Best Places to Launch

Bank	Address	# of Loans	Total $ lent
Coastal Bend Bancshares	14050 Fm Rd 624 Corpus Christi, TX	29	$2,360,000
First International Bancshares	3649 Leopard St Corpus Christi, TX	13	$5,359,600
Wells Fargo & Company	45 Fremont St, 27th Fl San Francisco, CA	11	$2,672,700
Compass Bancshares	15 S 20th St Birmingham, AL	8	$304,100
Innovative Bank	360 14th St Oakland, CA	8	$160,000
American Bank Holding Corporat	100 American Bank Plaza Corpus Christi, TX	6	$887,400
Lone Star National Bancshares	206 W Ferguson Pharr, TX	5	$1,155,500
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.	270 Park Ave New York City, NY	3	$864,700
Superior Financial Group	165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101 Walnut Creek, CA	3	$30,000
Central Bancorp	4555 W Walnut Garland, TX	2	$1,945,000
First Beeville Financial Corpo	1400 E Houston St Beeville, TX	2	$1,456,000
Greater South Texas Bank	131 E Rice St Falfurrias, TX	2	$267,200
Mesquite Financial Services I	801 N Texas Blvd Alice, TX	2	$125,000
The New Galveston Company	1209 Orange St Wilmington, DE	2	$414,500
Comerica Incorporated	1717 Main St Dallas, TX	1	$1,400,000
Fvnb Corp	101 S Main St, Ste 508 Victoria, TX	1	$35,000
Ibc Subsidiary Corporation	1209 Orange St Wilmington, DE	1	$75,000
Plains Acquisition Corporation	9688 Fm 1960 Bypass West Humble, TX	1	$1,925,000
Rio Bank	1655 N 23rd St Mcallen, TX	1	$80,000
United San Antonio Commun Federal Credit Union	5500 Utsa Blvd San Antonio, TX	1	$50,000
United Western Bancorp Inc.	700-17th St, Ste 2100 Denver, CO	1	$269,000

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