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Local loans in Casper, WY
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Casper.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Glacier Bancorp 49 Commons Loop
Kalispell, MT
12 $1,030,067
Crazy Woman Creek Bancorp Inc 106 Fort St
Buffalo, WY
11 $542,700
First National Buffalo Banksha 141 S Main St
Buffalo, WY
11 $5,730,500
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
9 $1,533,100
Converse County Capital Corp 322 Walnut
Douglas, WY
6 $1,269,000
Pinnacle Bancorp 702 'B' Ave
Central City, NE
6 $336,500
First Interstate Bancsystem I 401 N 31st St, Ste 1800
Billings, MT
4 $446,600
Midland Financial Corp 300 Country Club Rd
Casper, WY
4 $214,200
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
4 $42,500
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
4 $342,500
First Federal Savings Bank 46 W Brundage St
Sheridan, WY
3 $687,500
Sturm Financial Group 3033 E 1st Ave
Denver, CO
3 $296,000
The Bridger Company 101 S Main St
Bridger, MT
3 $95,000
Wyoming National Bancoporation 1700 N Federal Blvd
Riverton, WY
3 $388,400
Jonah Bankshares 777 W 1st St
Casper, WY
2 $143,000
Rocky Mountain Capital 4050 W Lake Creek Dr
Wilson, WY
2 $1,563,200
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
1 $800,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $573,000
First Capital West Bankshares 2020 Grand Ave
Laramie, WY
1 $210,000
First Community Bancshares In 9820 Metcalf, Ste 110
Overland Park, KS
1 $50,000
First National Bank Of Gillett 319 S Gillette Ave
Gillette, WY
1 $630,000
First State Agency Of Le Cente 88 N Park Ave
Le Center, MN
1 $23,000
First State Bancshares 2002 Broadway
Scottsbluff, NE
1 $346,800
Jordan Federal Credit Union 9260 South 300 East
Sandy, UT
1 $50,000
Northeast Indiana Bancorp Inc 648 N Jefferson St
Huntington, IN
1 $350,000
Platte Valley Financial Servic 1212 Circle Dr
Scottsbluff, NE
1 $55,000
Rawlins Bankshares Inc 221 Third St
Rawlins, WY
1 $65,000
Star Valley Bancshares 384 Washington
Afton, WY
1 $45,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $226,000
Wheatland Bankshares 1405 16th St
Wheatland, WY
1 $728,000
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
1 $25,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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