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Local loans in Pittsburgh, PA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Pittsburgh.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
51 $2,744,500
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
34 $6,682,800
F.N.B. Corporation One Fnb Blvd
Hermitage, PA
26 $3,347,700
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
25 $1,430,500
Enterprise Financial Services 4091 Mt Royal Blvd
Allison Park, PA
24 $10,202,500
First Commonwealth Financial C 22 N 6th St, Old Courthouse Sq
Indiana, PA
16 $2,209,400
Mercer County State Bancorp 3279 S Main St
Sandy Lake, PA
15 $1,352,100
S & T Bancorp 800 Philadelphia St
Indiana, PA
11 $2,540,300
Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company One M & T Plz
Buffalo, NY
10 $909,300
Parkvale Financial Corporation 4220 William Penn Hwy
Monroeville, PA
9 $541,800
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
9 $82,500
Dollar Bank A Fed. Savings Bk Three Gateway Ctr-1 East
Pittsburgh, PA
8 $1,463,000
Altoona First Savings Bank 203 N Logan Blvd
Altoona, PA
6 $537,500
Citizens & Northern Corporatio 90-92 Main St
Wellsboro, PA
5 $497,700
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
5 $1,185,300
Somerset Trust Holding Company 151 W Main St
Somerset, PA
4 $2,077,600
Cnb Financial Corporation 1 S 2nd St
Clearfield, PA
3 $261,200
First Place Financial Corp 185 E Market St
Warren, OH
2 $200,000
Reliance Bancorp 1119 12th St
Altoona, PA
2 $381,000
Tri-State 1St Banc 16924 St. Clair Ave
East Liverpool, OH
2 $240,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $50,000
Clearview Federal Credit Union 8805 University Blvd
Moon Township, PA
1 $50,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
1 $374,400
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $1,228,000
Fifth Third Bancorp 38 Fountain Sq Plz
Cincinnati, OH
1 $230,000
First West Virginia Bancorp 1701 Warwood Ave
Wheeling, WV
1 $200,000
Indiana First Savings Bank 935 Philadelphia St
Indiana, PA
1 $300,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $727,000
Main Street Financial Services 2001 Main St
Wheeling, WV
1 $35,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $761,100
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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