Best Places to Launch

Bank	Address	# of Loans	Total $ lent
Bb&T Corporation	200 W 2nd St Winston Salem, NC	66	$11,625,700
Suntrust Banks	303 Peachtree St Atlanta, GA	61	$5,218,700
Superior Financial Group	165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101 Walnut Creek, CA	61	$612,500
American Heritage Holdings	7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515 La Mesa, CA	41	$1,436,000
Innovative Bank	360 14th St Oakland, CA	41	$1,270,000
First Financial Banc Corporati	214 N Washington, Ste 516 El Dorado, AR	30	$14,686,800
Metro City Bank	5441 Buford Hwy Doraville, GA	26	$9,698,000
First Intercontinental Bank	5593 Buford Hwy Doraville, GA	24	$10,631,000
Crescent Banking Company	7 Caring Way Jasper, GA	20	$6,969,800
Georgia Primary Bank	3880 Roswell Rd Ne Atlanta, GA	18	$7,563,900
Quantum Capital Corp.	505 Peachtree Ind Blvd Suwanee, GA	18	$13,295,000
Bank Of America Corporation	101 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC	17	$475,000
One Georgia Bank	1180 Peachtree St, Ste B Atlanta, GA	17	$13,367,500
The Queensborough Company	113 E Broad St Louisville, GA	14	$1,008,300
United Community Banks	63 Hwy 515 Blairsville, GA	14	$4,735,100
Privatebancorp	120 S Lasalle St Chicago, IL	13	$4,145,000
Signature Bancshares	6065 Roswell Rd, Ste 600 Sandy Springs, GA	13	$4,067,600
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor	41 S High St Columbus, OH	11	$5,524,700
Central Bancorp	4555 W Walnut Garland, TX	10	$3,116,200
Community West Bancshares	445 Pine Ave Goleta, CA	10	$6,535,600
Rbc Bancorporation (Usa)	3201 Beechleaf Court Raleigh, NC	10	$5,664,000
Colony Bankcorp	115 S Grant St Fitzgerald, GA	9	$4,943,900
Fidelity Southern Corporation	3490 Piedmont Rd, Ste 1550 Atlanta, GA	9	$5,758,800
Wells Fargo & Company	45 Fremont St, 27th Fl San Francisco, CA	9	$2,307,700
American United Bancorp	1888 Old Norcross Rd Lawrenceville, GA	7	$6,891,000
Atlanta Business Bank	5660 New Northside Dr, Ste 20 Atlanta, GA	7	$3,446,900
Appalachian Bancshares	822 Industrial Blvd Ellijay, GA	6	$4,240,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation	1 Cit Drive Livingston, NJ	6	$5,851,000
Global Commerce Bank	5150 Buford Hwy, Ste B-130 Doraville, GA	6	$1,275,000
Live Oak Banking Company	2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100 Wilmington, NC	6	$4,260,000
Popular North America	525 Fellowship Rd Mount Laurel, NJ	6	$1,836,100
Private Bank Of Buckhead	Three Piedmont Ctr, Ste 210 Atlanta, GA	6	$2,840,000
Regions Financial Corporation	1900 5th Ave North Birmingham, AL	6	$1,401,100
Shinhan Bank America	330 Fifth Ave, 4th Fl New York City, NY	6	$3,240,000
Synovus Financial Corp.	1111 Bay Ave Columbus, GA	6	$2,366,842
Century Bank Of Georgia	215 E Main St Cartersville, GA	5	$2,339,200
High Trust Bancorp	280 Country Club Dr Stockbridge, GA	5	$2,835,500
Liberty Shares	300 S Main St Hinesville, GA	5	$3,585,900
Main Street Lender	2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor Chevy Chase, MD	5	$4,696,000
Northwest Bancshares	3891 Cobb Pkwy Acworth, GA	5	$3,074,500
Persons Banking Company	4562 Forsyth Rd Macon, GA	5	$1,319,000
Ups Capital Business Credit	425 Day Hill Rd Windsor, CT	5	$4,455,200
Small Business Loan Source	9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100 Houston, TX	4	$920,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ	100 N Main St Winston Salem, NC	4	$3,108,400
Cornerstonebank	2060 Mt Paran Rd Nw, Ste 100 Atlanta, GA	3	$1,476,300
Excel National Bank	9701 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA	3	$4,922,000
First Western Sblc	17950 Preston Road, Suite 600 Dallas, TX	3	$2,164,000
Fnc Bancorp	420 S Madison Ave Douglas, GA	3	$282,500
Highland Financial Services I	3411 Ernest Barrett Pkwy Marietta, GA	3	$1,108,500
Midtown Bank & Trust Company	712 W Peachtree St Atlanta, GA	3	$2,415,000
Morris State Bancshares	301 Bellevue Ave Dublin, GA	3	$2,442,000
South Banking Company	501 W 12th St Alma, GA	3	$3,956,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares	68 W Main St, 2nd Fl Parsons, TN	3	$3,037,900
The Foster Bank	5225 N Kedzie Ave Chicago, IL	3	$708,000
Wachovia Sba Lending	1620 E. Roseville Parkway Roseville, CA	3	$707,000
Bank Of Ellijay	134 Industrial Blvd Ellijay, GA	2	$379,171
Capitol Bancorp Ltd.	200 Washington Sq North Lansing, MI	2	$86,500
Century Security Bank	5955 State Bridge Rd, Ste 100 Duluth, GA	2	$200,000
Community Bk - Pickens Cnty	15 Sammy Mcghee Blvd Jasper, GA	2	$70,000
Fcb Financial Corp.	111 Barnard St Savannah, GA	2	$1,002,000
First Bank Shares Of The South	423 W 12th St Alma, GA	2	$1,990,500
Forsyth Bancshares	651 Veterans Memorial Blvd Cumming, GA	2	$743,300
Georgia Community Bancorp	36 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Reynolds, GA	2	$1,414,000
Hanmi Financial Corporation	3660 Wlishire Blvd, Ph-A Los Angeles, CA	2	$937,500
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.	270 Park Ave New York City, NY	2	$327,700
Pab Bankshares	3250 N Valdosta Rd Valdosta, GA	2	$1,627,000
Security Bank Corporation	4219 Forsyth Rd Macon, GA	2	$300,000
Td Banknorth	Two Portland Sq Portland, ME	2	$365,000
Verity Capital Group	94 W Athens St Winder, GA	2	$1,944,000
Wgnb Corporation	201 Maple St Carrollton, GA	2	$1,635,000
Wilshire Bancorp	3200 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA	2	$654,000
1St Natl Bk - Barnesville	315 Thomaston St Barnesville, GA	1	$1,729,000
Altra Federal Credit Union	2715 Losey Blvd South La Crosse, WI	1	$51,000
Ameris Bancorp	24 Second Ave Se Moultrie, GA	1	$404,000
Bancwest Corporation	999 Bishop St Honolulu, HI	1	$75,000
Buckhead Community Bancorp	415 E Paces Ferry Rd Atlanta, GA	1	$138,300
Business Devel Corp - So. Caro	111 Exec Center Dr, Ste 225 Columbia, SC	1	$580,000
Business Lenders	50 State House Square 5th Fl Hartford, CT	1	$1,720,000
Capitol City Bancshares	562 Lee Street Atlanta, GA	1	$86,700
Cbc Holding Company	102 W Roanoke Dr Fitzgerald, GA	1	$95,500
Cbs Financial Corp	3016 Atlanta Rd Smyrna, GA	1	$10,000
Ccf Holding Company	101 N Main St Jonesboro, GA	1	$189,300
Charter Bank	1721 Medical Park Dr, Ste 103 Biloxi, MS	1	$35,000
Cherokee Bank Natl Assoc	1275 Riverstone Pkwy Canton, GA	1	$700,000
Cit. Natl Bk - Quitman	100 E Stevens Quitman, GA	1	$434,700
Community Bankshares	448 N Main St Cornelia, GA	1	$96,000
Community Business Bank	407 E Maple St, Unit 104 East Cumming, GA	1	$450,000
Community Tr & Bk. Co	9125 Lee Hwy Ooltewah, TN	1	$2,000,000
Compass Bancshares	15 S 20th St Birmingham, AL	1	$420,000
Early Bankshares	121 Columbia St Blakely, GA	1	$646,700
Eastside Commercial Bancshares	1051 Culpepper Dr Conyers, GA	1	$1,660,000
Fifth Third Bancorp	38 Fountain Sq Plz Cincinnati, OH	1	$15,000
First Century Bancorp	807 Dorsey St Gainesville, GA	1	$215,000
First Cherokee Bancshares	9860 Hwy 92 Woodstock, GA	1	$60,000
First Citizens Financial Corpo	70 Carlisle Rd Dawsonville, GA	1	$100,000
First Dozier Bancshares	7825 S Main Dozier, AL	1	$285,000
First National Talladega Corpo	120 E North St Talladega, AL	1	$950,000
First State Bancshares Of Blak	10959 Columbia Rd Blakely, GA	1	$264,875
Firstcity Financial Corporatio	6400 Imperial Drive, Waco, TX	1	$728,300
Flint Community Bancshares In	2910 Meredyth Dr Albany, GA	1	$500,000
Hazlehurst Investors Inc	22 S Tallahassee St Hazlehurst, GA	1	$425,000
Heart Of Georgia Bancshares I	101 Railroad St Mount Vernon, GA	1	$491,200
Jones Bancshares L.P.	215 Pendleton St Waycross, GA	1	$1,007,400
Merchants & Farmers Bank	36 Hwy 72 East Comer, GA	1	$90,000
Middle Georgia Corporation	285 S Broad St Ellaville, GA	1	$35,000
Mountain 1St Bk & Tr Co	101 Jack St Hendersonville, NC	1	$2,000,000
Ncb Financial Corporation	601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 700 Washington, DC	1	$500,000
Noa Bank	2476 Pleasant Hill Rd, Ste 10 Duluth, GA	1	$300,000
Peoples Bankshares	209 S Jefferson St Eatonton, GA	1	$112,500
Peoples Holding Company	71 N Broad St Winder, GA	1	$114,000
Pnc Financial Services Group	249 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA	1	$296,000
Putnam-Greene Financial Corpor	100 S Madison Ave Eatonton, GA	1	$76,994
Ridgestone Financial Services	13925 W North Ave Brookfield, WI	1	$82,000
Sbt Bancorp	111 Southern Bank Dr Clarkesville, GA	1	$150,000
St Financial Group	625 University Dr East College Station, TX	1	$100,000
The Landrum Company	801 E Broadway Columbia, MO	1	$525,000
The Savannah Bancorp	25 Bull St Savannah, GA	1	$235,000
Tifton Banking Company	729 W Second St Tifton, GA	1	$1,500,000
United Western Bancorp Inc.	700-17th St, Ste 2100 Denver, CO	1	$312,000
Unity Holdings	950 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy Cartersville, GA	1	$580,500

From the November 2009 issue Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.