The Lender Draft Lender of the Week Tracker is updated weekly. Tracks the winner of The Lender Draft bracket tournament across three verticals: CRE, Growth Capital, and ABL. Decided on closed deals, tracker standing, and macro signals. Losing lenders are named here; in LinkedIn posts, losing lenders are described by lender type only.
The Lender Draft Lender of the Week Log
| Week | Top Lender | Round | Game(s) Played | Deals (All Verticals) | Disclosed Volume | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 4, Oct 20 to 26, 2026 | Bank of America | Did not play (selected on closed deals) | None. 4 deals across GC and CRE, including the lead first-lien seat on the $63B Anthropic SPV. Tournament note: Citigroup won the GC final vs. JPMorgan Chase and the October championship. | 4 | $65.23B | Lender of the week |
| Week 3, Oct 13 to 19, 2026 | JPMorgan Chase | Semifinals | CRE: Won vs. Bank of America (Declared). GC: Won vs. Bank of America (Scored, tracker tiebreaker). | 2 | $4.05B | Lender of the week |
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