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Local loans in Auburn, AL
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Auburn.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Redstone Federal Credit Union 220 Wynn Dr
Huntsville, AL
78 $5,258,600
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
41 $3,739,200
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
40 $407,500
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
16 $390,000
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
15 $1,423,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
14 $1,745,000
United Bancorporation Of Alaba 200 E Nashville Ave
Atmore, AL
11 $503,800
Snb Holdings 220 E Lawrence Harris Hwy
Slocomb, AL
9 $3,146,600
Fbdc Financial Corp 1400 Gault Ave N
Fort Payne, AL
7 $6,168,000
Rbc Bancorporation (Usa) 3201 Beechleaf Court
Raleigh, NC
6 $1,585,000
First Brundidge Bancshares In 137 S Main St
Brundidge, AL
5 $445,400
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
5 $1,291,900
Central State Bancorporation 11025 Hwy 25
Calera, AL
4 $910,000
Aliant Financial Corporation 200 Aliant Pkwy
Alexander City, AL
3 $2,746,000
Auburn National Bancorporation 100 N Gay St
Auburn, AL
3 $585,000
Banctrust Financial Group 100 St. Joseph St
Mobile, AL
3 $115,500
Bcb Holding Company Po Box Drawer 349
Theodore, AL
3 $870,100
Citizens Bank & Trust 404 Gunter Ave
Guntersville, AL
3 $1,319,400
First Financial Banc Corporati 214 N Washington, Ste 516
El Dorado, AR
3 $3,452,100
Frontier National Corporation 16863 Hwy 280
Chelsea, AL
3 $163,100
Hancock Holding Company 2510 14th St, One Hancock Plz
Gulfport, MS
3 $335,000
Servisfirst Bancshares 3300 Cahaba Rd, Ste 300
Birmingham, AL
3 $2,689,000
Sunsouth Bank 108 Jamestown Blvd
Dothan, AL
3 $1,222,800
Bancindependent Incorporated 710 S Montgomery Ave
Sheffield, AL
2 $325,500
Cadence Finacial Corporation 301 E Main St
Starkville, MS
2 $1,280,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $4,000,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio 6400 Imperial Drive,
Waco, TX
2 $3,024,000
Guardian Bancshares 101 W Fort Williams St
Sylacauga, AL
2 $684,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
2 $1,535,600
State Capital Corporation 916 Hwy 82 By-Pass
Greenwood, MS
2 $530,000
Suntrust Banks 303 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
2 $140,000
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
2 $1,616,000
The Gadsden Corporation Corner 6th & Blount St
Altoona, AL
2 $150,000
1St Jackson Bancshares Inc 43243 Us Hwy 72
Stevenson, AL
1 $216,000
Altrust Financial Services In 811 2nd Ave Sw
Cullman, AL
1 $740,000
Americus Financial Services I 5 Inverness Center Pkwy
Birmingham, AL
1 $550,000
Ameris Bancorp 24 Second Ave Se
Moultrie, GA
1 $225,000
Bancorpsouth One Mississippi Plaza
Tupelo, MS
1 $100,000
Beresford Bancorporation 600 Main St
Britton, SD
1 $160,000
Cbs Banc Corp 200 S Jackson St
Russellville, AL
1 $259,300
Central Alabama Bancshares Inc 715 Wilson St
Wetumpka, AL
1 $1,150,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
1 $2,000,000
Charter Financial Corp 1233 O G Skinner Dr
West Point, GA
1 $300,000
Cheaha Financial Group 1320 Highway Dr
Oxford, AL
1 $85,000
Community Bancshares Of Missis 1255 W Government
Brandon, MS
1 $58,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $771,000
Fcb Bancshares Po Box 1708
Cullman, AL
1 $1,660,000
First Bancorporation Of Gerald 13808 Hwy 227
Geraldine, AL
1 $250,000
First Intercontinental Bank 5593 Buford Hwy
Doraville, GA
1 $150,000
First Metro Bancorp 406 W Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL
1 $178,000
High Trust Bancorp 280 Country Club Dr
Stockbridge, GA
1 $615,000
Land Bank South Flca 132 Riverview Dr. Suite C, Po
Flowood, MS
1 $465,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $970,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
1 $1,736,000
Oakworth Capital Bank 2100a Southbridge Pkwy, Ste 4
Birmingham, AL
1 $150,000
Peoples Exchange Bancshares I Main & Moore
Beatrice, AL
1 $176,000
Rb Bancorporation 112 N Jefferson St
Athens, AL
1 $60,000
Southcity Bank 1360 Montgomery Hwy, Ste 100
Vestavia Hills, AL
1 $460,000
Synovus Financial Corp. 1111 Bay Ave
Columbus, GA
1 $40,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $1,000,000
United Security Bancshares In 131 W Front St
Thomasville, AL
1 $1,666,666
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
1 $278,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $1,000,000
Valley Bancshares 15565 Hwy 43 By-Pass
Russellville, AL
1 $725,000
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
1 $385,000
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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