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Local loans in Columbia, MO
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Columbia.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
85 $3,967,882
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
51 $522,500
Commerce Bancshares 1000 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO
32 $6,638,700
Reliable Community Bancshares 18 W Ste. Maries St
Perryville, MO
19 $3,052,500
Hawthorn Bancshares 300 Sw Longview Blvd
Lee'S Summit, MO
10 $1,779,700
Mercantile Bancorp 200 N 33rd St
Quincy, IL
10 $825,000
Central Bancompany 238 Madison St
Jefferson City, MO
9 $1,812,500
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
9 $2,026,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
9 $1,390,900
Franklin Bancorp 900 E Eighth St
Washington, MO
7 $394,400
Steelville Community Bancshare 402 W Main St
Steelville, MO
7 $1,445,500
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
7 $2,515,400
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
6 $250,000
Mid-Missouri Holding Co 318 W Main St
Sullivan, MO
6 $312,300
Umb Financial Corporation 1010 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
6 $281,600
First State Bancshares 201 E Columbia St
Farmington, MO
5 $265,200
Jefferson County Bancshares I Po Box 129
Festus, MO
5 $1,387,000
Phelps County Bancshares 718 N Pine St
Rolla, MO
5 $220,000
Pulaski Financial Corp 12300 Olive Blvd
Saint Louis, MO
5 $2,504,400
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp I 505 Broadway
Hannibal, MO
4 $357,500
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 770 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI
4 $722,700
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
4 $811,000
Southern Missouri Bancorop Inc 531 Vine St
Poplar Bluff, MO
4 $1,050,000
Alliance Credit Union 575 Rudder Rd
Fenton, MO
3 $350,000
Montgomery Bancorporation One First National Plaza
Sikeston, MO
3 $172,600
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
3 $556,000
Bank Of Crocker 200 Ichord
Waynesville, MO
2 $810,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $722,000
First Community Credit Union 17151 Chesterfield Airport Rd
Chesterfield, MO
2 $226,600
First Illinois Bancorp 327 Missouri Ave
East Saint Louis, IL
2 $335,000
Kennett Bancshares 805 First St
Kennett, MO
2 $1,275,000
Love Savings Holding Co 212 S Central, Ste 201
Saint Louis, MO
2 $392,500
New Frontier Bank 1771 Zumbehl Rd
Saint Charles, MO
2 $2,000,000
Poplar Bluff Banc Company Po Box 1273
Poplar Bluff, MO
2 $70,000
Triad Bancorp 10375 Clayton Rd
Frontenac, MO
2 $1,275,000
United Community Bancorpo 301 N Main St
Chatham, IL
2 $100,600
Bancstar 1450 Parkway West, Ste 200
Festus, MO
1 $35,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $1,045,000
Bootheel Bancorp 2911 N Westwood Blvd
Poplar Bluff, MO
1 $150,000
Callaway Security Banks 5 E 5th St
Fulton, MO
1 $10,000
Capitol Development Bancorp 200 Washington Square North
Lansing, MI
1 $80,000
Cass Information Systems 13001 Hollenberg Dr
Bridgeton, MO
1 $500,000
Cedar Bancorp 117 N 10th St
Mount Vernon, IL
1 $50,000
Chariton County Bancshares In 110 Johnson St
Moberly, MO
1 $50,000
Community First Bank 4600 N Illinois St
Fairview Heights, IL
1 $738,900
Concord Bank 12040 Tesson Ferry Rd
Saint Louis, MO
1 $325,000
Eagle Bk & Tr Co - Missouri 1052 S Kirkwood Rd
Kirkwood, MO
1 $42,041
Enterprise Financial Services 150 N Meramec
Clayton, MO
1 $1,000,000
Federated Bancshares 101 E Main St, Ste 2600
Festus, MO
1 $800,000
First Bancshares 650 Kansas Ave
Kansas City, KS
1 $55,000
First State Bancorp 100 W Third St
Caruthersville, MO
1 $165,000
Fortunebank 3494 Jeffco Blvd
Arnold, MO
1 $150,000
Great Southern Bancorp 1451 E Battlefield
Springfield, MO
1 $100,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $25,000
Liberty Banchares Iowa 6400 Westown Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA
1 $290,000
Liberty Bancshares 2403 Homer Adams Pkwy
Alton, IL
1 $50,000
Market Street Bancshares 520 S 42nd St
Mount Vernon, IL
1 $350,000
Metro Bancorp 1249 Market St
Lemoyne, PA
1 $300,000
Ncb Financial Corporation 601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 700
Washington, DC
1 $204,000
Overland Bancorp 204 Main St
Belton, MO
1 $1,500,000
Paris Bancshares 118 N Main St
Paris, MO
1 $250,000
Reliance Bancshares 11781 Manchester Rd
Des Peres, MO
1 $1,030,250
Saint Clair Bancshares 530 S Main St
Saint Clair, MO
1 $1,487,167
St Financial Group 625 University Dr East
College Station, TX
1 $185,000
St. Louis Bancshares 14323 S Outer Forty Rd
Town And Country, MO
1 $35,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $329,000
The Landrum Company 801 E Broadway
Columbia, MO
1 $40,000
Valley View Bancshares 7500 W 95th St
Overland Park, KS
1 $400,000
Warren County Bancshares 104 N Hwy 47
Warrenton, MO
1 $775,000
Washco Bancshares Hwys 8 & U
Potosi, MO
1 $475,000
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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