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Local loans in Kingsport, TN
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Kingsport.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
203 $1,937,500
First Advantage Bancorp 1430 Madison St
Clarksville, TN
25 $3,273,400
Suntrust Banks 303 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
25 $2,958,700
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
23 $1,149,300
Trustmark Corporation 248 E Capitol St
Jackson, MS
11 $3,187,000
Hardeman County Investment Com 1862 Hwy 45 By-Pass
Jackson, TN
10 $1,090,100
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
9 $6,554,800
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
8 $205,000
Amer Security Bk & Tr Co 101 Spring House Ct
Hendersonville, TN
7 $1,048,300
Cedarstone Bank 900 W Main St
Lebanon, TN
7 $954,000
Community Tr & Bk. Co 9125 Lee Hwy
Ooltewah, TN
7 $3,705,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
7 $3,116,400
First Volunteer Corporation 728 Broad St
Chattanooga, TN
7 $830,200
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
7 $170,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
7 $3,003,400
Triumph Bank 5699 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN
7 $1,901,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
6 $1,151,000
Commercial Bancgroup 6710 Cumberland Gap Pkwy
Harrogate, TN
5 $1,796,225
American United Bancorp 1888 Old Norcross Rd
Lawrenceville, GA
4 $3,816,000
Brighton Bancorp 7663 Hwy 51 South
Brighton, TN
4 $4,630,000
Community National Bank 1271 Market St
Dayton, TN
4 $4,639,000
First Alliance Bancshares 51 Germantown Ct, Ste, 100
Cordova, TN
4 $1,040,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
4 $3,690,000
Citco Community Bancshares In 300 Broad St
Elizabethton, TN
3 $2,658,650
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
3 $1,566,200
Jefferson Federal Bank 120 Evans Ave
Morristown, TN
3 $97,000
Legends Financial Holdings In 310 N 1st
Clarksville, TN
3 $1,300,000
Mountain Commerce Bancorp 201 S Main St
Erwin, TN
3 $619,000
Tennessee Bus. & Indust Devel 1301 E. Wood Street, P.O. Box
Paris, TN
3 $1,625,000
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
3 $83,000
Bancorpsouth One Mississippi Plaza
Tupelo, MS
2 $69,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
2 $70,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $913,000
Citizens Community Bancshares 1418 Dinah Shore Blvd
Winchester, TN
2 $70,000
Citizens National Bancorp 2 Park Ave
Athens, TN
2 $123,400
Community Bancshares Of Missis 1255 W Government
Brandon, MS
2 $627,700
Community Bk - Credit Unionmberlands 416 E Central Ave
Jamestown, TN
2 $785,000
Community Trust Bancorp 346 N Mayo Trl
Pikeville, KY
2 $1,730,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
2 $2,523,500
F & M Bancshares Inc 5420 Broad St South
Trezevant, TN
2 $735,000
First Citizens Bancshares One First Citizens Pl
Dyersburg, TN
2 $370,500
First Farmers And Merchants Co 816 S Garden St
Columbia, TN
2 $400,000
Green Bankshares 100 N Main St
Greeneville, TN
2 $69,200
Hopfed Bancorp 4155 Lafayette Rd
Hopkinsville, KY
2 $924,500
Planters Financial Group 1312 S Main St
Hopkinsville, KY
2 $53,400
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
2 $533,400
Putnam 1St Mercantile Bank 200 W Jackson St
Cookeville, TN
2 $1,676,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
2 $825,000
Sumner Bank & Trust 780 Browns Ln
Gallatin, TN
2 $3,227,000
America First Federal Credit Union 1344 West 4675 South
Riverdale, UT
1 $25,000
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
1 $315,000
Capital Pacific Bancorp 802 Sw Broadway, Ste 780
Portland, OR
1 $1,650,000
Carroll Financial Services In 19510 Main St West
Huntingdon, TN
1 $35,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
1 $103,000
Coffee County Bancshares 2070 Hillsboro Blvd
Manchester, TN
1 $35,000
Commerce Union Bank 701 S Main St
Springfield, TN
1 $35,000
Community First Bancshares In 115 Washington Ave
Union City, TN
1 $100,000
Community National Corporation 19 Natchez Trace Dr
Lexington, TN
1 $35,000
Conestoga Bancorp 165 Pottstown Pike
Chester Springs, PA
1 $2,000,000
Cornerstone Bancshares 5319 Hwy 153
Hixson, TN
1 $120,000
Farmers Bancorp 400 W Main
Blytheville, AR
1 $75,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $1,183,000
Fifth Third Bancorp 38 Fountain Sq Plz
Cincinnati, OH
1 $25,000
First Vision Bank Of Tennessee 1401 N Jackson St
Tullahoma, TN
1 $100,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio 6400 Imperial Drive,
Waco, TX
1 $763,600
Highlands Bankshares 340 W Main St
Abingdon, VA
1 $50,000
Home Federal Bank Of Tennessee 515 Market St
Knoxville, TN
1 $350,000
Hometown Bancorp 2011 E Van Hook
Milan, TN
1 $207,000
Hope Community Credit Union 4 Old River Place, Ste A
Jackson, MS
1 $212,400
Noa Bank 2476 Pleasant Hill Rd, Ste 10
Duluth, GA
1 $656,300
O R N L Federal Credit Union 221 S Rutgers Ave
Oak Ridge, TN
1 $91,300
Redstone Federal Credit Union 220 Wynn Dr
Huntsville, AL
1 $50,000
Renasant Corporation 209 Troy St
Tupelo, MS
1 $125,000
Stearns Financial Services In 4191 2nd St South
Saint Cloud, MN
1 $549,500
Tennessee Commerce Bancorp 381 Mallory Station Rd, Ste 207
Franklin, TN
1 $52,500
Tennessee Valley Financial Hol 401 S Illinois Ave
Oak Ridge, TN
1 $140,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $223,000
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
1 $557,500
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
1 $768,700
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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