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Local loans in St. Joseph, MO
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around St. Joseph.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
49 $6,282,200
Umb Financial Corporation 1010 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
38 $9,404,300
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 200 Washington Sq North
Lansing, MI
25 $7,821,900
Commerce Bancshares 1000 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO
25 $3,373,200
Intrust Financial Corporation 105 N Main St
Wichita, KS
14 $3,360,700
Central Bancompany 238 Madison St
Jefferson City, MO
13 $1,159,200
Mazuma Credit Union 9300 Troost Ave
Kansas City, MO
13 $2,120,692
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 770 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI
12 $1,551,500
Kansas Natural Gas Incorporate 1200 Main, Ste 504
Hays, KS
11 $478,700
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
10 $6,055,000
Prairie Star Bancshares 18675 W 151st St
Olathe, KS
9 $1,101,100
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
9 $107,500
Kaw Valley Bancorp 1110 N Kansas Ave
Topeka, KS
7 $1,060,000
Labette County Bancshares 4th & Huston Sts
Altamont, KS
6 $1,354,000
Blue Valley Bancorp 11935 Riley St
Overland Park, KS
5 $520,500
Everest Bancshares 6th & Main Sts
Everest, KS
5 $178,000
Landmark National Bank 701 Poyntz Ave
Manhattan, KS
5 $258,800
Ameri-National Corporation 10700 Nall Ave
Overland Park, KS
4 $2,500,100
Central Of Kansas 802 N Washington St
Junction City, KS
4 $175,000
First National Of Nebraska In 1620 Dodge St
Omaha, NE
4 $380,000
Valley View Bancshares 7500 W 95th St
Overland Park, KS
4 $939,200
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
3 $90,000
Commerce Bank And Trust Holdin 3035 S Topeka Ave
Topeka, KS
3 $84,500
Financial Enterprises 2nd & Jefferson
Clinton, MO
3 $105,000
First Bancshares 650 Kansas Ave
Kansas City, KS
3 $1,075,462
G N Bankshares 100 N Summit
Girard, KS
3 $147,000
Gardner Bancshares 840 E Main St
Gardner, KS
3 $154,600
Liberty Bancshares Inc 4625 S National
Springfield, MO
3 $992,500
Overland Bancorp 204 Main St
Belton, MO
3 $1,033,498
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
3 $800,600
Sturm Financial Group 3033 E 1st Ave
Denver, CO
3 $510,000
Trustco Bancshares 310 W 92 Hwy
Kearney, MO
3 $418,800
Caldwell County Bancshares In 201 S Davis St
Hamilton, MO
2 $149,000
Capital City Bancshares 3710 S Topeka Blvd
Topeka, KS
2 $624,200
Coffeyville Bancorp 1414 W 11th St
Coffeyville, KS
2 $393,200
First Community Bancshares In 9820 Metcalf, Ste 110
Overland Park, KS
2 $188,000
First Olathe Bancshares 7800 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS
2 $574,000
Gideon Enterprises L.P. 201 Nw Hwy 24
Topeka, KS
2 $478,000
Jtb Bancshares 10101 Woodland Rd
Lenexa, KS
2 $138,800
Mid-America Bancorp Inc. 4801 Town Center Dr
Leawood, KS
2 $70,000
Northern Missouri Bancshares 1604 Main St
Unionville, MO
2 $490,000
Padgett Agency 417 Commercial
Greenleaf, KS
2 $285,000
Peoples 4831 W 6th St
Lawrence, KS
2 $170,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
2 $414,400
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
1 $25,000
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
1 $239,400
Brotherhood Bancshares 756 Minnesota Ave
Kansas City, KS
1 $180,000
Ccsb Financial Corp. 1178 W Kansas St
Liberty, MO
1 $1,550,000
Chariton County Bancshares In 110 Johnson St
Moberly, MO
1 $158,000
Citizens Bancshares Company 515 Washington
Chillicothe, MO
1 $61,500
Commercial Bank 1901 Main St
Parsons, KS
1 $700,000
Community Bank Of Lincoln 6000 Village Dr, Ste 100
Lincoln, NE
1 $558,000
Community Financial Corporatio 5431 Sw 29th
Topeka, KS
1 $18,700
Cornerstone Alliance Ltd 900 Main St
Winfield, KS
1 $1,250,000
Crossdale 610 Oregon
Hiawatha, KS
1 $35,000
F&C Bancorp 1006 Eagle Crest Dr
Holden, MO
1 $195,000
Farmers Enterprises 1017 Harrison
Great Bend, KS
1 $100,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $2,000,000
First Centralia Bancshares In 620 Fourth St
Centralia, KS
1 $385,200
First Commerce Financial Corpo 902 Broadway
Marysville, KS
1 $356,000
First Financial Banc Corporati 214 N Washington, Ste 516
El Dorado, AR
1 $91,700
First Natl Bank Indep 113 N Penn Ave
Independence, KS
1 $255,300
Freedom Bank 6640 W 143rd St
Overland Park, KS
1 $50,000
Great Western Bancorporation 100 N Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls, SD
1 $35,000
Harris Taubman Financial Corp 119 N Main St
Fayette, MO
1 $35,000
Independence Bank Natl Assoc 13100 Northwest Frwy, Ste 100
Houston, TX
1 $269,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $35,000
Lawson Financial Corporation 401 N Pennsylvania
Lawson, MO
1 $100,000
Mbt Bancshares 1044 Main St
Kansas City, MO
1 $100,000
Mohler Bancshares 197 Main St
Harveyville, KS
1 $215,000
Morrill Bancshares 6740 Antioch Rd, Ste 100
Merriam, KS
1 $85,000
Nodaway Valley Bancshares 304 N Main
Maryville, MO
1 $110,000
Osawatomie Agency 6th & Main Sts
Osawatomie, KS
1 $140,000
Pony Express Bancorp 209 Roseport Rd
Elwood, KS
1 $175,000
Purdy Bancshares Hwy C & Kay Ave
Purdy, MO
1 $105,000
Reliable Community Bancshares 18 W Ste. Maries St
Perryville, MO
1 $500,000
Rmb Bancshares Hwy 5 South
Marceline, MO
1 $120,000
Stearns Financial Services In 4191 2nd St South
Saint Cloud, MN
1 $186,300
Ttac Corp 215 S Child Rd
Manhattan, KS
1 $36,700
United Bancshares 1910 Mary St
Garden City, KS
1 $130,000
Well Bancshares 3rd & Main St
Platte City, MO
1 $142,800
Widmer Bancshares 507 N Weber
Salisbury, MO
1 $206,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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