Hercules discretion	Growth Capital	California	0.04
Monroe Capital	181	16	$52,500,000	TBD	TermPrime plus 3.75%, 60-month term (1); Senior credit facility (1); Delayed draw facility (1)	Senior Credit Facility (10), Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Delayed Draw Senior Credit Facility, Debt Financing + Equity Co-Investment, Senior Secured Term Loan	California (4), Illinois (2), Michigan (2), Florida (2), Texas, Georgia	0.73
SG Credit Partners	28	3	0	TBD	TBD	Senior Debt Facility, Senior Debt Investment (2)	New York (2), Colorado	0.14
Stellus Capital Management	24	3	Undisclosed	TBD	TBD	Unitranche Senior Debt Facility (with Equity Co-Investment), Senior Debt Financing + Equity Co-Investment (2)	Arizona, Tennessee, Virginia	0.14
HPS Investment Partners	29	1	$500,000,000	TBD	Four-year secured term loan, SOFR + 675 basis points	Secured Term Loan	New York	0.04
NXT Capital	60	5	Undisclosed	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Senior Credit Facility (2)	Pennsylvania (2), Ohio, Michigan	0.18
Siena Lending Group - GC	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Trinity Capital	121	10	$338,915,000	Small business receivables / consumer and SMB loan collateral (1)	Commitment structure	Growth Capital (5), Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Equipment Financing, Growth Capital Debt Facility, Debt Term Loan, Warehouse Credit Facility	California (5), Arizona, Utah, New York, United Kingdom (2)	0.5
Wingspire Capital	72	6	$180,000,000	TBD	N/A	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (2), Revolving Credit Facility (2), Senior Secured Credit Facility, Commitment	Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, Florida	0.27
Ares Management - Growth Cap	108	5	$4,300,000,000	TBD	TBD	Debt Facility (2), Acquisition Financing, Equity and Debt Capital, Debt Financing	Colorado, California, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania	0.23
Encina Private Credit	62	5	$118,750,000	Enterprise value / first-out commitment (1)	Senior credit facility secured by diversified pool of small balance lease-to-own contracts	Senior Secured Credit Facility (3), First Out Term Loan	Georgia	0.18
Great Rock Capital - GC	12	1	$30,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility	Pennsylvania (2)	0.04
KKR	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Whitehawk Capital Partners	26	1	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Bain Capital	53	4	$286,548,840	TBD	TBD	Senior Credit Facility (2), Growth Capital, Senior Secured Credit Facility	Massachusetts, Georgia, Nebraska, Germany	0.17
Fortress	86	4	$762,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), First-Lien Term Loan, Senior Secured Term Loan	New Jersey, Tennessee, Kansas, California	0.17
Advantage Business Capital	8	1	$1,000,000	Invoices	TBD	Invoice Factoring Facility	TBD	0.04
First Citizens Bank - ABL	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Gibraltar Business Capital	8	1	$20,000,000	TBD	TBD	Senior Secured Facility	TBD	0.04
nFusion Capital	80	10	$55,600,000	Accounts Receivable (7), Inventory (2), Accounts Receivable and Inventory (1)	TBD	Asset-Based Lending Facility (5), Factoring Facility (4), Factoring Line	California (3), Texas (2), Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Georgia	0.45
Culain Capital	24	3	$7,500,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory	TBD	Accounts Receivable Factoring Facility (2), Accounts Receivable & Inventory Financing Facility	New York (2), California	0.14
First Business Bank	84	10	$42,800,000	Accounts Receivable (6), Inventory (3), Real Estate (2), Vehicle Inventory		Factoring Facility (3), Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility (2), Credit Facility (2), Working Capital Line of Credit, Inventory Floorplan Line of Credit	Wisconsin (2), Texas (2), Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia, Hawaii, Pennsylvania	0.41
Great Rock Capital - ABL	46	3	$208,750,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Machinery & Equipment (2)	TBD	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (2), Senior Secured Revolver	Pennsylvania	0.14
Rosenthal Capital Group	100	12	$23,750,000	Accounts Receivable (7), Inventory (4), Purchase Orders (2)	TBD	ABL Facility (3), Recourse Factoring Facility (2), Purchase Order Financing (2), Revolving Credit Facility, Working Capital Facility, Facility Increase	California (3), Idaho, Michigan	0.41
Ares Commercial Finance	12	1	$175,000,000	Accounts receivable; Machinery & equipment	TBD	Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility	TBD	0.16
Sallyport Commercial Finance	54	7	$16,150,000	Accounts Receivable (5), Inventory (2)	TBD	Accounts Receivable Financing Facility (3), Non-Notification Factoring Facility (2), Inventory Finance Facility, A/R and Inventory Facility	Canada (3), Texas	0.32
SLR Healthcare ABL	16	2	$10,000,000	TBD	TBD	Asset-Based Revolving Line of Credit (2)	Northeast	0.09
Utica Equipment Finance	16	2	$18,000,000	Heavy Equipment (2)	Capital lease (2)	Capital lease (2)	Mid-Atlantic	0.09
Amerisource Business Capital	64	8	$30,500,000	Accounts Receivable (6), Inventory (4), Equipment (3), Real Estate	TBD	ABL Facility (3), A/R Only Facility, Asset-Based Lending Facility, Credit Facility Increase, Ledgered Asset-Based Line of Credit, A/R Ledgered ABL, Revolving Credit Facility with Equity, Working Capital Facility	Texas (2), Midwest (2), Southeast (2)	0.36
King Trade Capital	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
MidCap Business Credit	32	4	$46,000,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory (3), Machinery & Equipment (3), Real Estate	TBD	Asset-Based Credit Facility (2), Working Capital Revolver (2), Working Capital Revolver + Machinery and Equipment Term Loan	Texas	0.18
White Oak Commercial Finance	54	4	$107,500,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Mining Services Assets, Various	TBD	Senior Secured ABL Facility, Revolving Credit Facility, ABL Revolver Facility	Arizona, Texas	0.14
Loeb Equipment	16	2	$1,200,000	Equipment	TBD	Equipment-Based Loan	Wisconsin, Illinois	0.04
Prestige Capital	8	1	$3,000,000	Invoices; Accounts Receivable	TBD	Invoice Financing Facility	California	0.04
JPalmer Collective	56	7	$26,000,000	Accounts Receivable (4), Inventory (4)	TBD	Line of Credit (3), Working Capital Facility (2), Asset-Based Line of Credit, Asset-Based Loan, Debt Facility	New York (2), Oregon (2), California, Georgia, Massachusetts	0.32
Eldridge Capital Management	69	3	$925,000,000	Power generation equipment (3)	TBD	Lease Facility (2), Equipment Financing Facility	Texas (3)	0.13
Haversine Funding	56	7	$38,100,000	Transportation Receivables / Factoring Portfolio (3), Accounts Receivable (2), Loan Portfolio / Working Capital Assets, Accounts Receivable (Optical Networking Hardware)	TBD	Lender Finance - Subordinated Debt Increase (2), Lender Finance - Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility Increase, Lender Finance - ABL Participation, Lender Finance - Senior Facility Increase, Lender Finance - A/R Participation, Lender Finance - Factoring Participation	Texas (7)	0.3
Austin Financial Services	8	1	$10,000,000	TBD	TBD	Accounts Receivable Revolver	TBD	0.2
eCapital	100	12	$107,250,000	Healthcare Accounts Receivable (7), Accounts Receivable (4), Freight Receivables (2), Inventory	ABL facility with advances against accounts receivable and inventory; flexible facility with higher advance rates (1); others undisclosed	Healthcare Receivables Financing Facility (5), A/R Financing Facility (3), Healthcare Financing Facility, Asset-Based Lending Facility, Asset-based Loan-Freight Factoring Facility, Freight Factoring Facility	California (2), Canada (Ontario), Massachusetts, Midwest	1
Porter Capital	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Siena Lending Group - ABL	46	3	$185,000,000	Accounts Receivable (2), Inventory (2), Current and Fixed Assets	TBD	Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured ABL Credit Facility	California, New Jersey	0.09
Gateway Trade Funding	15	2	$1,700,000	Inventory (2), Purchase Orders	Letter of credit-backed (1)	Purchase Order Facility (2)	TBD	0.33
Republic Business Credit	55	7	$23,000,000	Accounts Receivable (5), Inventory (2)	Accordion up to $6M with $2M inventory option after 6 months (1), Ledgered line of credit (1), Includes $10M accordion feature (1), Factoring facility (1)	Factoring Facility (4), Asset-Based Loan (2), Ledgered Line of Credit	California (2), Texas, Southwest	0.32
SLR Business Credit	24	3	$20,000,000	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory (2)	TBD	Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Secured Invoice Financing Credit Facility, Revolving Line of Credit	New Jersey	0.14
TAB Bank	8	1	$2,500,000	Inventory	TBD	Asset-Based Lending Facility	Utah	0.04
Alpine Ridge Funding	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
Celtic Capital	53	7	$7,270,700	Accounts Receivable (5), Equipment (3), Inventory	$500K AR Line + $304.5K Equipment Loan (1); AR Line and Equipment Loan terms undisclosed (1)	Accounts Receivable Line of Credit (4), Asset-Based Financing Package, Accounts Receivable Line of Credit and Inventory Line of Credit	California (3), Pacific (2), Midwest, South-Central	0.27
Clarus Capital	8	1	$10,000,000	Essential use assets (medical transportation vehicles)	Loan facility for sponsor-backed company	Loan Facility	TBD	0.25
Gordon Brothers	19	1	$175,000,000	Various assets; Real Estate	Unitranche asset-based lending revolver with RILO tranche	Unitranche ABL Revolver with RILO	TBD	0.04
Assembled Brands	32	4	0	Accounts Receivable (3), Inventory (3)	Dynamic accordion-style facility with high advance rates (1), Scalable accordion feature; no lockboxes; no personal guarantees (1	Asset-Based Credit Facility, Senior Asset-Based Line of Credit, Revolving Working Capital Facility, Accordion-Style Asset-Based Facility	Delaware, California, Illinois, New Mexico	0.18
MidCap Financial-ABL	38	3	$95,000,000	TBD	Senior secured credit facility (2)	Senior Secured Credit Facility (2), Asset-Based Loan, Growth Capital	New York, Canada (Toronto) (2)	0.14
Southstar Capital	226	30	$42,150,000	Accounts Receivable (23), Purchase Orders (6), Inventory (4), Equipment (3)	Loan TermAccounts receivable financing facility; advances against eligible invoices including progress-billed contracts with retainage (1)	Accounts Receivable Financing Facility (13), Invoice Factoring Facility (5), A/R Financing Facility (3), Purchase Order and A/R Financing Facility (3), A/R and Inventory Financing Facility (2), Factoring Facility (2), A/R Line of Credit	Texas (4), Florida (3), North Carolina (3), South Carolina (3), Indiana, Midwest	1.32
Wintrust Equipment Finance	0	0	0	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	0
The Hedaya Capital Group	48	6	$22,000,000	Accounts Receivable (6)	Factoring facility with non-notification basis (1)	Factoring Facility (6)	New York (2), Florida, California, New Jersey, Texas	0.27
Sigma Funding	24	3	$2,600,000	Accounts Receivable (3)	$2,000,000 per month ongoing (1), Per month ongoing (1)	Monthly Factoring / Accounts Receivable Funding Program, Accounts Receivable Financing Facility, Accounts Receivable Funding Facility	Florida (2), California	0.14
Capteris	44	4	$94,000,000	Equipment (3)	TBD	Lease Commitment (2), Equipment Finance Loan, Co-Investment	TBD	0.18
Baker Garrington	86	11	$15,000,000	Accounts Receivable (11)	TBD	Factoring Facility (11)	Texas (4), North Dakota (3), Colorado, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Louisiana	0.5
Crestline Investors	60	3	$412,500,000	Portfolio of fund/infrastructure/credit assets (3)	TBD	NAV Loan (3)	TBD	0.13
JD Factors	74	10	$8,850,000	Accounts Receivable (10)	TBD	Factoring Facility (10)	Illinois (2), Quebec (2), British Columbia, Indiana, Washington, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas	0.43

Tale of the Tape (YTD 2025)

Total Points: 140
Deals Logged: 18
Volume Drafted: $3.47 Billion*
Primary Asset Focus: Healthcare (5) | Energy/Solar (3) | Medical Office (2)
Primary Loan Type: Refinance (5) | Construction (5) | Acquisition (4)
Top States: Arizona (4), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Nevada (2), Texas (2), New York
Win-Loss-Draw: 2-1-9

Week	Opponent	Result	Score & Top Deal	Top Deal Source
12	Truist Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
11	KeyBank	Loss	0-10 ($75M Development Loan Multiple Cities on the East Coast)
10	Bank OZK	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
9	Deutsche Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
8	JP Morgan	Win	21-0 ($338M Maryland)	Link to Deal
7	European Investment Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
6	Truist Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
5	KeyBank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
4	Bank OZK	Win	7-0 ($41.1M Houston, TX)	Link to Deal
3	Deutsche Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
2	JP Morgan	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)
1	European Investment Bank	Draw	0-0 (No Decisive Deal)

*Indicates a syndicated loan. Per “The Lead Arranger & The Syndicate Rule”, scoring is based on the lender’s specific allocation or lead arranger status. See The Rulebook for details.

LENDER OVERVIEW

First Citizens Bank is a publicly traded national banking franchise headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, operating as the primary subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Founded in 1898, First Citizens Bank has evolved from a single-county agricultural lender into one of the 15 largest banks in the United States. The bank maintains over 500 branches across 23 states and has remained under the control of the Holding family for three generations. In commercial real estate, First Citizens Bank functions as a balance-sheet lender with sector-specific expertise in healthcare, energy infrastructure, and medical office properties. Their positioning sits between regional banks constrained by concentration limits and non-bank lenders chasing yield — First Citizens Bank underwrites large, complex CRE transactions with the stability of deposit funding and the flexibility of a family-controlled institution.

Headquarters: Raleigh, North Carolina
Founded: 1898
Ownership: Public company (Nasdaq: FCNCA), Holding family controlled
Primary Focus: Commercial real estate, with healthcare and energy infrastructure specialization
Typical Deal Size: $192.8M

2025 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

First Citizens Bank finished the 2025 Lender Draft season with a 2-1-9 record, demonstrating limited competitive activity and a highly selective approach. The record reveals a capital deployment strategy oriented toward off-market, negotiated transactions rather than competitive auctions. Nine draws signal bilateral deal structures or syndication participations where First Citizens Bank served as lead arranger rather than sole lender. The single loss came in Week 11 against KeyBank, a rare instance where First Citizens Bank competed head-to-head and was outbid — their typical pattern avoids this entirely.

Total Deals Logged: 18
Total Capital Deployed: $3.47 Billion
Win-Loss-Draw Record: 2-1-9
Win Percentage: 16.7%
Primary Asset Focus: Healthcare (5), Energy/Solar (3), Medical Office (2)
Top States: Arizona (4), Georgia (2), Maryland (2), Nevada (2), Texas (2), New York

The pattern shows capital preservation discipline through Q3 and Q4, with just two deals logged after August. First Citizens Bank deployed 83% of annual volume ($2.88B) in the first eight months, then went silent through fall. This signals either portfolio concentration limits kicking in or deliberate capital rationing ahead of year-end. Their healthcare focus isn’t diversification — it’s thesis-driven sector betting, with skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, and post-acute care representing distinct but related asset classes.

DEAL FLOW ANALYSIS

Deal Size Range: Deals range from $18.6M to $338M. The portfolio splits into two bands: sub-$75M healthcare and medical office deals ($18.6M–$74M), and mega-deals above $200M ($270M, $338M). There is no middle market. First Citizens Bank either underwrites small-balance healthcare real estate or writes nine-figure checks for portfolio acquisitions.
Geographic Focus: Arizona leads with four deals, followed by two-deal clusters in Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, and Texas. The June multi-state deal spanned Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Arizona — a 30-facility healthcare portfolio that required interstate coordination. First Citizens Bank operates nationally but concentrates firepower where healthcare operators are consolidating regional footprints.
Industry Patterns: Healthcare dominates with skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, and post-acute care portfolios appearing in 11 of 18 deals. Energy and battery storage (3 deals) represents the second concentration. Mixed-use multifamily appears once. First Citizens Bank is not a generalist CRE lender — they fund two asset classes with institutional tailwinds: aging demographics (healthcare) and grid decarbonization (energy storage).
Loan Structures: Refinances and construction loans each appear five times; acquisitions appear four times. The construction deals finance energy infrastructure (battery storage) and multifamily development. Refinances target healthcare real estate, often replacing prior bank debt. First Citizens Bank’s underwriting accommodates development risk in energy and stabilized-asset refinancing in healthcare — different risk profiles, same thesis-driven approach.
Asset Types: Skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, post-acute care campuses, battery storage projects, mixed-use multifamily
Deal Purposes: Acquisition financing for healthcare portfolios dominates, followed by refinancing existing medical office debt and funding battery storage construction. The refinance deals don’t rescue distressed borrowers — they replace restrictive bank covenants with more flexible terms. First Citizens Bank positions as the upgrade lender for healthcare operators outgrowing regional banks.
Specific Example: In October, First Citizens Bank closed a $338M acquisition loan for Autumn Lake Healthcare to purchase 12 skilled nursing facilities with over 1,500 beds across Maryland. The deal represents First Citizens Bank’s largest 2025 transaction and demonstrates their appetite for double-digit facility portfolios in the post-acute sector — exactly the type of concentration-heavy deal regional banks can’t hold on balance sheet.
Transaction Velocity: Average deal gap is 16 days. Velocity peaks in Q2 and Q3 (April–August) with near-weekly closings, then collapses in Q4 with just one deal logged between September and year-end. The velocity drop doesn’t correlate with deal size — large and small deals both disappeared in fall. First Citizens Bank operates on a quota system or seasonal capital budget that exhausts mid-year.

Strategic Insight

First Citizens Bank’s healthcare concentration isn’t industry preference — it’s regulatory arbitrage. The June multi-state portfolio deal ($270M across 30 facilities in five states) and the October Maryland skilled nursing acquisition ($338M, 12 facilities) both exceed the concentration limits most regional banks face under OCC guidance on CRE exposure. First Citizens Bank’s $221 billion balance sheet absorbs these deals as portfolio diversifiers, not concentration risks. Their competitors aren’t non-bank lenders (who can’t offer relationship banking) or regional banks (who hit concentration ceilings at $100M). First Citizens Bank occupies the white space between them — large enough to hold $300M healthcare portfolios, small enough to close without syndication committees.

IDEAL BORROWER PROFILE

The ideal borrower for First Citizens Bank, based on verified 2025 activity, is a healthcare real estate operator or energy infrastructure developer executing a regional or multi-state portfolio acquisition, requiring $75M–$350M in debt, and seeking a balance-sheet lender who can close bilaterally without syndication drag.

Competitive Positioning Insight

First Citizens Bank’s deal timing reveals a fiscal-year capital allocation model that competitors can exploit. Their activity collapses after August — just one deal in the final four months — while total volume deployed through August hit $2.88B (83% of annual total). This isn’t market-driven; it’s internal budgeting. Regional banks and non-bank lenders should target Q4 healthcare and energy deals that First Citizens Bank would have funded in Q2. Their capital window closes mid-year, creating a September–December opportunity for competitors to capture deals First Citizens Bank originated but can’t execute. Borrowers who miss First Citizens Bank’s spring underwriting cycle face six-month delays unless they switch lenders.

STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE BY AUDIENCE

FOR BORROWERS

Capital Window Concentration: First Citizens Bank deployed 83% of 2025 volume before September, then went nearly silent through year-end. If you’re planning a Q4 closing, you’re either getting deferred to January or losing the deal to a competitor. Their capital allocation runs on a fiscal budget that exhausts mid-year.
Action: Submit healthcare and energy infrastructure deals in Q1 or Q2 when First Citizens Bank’s pipeline is open and approval velocity is highest. If your timeline forces a fall closing, identify backup lenders before approaching First Citizens Bank — their Q4 activity suggests capital is already committed by August.
Timing: For multi-property healthcare portfolios, engage First Citizens Bank in January or February to secure commitment before their mid-year capital depletion. Single-asset medical office deals can wait until March or April, but anything requiring construction financing should be locked by May to avoid their late-summer slowdown.

FOR BROKERS

Portfolio-Only Healthcare Appetite: First Citizens Bank funded zero single-facility healthcare deals in 2025. Every healthcare transaction involved multi-property portfolios (12-facility skilled nursing, 30-facility post-acute, 2-property medical office). They won’t compete for one-off assisted living or memory care deals where relationship banks dominate.
Action: Pitch First Citizens Bank exclusively for healthcare portfolio acquisitions above $50M or multi-state energy infrastructure projects. Don’t waste credibility on single-asset medical office deals — their underwriting committee won’t even review them. Position them against life companies and CMBS when your client needs speed and relationship flexibility.
Strategy: Use First Citizens Bank’s Q4 capital drought as a competitive wedge. When healthcare operators approach you in September or October seeking financing, route them to lenders with active fall pipelines. Save First Citizens Bank for Q1 and Q2 deals where their balance sheet capacity and approval speed create competitive advantages over slower institutional lenders.

FOR RIVAL LENDERS

Q4 Abandonment Creates Market Share Opportunity: First Citizens Bank logged one deal between September and December after deploying $2.88B through August. Their fiscal-year capital budget exhausts mid-year, leaving Q4 healthcare and energy deals orphaned. Borrowers who spent Q2 and Q3 cultivating First Citizens Bank relationships face delays or re-trading when their capital window closes.
Action: Target healthcare operators and energy developers in August and September who mention First Citizens Bank as their primary lender. Their mid-year capital depletion creates a natural handoff point where borrowers must either delay closing or switch lenders. Position your institution as the Q4 execution alternative that First Citizens Bank cannot provide.
Defense: If competing against First Citizens Bank in Q1 or Q2, emphasize year-round capital availability and execution certainty. Their seasonal allocation model creates closing risk for borrowers with flexible timelines — highlight your ability to fund in any quarter without internal budget constraints that force delays or re-trades.

FOR ANALYSTS & FUNDS

Healthcare Real Estate as Consolidation Signal: First Citizens Bank’s concentration in skilled nursing and post-acute portfolios (seven deals totaling $666M) signals institutional capital chasing sector consolidation ahead of demographic tailwinds. The October $338M skilled nursing deal and June $270M post-acute portfolio represent bets on private equity-backed operators rolling up fragmented regional markets before Medicare rate reforms arrive.
Observation: First Citizens Bank’s healthcare exposure is a leading indicator for private credit funds entering post-acute real estate. Their willingness to hold $300M+ single-borrower concentrations suggests return expectations above traditional CRE spreads — likely SOFR + 300-400 bps. Funds targeting healthcare real estate should track First Citizens Bank’s Q1 2026 deployment for signals on which MSAs and operator profiles are attracting institutional leverage.
Strategy: Monitor First Citizens Bank’s energy infrastructure deals (battery storage, solar) for grid-scale project finance trends. The $74M Galveston County battery project indicates bank balance sheets are now comfortable holding construction risk on utility-scale storage — a shift from 2023 when tax equity and project finance funds dominated. If First Citizens Bank maintains this exposure into 2026, it confirms banks are competing directly with infrastructure funds for energy transition assets.

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