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Local loans in Lafayette, IN
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Lafayette.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
66 $7,035,500
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
52 $497,500
Star Financial Group 127 W Berry St, 2nd Fl
Fort Wayne, IN
42 $5,095,200
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 770 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI
41 $7,011,000
1St Source Corporation 100 N Michigan St
South Bend, IN
40 $5,666,470
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
37 $4,775,100
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
33 $7,289,800
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
29 $7,934,800
Independent Alliance Banks In 118 E Ludwig Rd, Ste 103
Fort Wayne, IN
28 $10,424,973
Fifth Third Bancorp 38 Fountain Sq Plz
Cincinnati, OH
26 $7,467,200
German American Bancorp 711 Main St
Jasper, IN
21 $4,756,000
First Colorado Financial Corp 2nd & Grand Ave
Paonia, CO
20 $12,599,300
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
18 $2,902,000
La Porte Bancorp 710 Indiana Ave
La Porte, IN
14 $2,055,800
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
13 $6,070,400
First Bancshares 1500 119th St
Whiting, IN
11 $1,145,000
Blue River Bancshares 29 E Washington St
Shelbyville, IN
10 $2,185,000
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
10 $411,600
Farmers State Holding Corp. 555 S Commercial St
Harrisburg, IL
10 $2,768,200
First Merchants Corporation 200 E Jackson St
Muncie, IN
10 $1,346,000
Northwest Indiana Bancorp 9204 Columbia Ave
Munster, IN
10 $3,783,000
Harris Bankcorp 111 W Monroe St
Chicago, IL
9 $1,840,800
Horizon Bancorp 515 Franklin Sq
Michigan City, IN
9 $930,901
Indiana Business Bancorp 250 E 96th St, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN
9 $1,925,000
Old National Bancorp One Main St
Evansville, IN
9 $2,378,500
The Farmers Bancorp 9 E Clinton St
Frankfort, IN
9 $1,320,200
First Financial Bancorp 4000 Smith Rd, Ste 400
Cincinnati, OH
8 $1,037,000
Northeast Indiana Bancorp Inc 648 N Jefferson St
Huntington, IN
8 $6,495,000
Community 1St Bk - Howard Cnty 201 W Sycamore St
Kokomo, IN
7 $2,698,800
First Farmers Financial Corp. 123 N Jefferson St
Converse, IN
7 $1,631,500
Indiana Bank Corp. 129 Maple St
Dana, IN
7 $4,989,000
Integra Bank Corporation 21 S E 3rd St
Evansville, IN
7 $924,200
Limberlost Bancshares 215 E Line St
Geneva, IN
6 $835,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
6 $892,200
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
5 $155,000
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 200 Washington Sq North
Lansing, MI
5 $819,200
First National Bank Corp. 302 S Main St
Cloverdale, IN
5 $2,138,400
Three Rivers Federal Credit Union 1615 Northland Blvd
Fort Wayne, IN
5 $526,000
Ae Bancorp 600 N Buffalo Grove Rd
Buffalo Grove, IL
4 $2,452,600
Bancorp Of Southern Indiana 125 S Chestnut St
Seymour, IN
4 $2,919,500
First Financial Corporation One First Financial Plaza
Terre Haute, IN
4 $585,000
Lizton Financial Corporation 206 N State St
Lizton, IN
4 $600,000
Monroe Bancorp 210 E Kirkwood Ave
Bloomington, IN
4 $1,145,000
Salin Bancshares 10401 N Meridian St, Ste 265
Indianapolis, IN
4 $1,055,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
3 $714,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
3 $3,750,000
Logansport Financial Corporati 723 E Broadway
Logansport, IN
3 $289,500
The North Salem State Bancorpo 7 N Broadway
North Salem, IN
3 $1,010,000
Veedersburg Bank Corporation 128 N Main St
Veedersburg, IN
3 $2,097,700
Affinity Financial Corporation 18881 Von Karman Ave, Ste 1700
Irvine, CA
2 $2,220,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $1,463,000
Community First Financial Grou 900 Hwy 62 Nw
Corydon, IN
2 $650,000
F F W Corporation 1205 N Cass St
Wabash, IN
2 $555,000
First Busey Corporation 201 W Main St
Urbana, IL
2 $2,116,600
Heartland Bancshares 420 N Morton St
Franklin, IN
2 $1,115,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
2 $60,000
Irwin Financial Corporation 500 Washington St
Columbus, IN
2 $255,000
Mid State Financial Corporatio 1 E Main St
Brownsburg, IN
2 $190,000
Midwest America Federal Credit Union 1104 Medical Park Dr
Fort Wayne, IN
2 $1,069,950
Mutual Savings Bank 80 E Jefferson St
Franklin, IN
2 $210,000
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation 20 N 9th St
Richmond, IN
2 $1,205,000
Waytru Bancorp 145 W Main St
Cambridge City, IN
2 $442,000
Ameriana Bancorp 2118 Bundy Ave
New Castle, IN
1 $100,000
American Community Bancorp In 4424 Vogel Road
Evansville, IN
1 $166,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
1 $85,000
Bippus State Corporation 150 Hauenstein Rd
Huntington, IN
1 $2,000,000
Business Lenders 50 State House Square 5th Fl
Hartford, CT
1 $875,000
Cfs Bancorp 707 Ridge Rd
Munster, IN
1 $450,000
Community Bancorp 101 N Chicago St
Royal Center, IN
1 $400,000
Community Bancshares 830 Logan St
Noblesville, IN
1 $75,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $328,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $319,800
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $355,000
First American Bank Corporatio 1660 Louis Ave
Elk Grove Village, IL
1 $35,000
First Defiance Financial Corp. 601 Clinton St
Defiance, OH
1 $300,000
First Eldorado Bancshares 946 Fourth St
Eldorado, IL
1 $85,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
1 $245,000
Home National Corporation 117 E Main St
Thorntown, IN
1 $180,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
1 $1,600,000
Mainsource Financial Group 2105 N State Rd 3 By-Pass
Greensburg, IN
1 $450,000
Merchants Bank Of Indiana 7375 S Us Hwy 27
Lynn, IN
1 $1,200,000
Mutualfirst Financial 110 E Charles St
Muncie, IN
1 $180,000
Napoleon Bancorp 8912 N Us 421
Napoleon, IN
1 $375,000
Ncb Financial Corporation 601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 700
Washington, DC
1 $485,000
Ossian Financial Services 102 N Jefferson St
Ossian, IN
1 $35,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
1 $163,000
R N B Corp. 1 E National Ave
Brazil, IN
1 $450,000
Republic Bancorp 601 W Market St
Louisville, KY
1 $250,000
Ridgestone Financial Services 13925 W North Ave
Brookfield, WI
1 $650,000
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
1 $200,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $153,000
The National Bank Of Indianapo 107 N Pennsylvania St, Ste 700
Indianapolis, IN
1 $100,000
Tri-County Bancorp 18 E W Washington St
Roachdale, IN
1 $766,800
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
1 $210,700
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
1 $35,000
Yellowstone Holding Company 544 Pike Ave
Columbus, MT
1 $1,500,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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