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Local loans in Port St. Lucie, FL
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Port St. Lucie.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
94 $1,020,000
Suntrust Banks 303 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
71 $6,736,800
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
70 $28,479,300
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
37 $1,375,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
37 $6,895,500
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
31 $3,020,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
29 $7,867,500
Fifth Third Bancorp 38 Fountain Sq Plz
Cincinnati, OH
26 $6,331,100
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
24 $3,833,400
Synovus Financial Corp. 1111 Bay Ave
Columbus, GA
24 $8,849,000
First Peoples Bank 1301 Se Port St Lucie Blvd
Port Saint Lucie, FL
22 $7,926,600
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
17 $10,126,100
Totalbank 2720 Coral Way
Miami, FL
17 $4,745,000
Bankatlantic Bancorp 2100 W Cypress Creek Rd
Fort Lauderdale, FL
16 $1,542,000
Community Bank Of Manatee 2025 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Bradenton, FL
15 $3,405,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
15 $350,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
14 $2,597,800
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
14 $7,733,200
Continental Bancorp 1801 Sw First St
Miami, FL
13 $1,709,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
13 $13,035,300
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
11 $12,770,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
10 $7,136,000
First American Bank 1207 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, IA
9 $2,809,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
9 $229,600
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
9 $5,449,000
Mercantil Commercebank Natl As 220 Alhambra Circle
Coral Gables, FL
8 $1,677,000
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
8 $7,061,300
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
7 $7,212,700
Pioneer Bankcorp 300 E Sugarland Hwy
Clewiston, FL
7 $1,155,600
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
7 $2,233,500
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 770 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI
6 $1,213,400
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
5 $4,024,500
Florida Shores Bancorp 400 N Federal Hwy
Pompano Beach, FL
5 $1,335,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
5 $3,757,400
First American Bank Corporatio 1660 Louis Ave
Elk Grove Village, IL
4 $3,208,333
Ocean Bankshares 780 Nw 42nd Ave
Miami, FL
4 $896,900
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
4 $2,499,200
Community Bank Of Broward 2400 N Commerce Pkwy, Ste 200
Weston, FL
3 $526,000
Homebanc National Association 3701 W Lake Mary Blvd
Lake Mary, FL
3 $1,976,750
Marine Bank & Trust Company 571 Beachland Blvd
Vero Beach, FL
3 $531,000
Pinnacle Bank Holding Company 1113 Saxon Blvd
Orange City, FL
3 $145,000
1St United Bank One N Federal Hwy
Boca Raton, FL
2 $207,500
Bank Of Naples 4099 Tamiami Trail North, Ste
Naples, FL
2 $70,000
Calusa Financial Corp 2705 Tamiami Trl, Ste 415
Punta Gorda, FL
2 $200,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
2 $1,150,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
2 $513,500
Fbc Bancorp 105 E Robinson St, Ste 303
Orlando, FL
2 $410,000
Grow America Fund 708 Third Avenue, Suite 710
New York, NY
2 $565,000
Highlands Independent Bancshar 2600 Us Hwy 27 North
Sebring, FL
2 $70,000
Horizon Bancorporation 900 53rd Ave East
Bradenton, FL
2 $2,250,000
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
2 $1,329,700
Northstar Banking Corporation 400 N Ashley Dr, Ste 1400
Tampa, FL
2 $859,400
Rbc Bancorporation (Usa) 3201 Beechleaf Court
Raleigh, NC
2 $836,000
Anchor Bancorp 1055 E Wayzata Blvd, Ste 219
Wayzata, MN
1 $100,000
Anderen Bank 3450 East Lake Rd, Ste 202
Palm Harbor, FL
1 $2,000,000
Business Lenders 50 State House Square 5th Fl
Hartford, CT
1 $100,000
Century Security Bank 5955 State Bridge Rd, Ste 100
Duluth, GA
1 $1,400,000
City National Bancshares 25 W Flagler St
Miami, FL
1 $800,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $342,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $1,220,000
First Busey Corporation 201 W Main St
Urbana, IL
1 $35,000
First Western Sblc 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600
Dallas, TX
1 $344,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio 6400 Imperial Drive,
Waco, TX
1 $100,600
H Financial Of Florida 212 Ponte Verda Park Dr
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
1 $250,000
Home Bancshares 719 Harkrider, Ste 100
Conway, AR
1 $35,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
1 $207,000
Hsbc Bank Usa One Hsbc Ctr
Buffalo, NY
1 $75,000
Liberty Capital 2251 Rombach Ave
Wilmington, OH
1 $160,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
1 $185,000
Nara Bancorp Inc 3731 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1000
Los Angeles, CA
1 $1,000,000
Navy Federal Credit Union 820 Follin Ln
Vienna, VA
1 $115,000
Ncb Financial Corporation 601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 700
Washington, DC
1 $450,000
Newtek Small Business Finance 462 7th Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY
1 $125,000
Northwest Bancshares 3891 Cobb Pkwy
Acworth, GA
1 $133,000
Pab Bankshares 3250 N Valdosta Rd
Valdosta, GA
1 $215,000
Partners Financial Corporation 3021 Airport Rd
Naples, FL
1 $100,000
Red River Financial Services 300 2nd Ave West
Halstad, MN
1 $99,700
Stonegate Bank 1430 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1 $350,000
Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union 3815 N Nebraska Ave
Tampa, FL
1 $300,000
The Palm Bank 2302 S Macdill Ave
Tampa, FL
1 $75,000
Turnberry Financial Services 20295 Ne 29th Pl
Aventura, FL
1 $275,000
U.S. Century Bank 2301 Nw 87th Ave
Doral, FL
1 $1,470,000
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
1 $342,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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