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Local loans in Weirton, WV
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Weirton.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
26 $2,863,900
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
22 $1,621,500
Main Street Financial Services 2001 Main St
Wheeling, WV
21 $1,510,800
Freedom Bancshares 315 Crim Ave
Belington, WV
8 $1,440,000
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
7 $82,500
Camco Financial Corporation 6901 Glenn Hwy
Cambridge, OH
6 $210,700
First Bankshares 660 Central Ave
Barboursville, WV
6 $2,265,000
Community Trust Bancorp 346 N Mayo Trl
Pikeville, KY
5 $1,295,000
United Bancorp 201 S Fourth St
Martins Ferry, OH
4 $240,100
Citizens Financial Corp 211-213 Third St
Elkins, WV
3 $485,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
3 $664,200
Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company One M & T Plz
Buffalo, NY
3 $100,000
Ubc Holding Company 500 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV
3 $1,061,900
Allegheny Bancshares 300 N Main St
Franklin, WV
2 $584,000
Community Bankshares 631 Juliana St
Parkersburg, WV
2 $93,700
Tri-State 1St Banc 16924 St. Clair Ave
East Liverpool, OH
2 $267,000
Access National Corporation 1800 Robert Fulton Dr, Ste 300
Reston, VA
1 $365,000
Cnb Financial Services 101 S Washington St
Berkeley Springs, WV
1 $130,000
Eastern Bancshares 105 N High St
Romney, WV
1 $150,000
First United Corporation 19 S 2nd St
Oakland, MD
1 $225,000
Hometown Bancshares 103 Dodd St
Middlebourne, WV
1 $1,400,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $600,000
Southern National Bancorp Of V 6830 Old Dominion Dr
Mclean, VA
1 $100,000
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
1 $35,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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