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Local loans in Burlington, VT
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Burlington.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
People's United Financial 850 Main St
Bridgeport, CT
47 $6,862,200
Community Bancorp 4811 Us Rte 5
Derby, VT
30 $5,015,700
Passumpsic Bancorp 497 Railroad St
Saint Johnsbury, VT
30 $1,507,000
Union Bankshares 20 Lower Main St
Morrisville, VT
21 $3,966,600
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
15 $471,500
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
13 $4,874,100
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
12 $5,489,800
Middlebury National Corporatio 30 Main St
Middlebury, VT
11 $800,000
The Bank Of Bennington 155 North St
Bennington, VT
11 $1,711,000
Berkshire Hills Bancorp 24 North St
Pittsfield, MA
9 $2,484,000
Connecticut River Bancorp 245 Main St
Charlestown, NH
9 $1,246,400
Peoples Tr Co - St. Albans 25 Kingman St
Saint Albans, VT
9 $349,900
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshare 9 Main St
Newport, NH
7 $533,000
Guaranty Bancorp Inc 10 Pleasant St
Woodsville, NH
4 $213,300
Ledyard Financial Group 38 Main St
Hanover, NH
4 $1,258,000
Brattleboro S & L Association 221 Main St
Brattleboro, VT
3 $242,500
Mascoma Mutual Financial Servi 67 N Park St
Lebanon, NH
3 $2,800,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
2 $1,885,000
Merchants Bancshares 275 Kennedy Dr
South Burlington, VT
2 $294,800
Meridian Interstate Bancorp. I 10 Meridian St
East Boston, MA
2 $34,000
Opportunities Credit Union 18 Pearl St
Burlington, VT
2 $182,000
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
2 $30,000
Vermont State Empl Credit Union One Bailey Ave
Montpelier, VT
2 $50,000
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
1 $50,000
Central Financial Corporation Main St
Randolph, VT
1 $264,000
Community Bank System 5790 Widewaters Pkwy
De Witt, NY
1 $165,000
Massachusetts Business 500 Edgewater Dr., Suite 555
Wakefield, MA
1 $1,700,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $432,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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