Best Places to Launch

Bank	Address	# of Loans	Total $ lent
Bb&T Corporation	200 W 2nd St Winston Salem, NC	147	$31,576,800
Superior Financial Group	165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101 Walnut Creek, CA	112	$1,040,000
Surrey Bancorp	145 N Renfro St Mount Airy, NC	43	$5,686,300
American Heritage Holdings	7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515 La Mesa, CA	26	$975,000
Innovative Bank	360 14th St Oakland, CA	18	$485,000
Rbc Bancorporation (Usa)	3201 Beechleaf Court Raleigh, NC	18	$4,139,500
Self-Help Credit Union	301 W Main St Durham, NC	16	$727,500
Bank Of America Corporation	101 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC	15	$505,000
Capital Bank Corporation	333 Fayetteville St, Ste 700 Raleigh, NC	14	$2,951,100
Live Oak Banking Company	2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100 Wilmington, NC	14	$16,552,000
Suntrust Banks	303 Peachtree St Atlanta, GA	14	$670,800
Capitol Bancorp Ltd.	200 Washington Sq North Lansing, MI	13	$2,682,500
Bank Of Granite Corporation	23 N Main St Granite Falls, NC	11	$1,196,200
Mountain 1St Bk & Tr Co	101 Jack St Hendersonville, NC	11	$1,571,500
Uwharrie Capital Corp	132 N First St Albemarle, NC	11	$851,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ	100 N Main St Winston Salem, NC	11	$10,102,600
Wells Fargo & Company	45 Fremont St, 27th Fl San Francisco, CA	11	$3,419,800
Popular North America	525 Fellowship Rd Mount Laurel, NJ	10	$2,685,800
Coastal Federal Credit Union	1000 St Albans Dr Raleigh, NC	9	$460,600
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation	1 Cit Drive Livingston, NJ	8	$6,392,900
Pnc Financial Services Group	249 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA	8	$1,097,300
Select Bank & Trust Company	3600 Charles Blvd Greenville, NC	8	$470,000
Business Carolina	1441 Main St., Suite 900 Columbia, SC	7	$5,696,500
Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.) In	100 S Main St Fuquay Varina, NC	7	$494,400
First Citizens Bancshares	4300 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC	7	$2,656,800
Asheville Savings Bank S.S.B.	11 Church St Asheville, NC	6	$759,700
Fifth Third Bancorp	38 Fountain Sq Plz Cincinnati, OH	6	$2,081,000
First Financial Banc Corporati	214 N Washington, Ste 516 El Dorado, AR	6	$8,355,600
Ecb Bancorp	35050 Us Hwy 264 Engelhard, NC	5	$308,200
Small Business Loan Source	9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100 Houston, TX	5	$3,397,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares	68 W Main St, 2nd Fl Parsons, TN	5	$2,901,500
United Community Banks	63 Hwy 515 Blairsville, GA	5	$3,173,900
Wachovia Sba Lending	1620 E. Roseville Parkway Roseville, CA	5	$2,927,100
Yadkin Valley Bk & Tr Co	209 N Bridge St Elkin, NC	5	$530,000
Community West Bancshares	445 Pine Ave Goleta, CA	4	$1,618,300
Compass Bancshares	15 S 20th St Birmingham, AL	4	$2,920,100
Excel National Bank	9701 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA	4	$6,294,000
Fcb Financial Corp.	111 Barnard St Savannah, GA	4	$5,233,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio	1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3 Warwick, RI	4	$2,885,500
Wilshire Bancorp	3200 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA	4	$890,000
Bank Of The Carolinas	135 Boxwood Village Dr Mocksville, NC	3	$225,000
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor	41 S High St Columbus, OH	3	$4,243,800
Southern Community Financial C	4605 Country Club Rd Winston Salem, NC	3	$2,067,400
The Bank Of Credit Unionrrituck	250 Caratoke Hwy Moyock, NC	3	$793,000
Ups Capital Business Credit	425 Day Hill Rd Windsor, CT	3	$4,828,000
Vantagesouth Bank	3725 S Church St Burlington, NC	3	$1,215,500
Bank Of Oak Ridge	2211 Oak Ridge Rd Oak Ridge, NC	2	$333,500
Blueharbor Bank	106 Corporate Park Dr Mooresville, NC	2	$3,233,100
First South Bancorp	1311 Carolina Ave Washington, NC	2	$60,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio	6400 Imperial Drive, Waco, TX	2	$1,954,500
Four Oaks Fincorp	6114 Us 301 South Four Oaks, NC	2	$439,200
Hometrust Bank	8583 Carolina Blvd Clyde, NC	2	$49,800
Main Street Lender	2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor Chevy Chase, MD	2	$3,836,000
Ncb Financial Corporation	601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 700 Washington, DC	2	$931,000
Randolph Bank & Trust Company	175 N Fayetteville St Asheboro, NC	2	$446,300
The South Financial Group	102 S Main St Greenville, SC	2	$465,000
Carolina Bank Holdings	2604 Lawndale Dr Greensboro, NC	1	$35,000
Central Bancorp	4555 W Walnut Garland, TX	1	$489,000
Crescent Financial Corporation	1005 High House Rd Cary, NC	1	$290,000
Csb Bancorp Inc	91 N Clay St Millersburg, OH	1	$190,000
First Bancorp	341 N Main St Troy, NC	1	$194,728
First Citizens Bankshares	205 S Main St Glennville, GA	1	$250,000
First National Bank Of Shelby	106 S Lafayette St Shelby, NC	1	$200,000
Fulton Financial Corporation	1 Penn Sq Lancaster, PA	1	$35,000
Gbc Holdings Inc	5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1780 Los Angeles, CA	1	$250,000
Issaquah Community Bank	1375 Nw Mall St, Stes 1 & 2 Issaquah, WA	1	$67,500
Macon Bancorp	One Center Ct Franklin, NC	1	$133,300
Metro City Bank	5441 Buford Hwy Doraville, GA	1	$550,000
Piedmont Credit Union	207 S Meeting St Statesville, NC	1	$1,223,000
Pisgah Community Bank	1089 Hendersonville Rd Asheville, NC	1	$275,000
Regions Financial Corporation	1900 5th Ave North Birmingham, AL	1	$400,000
Security Savings Bank Ssb	300 N Howe St Southport, NC	1	$35,000
Sound Banking Company	5039 Executive Dr Morehead City, NC	1	$35,000
Southern Bancshares (N.C.) In	116 E Main St Mount Olive, NC	1	$15,000
St Financial Group	625 University Dr East College Station, TX	1	$195,000
U.S. Bank	800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl Minneapolis, MN	1	$880,000
United Western Bancorp Inc.	700-17th St, Ste 2100 Denver, CO	1	$509,000
Weststar Financial Services Co	79 Woodfin Pl Asheville, NC	1	$259,100
Yadkin Valley Bank And Trust C	209 N Bridge St Elkin, NC	1	$300,000

From the November 2009 issue Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.