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Local loans in Grand Junction, CO
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Grand Junction.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
160 $20,650,400
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
150 $45,092,500
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
64 $9,444,900
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
54 $11,999,300
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
53 $585,000
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
44 $12,735,500
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
37 $8,745,800
Cobiz Financial Inc. 821 17th St
Denver, CO
14 $1,501,800
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
14 $6,511,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
12 $1,310,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
10 $3,978,000
Commerce Bancshares 1000 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO
10 $1,371,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
10 $6,504,000
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 200 Washington Sq North
Lansing, MI
8 $2,637,500
First National Of Colorado In 205 W Oak St
Fort Collins, CO
8 $4,174,200
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
8 $9,340,000
Umb Financial Corporation 1010 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
8 $639,000
Sunflower Financial 3025 Cortland Cir
Salina, KS
7 $1,297,600
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
7 $5,670,200
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
7 $3,176,000
First State Bancorporation 7900 Jefferson Ne
Albuquerque, NM
6 $2,332,000
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
5 $2,207,800
Home State Bank 2695 W Eisenhower Blvd
Loveland, CO
5 $1,153,200
Pinnacle Bancorp 702 'B' Ave
Central City, NE
5 $665,000
First Colorado Financial Corp 2nd & Grand Ave
Paonia, CO
4 $2,704,500
Firstier Bank 980 Dillon Rd
Louisville, CO
4 $868,880
Sturm Financial Group 3033 E 1st Ave
Denver, CO
4 $1,528,100
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
4 $3,412,100
Americo Bancshares W 82nd & Brownfield Hwy
Wolfforth, TX
3 $1,873,000
Bank Of Choice Holding Company 3780 W 10th St
Greeley, CO
3 $3,250,000
Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd I 1432 E Mulberry St
Fort Collins, CO
3 $1,092,000
Celtic Investment 340 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT
3 $2,770,000
Firstbank Holding Company 12345 W Colfax Ave
Lakewood, CO
3 $537,239
Fnbr Holding Corporation 2452 Us Hwy 6 & 50
Grand Junction, CO
3 $2,911,600
Guaranty Bk & Tr Co 1331 17th St
Denver, CO
3 $3,020,000
Orchard Valley Financial Corp. 420 East 58th Ave
Denver, CO
3 $2,575,000
Public Service Credit Union 7055 E Evans
Denver, CO
3 $281,400
Big Sandy Holding Company 1726 Hover St
Longmont, CO
2 $2,319,000
Citywide Banks Of Colorado In 6500 E Hampden Ave, Ste 203
Denver, CO
2 $2,442,000
Colorado Capital Bank 7505 Village Sq Dr, Ste 101
Castle Rock, CO
2 $1,194,200
Community Bankshares 5690 Dtc Blvd, Ste 460w
Greenwood Village, CO
2 $736,000
First Bancorp Of Durango 1629 Colonial Pkwy
Inverness, IL
2 $77,800
First Capital West Bankshares 2020 Grand Ave
Laramie, WY
2 $1,230,000
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
2 $1,282,500
First Mountain Company 200 N Townsend
Montrose, CO
2 $749,900
First Nebraska Bancs 841 Illinois Ave
Sidney, NE
2 $184,000
Integrity Bank & Trust 1430 Cipriani Loop
Monument, CO
2 $352,000
Kujawa Family Holdings 123 W Huron
Berlin, WI
2 $22,800
Pb Financial Group 1630 Stout St
Denver, CO
2 $507,000
Valley Bancorp 4900 E Bromley Ln
Brighton, CO
2 $990,000
Advantage Bancorp 1475 N Denver Ave
Loveland, CO
1 $205,300
Alpine Banks Of Colorado 2200 S Grand Ave
Glenwood Springs, CO
1 $300,000
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
1 $50,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
1 $94,300
Canon National Bank 816 Royal Gorge Blvd
Canon City, CO
1 $95,500
Central Bancshares 623 Patterson
Cambridge, NE
1 $230,100
Colorado Bk & Tr Co 301 Colorado Ave
La Junta, CO
1 $570,000
Community Trust Bancorp 346 N Mayo Trl
Pikeville, KY
1 $1,700,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $222,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $1,566,000
First Express Of Nebraska 1425 10th St
Gering, NE
1 $600,000
First Intercontinental Bank 5593 Buford Hwy
Doraville, GA
1 $200,000
First National Agency Of Bagle 124 W 1st St
Fosston, MN
1 $50,000
First Southwest Bank 720 Main St
Alamosa, CO
1 $35,000
First Western Sblc 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600
Dallas, TX
1 $265,000
G N Bankshares 100 N Summit
Girard, KS
1 $150,000
Great Western Bancorporation 100 N Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls, SD
1 $45,000
Hanmi Financial Corporation 3660 Wlishire Blvd, Ph-A
Los Angeles, CA
1 $400,000
Home Bancshares 719 Harkrider, Ste 100
Conway, AR
1 $480,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
1 $380,000
Lindoe 300 Main St
Ordway, CO
1 $35,000
Mainstreet Bank 727 Elden St
Herndon, VA
1 $156,000
Mountain America Federal Credit Union 7181 S Campus View Dr
West Jordan, UT
1 $70,000
Mountain View Bank Of Commerce 12365 Huron St
Westminster, CO
1 $150,000
Natl Consumer Cooperative Bk 601 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste
Washington, DC
1 $550,000
Peoples National Bank 5175 N Academy Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO
1 $152,300
Redstone Bank 6800 S Dawson Circle, Ste 100
Centennial, CO
1 $500,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
1 $270,000
St Financial Group 625 University Dr East
College Station, TX
1 $75,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $601,000
Usc Credit Union 1025 W 34th St, King Hall 2nd
Los Angeles, CA
1 $189,000
Vision One Credit Union 3279 Ramos Cir
Sacramento, CA
1 $150,000
Wadena Bankshares 304 Se 1st St
Wadena, MN
1 $60,000
World Trade Finance Inc. 515 N Central Ave, Suite B
Glendale, CA
1 $220,000
Yampa Valley Bank 600 S Lincoln Ave
Steamboat Springs, CO
1 $198,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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