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Local loans in Albuquerque, NM
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Albuquerque.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Western Commerce Bancshares Of 127 S Canyon
Carlsbad, NM
33 $7,617,800
New Mexico National Financial 228 N Main
Roswell, NM
30 $4,682,300
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
29 $7,924,800
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
27 $6,591,000
Century Financial Services Cor 100 S Federal Pl
Santa Fe, NM
25 $2,538,400
First State Bancorporation 7900 Jefferson Ne
Albuquerque, NM
22 $2,870,300
Heartland Financial Usa 1398 Central Ave
Dubuque, IA
11 $934,500
Mountain America Federal Credit Union 7181 S Campus View Dr
West Jordan, UT
10 $315,000
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
10 $90,000
Clovis Bancshares 300 Main
Clovis, NM
8 $4,010,000
Beresford Bancorporation 600 Main St
Britton, SD
6 $2,005,800
Fremont Bank Corporation 532 Main St
Canon City, CO
6 $3,889,100
Bethlehem Financial Corporatio 19339 Hwy 85
Belen, NM
4 $397,000
American Heritage Bank 2108 N Main
Clovis, NM
3 $827,900
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
3 $5,454,500
First New Mexico Financial Cor 300 S Gold
Deming, NM
3 $136,800
Las Cruces Brg 421 N Water
Las Cruces, NM
3 $195,000
Amador Bancshares 505 S Main St
Las Cruces, NM
2 $249,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
2 $60,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $1,035,000
Lordsburg Financial Corp. 140 E Motel Dr
Lordsburg, NM
2 $70,000
Peoples 4831 W 6th St
Lawrence, KS
2 $260,000
Pioneer Bancorp 300 N Main St
Roswell, NM
2 $330,000
Union Bancshares 201 Main St
Clayton, NM
2 $1,102,600
United Bk - El Paso Del Norte 125 Mesa Hills Dr, Mesa At Me
El Paso, TX
2 $45,000
Western Bancshares Of Alamogor 9th & Maryland
Alamogordo, NM
2 $211,600
Western Bancshares Of Clovis 212 N Canal St
Carlsbad, NM
2 $513,700
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
1 $480,000
First Artesia Bancshares 303 W Main
Artesia, NM
1 $1,360,000
Fnb Financial Corporation 517 6th St
Las Vegas, NM
1 $105,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $995,000
Lea County Bancshares 1017 N Turner
Hobbs, NM
1 $150,000
Liberty Bancshares Inc 4625 S National
Springfield, MO
1 $200,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $1,150,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
1 $1,585,000
Newtek Small Business Finance 462 7th Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY
1 $241,000
Portales National Bancshares 109 E 2nd St
Portales, NM
1 $343,287
Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union 3707 Juan Tabo Blvd Ne
Albuquerque, NM
1 $28,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
1 $1,332,000
Sws Group 1201 Elm St, Ste 3500
Dallas, TX
1 $384,000
Valley National Bank 322 N Riverside Dr
Espanola, NM
1 $250,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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