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Local loans in El Centro, CA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around El Centro.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
74 $22,136,600
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
45 $2,298,000
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
36 $3,431,000
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
27 $305,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
27 $6,831,800
Unionbancal Corporation 350 California St
San Francisco, CA
13 $380,000
La Jolla Bank Fsb 888 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA
12 $4,784,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
8 $150,000
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
7 $5,072,900
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
7 $177,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
6 $193,000
Seacoast Commerce Bank 678 3rd Ave, Ste 101
Chula Vista, CA
5 $2,598,600
Security Business Bancorp 701 B St, Ste 100
San Diego, CA
5 $4,301,300
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 200 Washington Sq North
Lansing, MI
4 $530,000
Community Bank 790 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
4 $1,738,700
1St Pacific Bancorp 4275 Executive Sq, Ste 650
La Jolla, CA
3 $390,000
Center Financial Corporation 3435 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 700
Los Angeles, CA
3 $886,000
Community Valley Bank 300 S Imperial Ave, Ste 10
El Centro, CA
3 $430,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
3 $3,502,300
North Island Finan Credit Union Dba No. 5898 Copley Dr
San Diego, CA
3 $672,000
Pacific Coast National Bancorp 905 Calle Amanecer
San Clemente, CA
3 $869,100
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp 949 South Coast Dr, Third Fl
Costa Mesa, CA
3 $1,315,000
Capital Bank 31351 Rancho Viejo Rd, Ste 10
San Juan Capistrano, CA
2 $789,000
Celtic Investment 340 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT
2 $400,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
2 $577,000
Discovery Bancorp 338 Via Vera
San Marcos, CA
2 $609,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
2 $956,500
First California Financial Gro 1880 Century Park East, 8th Fl
Los Angeles, CA
2 $708,000
Gbc Holdings Inc 5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1780
Los Angeles, CA
2 $1,000,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
2 $2,900,000
Neighborhood Bancorp 1717 Sweetwater Rd, Ste F
National City, CA
2 $405,900
Pacific Capital Bancorp 1021 Anacapa St
Santa Barbara, CA
2 $819,000
Pacwest Bancorp 6110 El Tordo
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
2 $506,500
Rmg Capital Corp 200 W Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA
2 $1,508,200
Scj 5 Park Plaza, Ste 950
Irvine, CA
2 $1,910,700
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
2 $548,800
Vibra Bank 530 Broadway Ave
Chula Vista, CA
2 $2,270,500
Vision One Credit Union 3279 Ramos Cir
Sacramento, CA
2 $342,700
America First Federal Credit Union 1344 West 4675 South
Riverdale, UT
1 $35,000
Americas United Bank 801 N Brand Blvd, Ste 1150
Glendale, CA
1 $100,000
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
1 $293,000
Calwest Bancorp 22342 Avenida Empresa
Rancho Santa Margarit, CA
1 $50,000
City National Corporation 400 N Roxbury Dr
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $75,000
Community Bancorp 400 S Fourth St, Ste 215
Las Vegas, NV
1 $30,000
Duke Financial Group 80 S Eighth St, 3838 Ids Ctr
Minneapolis, MN
1 $416,000
Embarcadero Bank 110 West A St, Ste 1000
San Diego, CA
1 $280,500
First Bus. Bank Natl Assoc 12265 El Camino Real, Ste 100
San Diego, CA
1 $724,000
First Vietnamese American Bank 8990 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CA
1 $560,000
Gateway Bancorp 1403 N Tustin Ave, Ste 280
Santa Ana, CA
1 $110,600
Gulf Coast Bk & Tr Co 200 St. Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA
1 $150,000
Pacific City Financial Corpora 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA
1 $140,000
Pacific Enterprise Bank 17905 Macarthur Blvd
Irvine, CA
1 $155,000
Shinhan Bank America 330 Fifth Ave, 4th Fl
New York City, NY
1 $155,000
Silvergate Bank 4275 Executive Sq, Ste 800
La Jolla, CA
1 $404,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
1 $260,700
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $361,000
Valley Community Bank 465 Main St
Pleasanton, CA
1 $625,000
Vib Corp 1498 Main St
El Centro, CA
1 $30,000
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
1 $150,000
World Trade Finance Inc. 515 N Central Ave, Suite B
Glendale, CA
1 $1,660,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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