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Local loans in Baltimore, MD
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Baltimore.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company One M & T Plz
Buffalo, NY
150 $14,962,575
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
35 $370,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
33 $3,421,000
Howard Bancorp 6011 University Blvd, Ste 370
Ellicott City, MD
19 $3,455,000
Suntrust Banks 303 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
19 $2,237,400
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
17 $420,000
K Capital Corporation 11407 Cronhill Dr
Owings Mills, MD
17 $10,160,600
Sandy Spring Bancorp 17801 Georgia Ave
Olney, MD
17 $1,669,300
Commercefirst Bancorp 1804 West St, Ste 200
Annapolis, MD
15 $3,085,700
Susquehanna Bancshares 26 N Cedar St
Lititz, PA
13 $4,947,100
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
8 $285,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
8 $295,000
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
8 $2,988,400
Rising Sun Bancorp 6 W Pearl St
Rising Sun, MD
5 $1,902,350
Anne Arundel Economic Develop. 2660 Riva Rd, Ste 200
Annapolis, MD
4 $575,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
4 $1,932,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
3 $1,219,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
3 $1,990,000
Eagle Bancorp 7815 Woodmont Ave
Bethesda, MD
3 $2,080,000
Southern National Bancorp Of V 6830 Old Dominion Dr
Mclean, VA
3 $1,150,000
Standard Mutual Holding Compan 4785 Old William Penn Hwy
Murrysville, PA
3 $335,000
Tri-County Financial Corp Po Box 38
Waldorf, MD
3 $560,000
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
3 $1,582,000
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
2 $250,000
Hanmi Financial Corporation 3660 Wlishire Blvd, Ph-A
Los Angeles, CA
2 $760,000
New Windsor Bancorp 213 Main St
New Windsor, MD
2 $1,025,000
Sovereign Bancorp 1130 Berkshire Blvd
Wyomissing, PA
2 $185,000
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
2 $1,635,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
2 $1,494,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
2 $715,400
Access National Corporation 1800 Robert Fulton Dr, Ste 300
Reston, VA
1 $215,000
Annapolis Bancorp 1000 Bestgate Rd, Ste 400
Annapolis, MD
1 $35,000
Celtic Investment 340 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT
1 $300,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
1 $640,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $287,500
Easton Bancorp Inc 501 Idlewild Ave
Easton, MD
1 $25,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $912,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $900,000
First United Corporation 19 S 2nd St
Oakland, MD
1 $2,000,000
Frederick County Bank 9 N Market St
Frederick, MD
1 $35,000
Hebron Savings Bank 101 N Main St
Hebron, MD
1 $60,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
1 $2,000,000
Navy Federal Credit Union 820 Follin Ln
Vienna, VA
1 $200,000
Newtek Small Business Finance 462 7th Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY
1 $290,000
Orrstown Financial Services I 77 E King St
Shippensburg, PA
1 $138,000
Pacific City Financial Corpora 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA
1 $150,000
St Financial Group 625 University Dr East
College Station, TX
1 $200,000
State Empl Credit Union Of Maryland Inc 971 Corporate Blvd
Linthicum, MD
1 $144,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $226,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $422,000
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
1 $987,000
Washington Savings Bank F.S.B 4201 Mitchellville Rd, Ste 10
Bowie, MD
1 $275,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
1 $104,000
Wilmington Trust Corporation 1100 N Market St
Wilmington, DE
1 $190,000
Wsfs Financial Corp. 838 Market St
Wilmington, DE
1 $820,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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