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Local loans in Hartford, CT
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Hartford.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Webster Financial Corporation 145 Bank St
Waterbury, CT
63 $7,593,100
Newtown Savings Bank 39 Main St
Newtown, CT
49 $4,680,400
Newalliance Bancshares 195 Church St
New Haven, CT
29 $8,845,000
Fairfield County Bank 374 Main
Ridgefield, CT
27 $3,755,000
Liberty Bank 315 Main St
Middletown, CT
24 $953,000
Quinnipiac Bk & Tr Co 2600 Dixwell Ave
Hamden, CT
21 $3,875,500
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
20 $1,190,200
Union Savings Bank 226 Main St
Danbury, CT
18 $2,093,000
First Litchfield Financial Cor 13 North St
Litchfield, CT
16 $1,354,000
People's United Financial 850 Main St
Bridgeport, CT
15 $4,373,600
Savings Bank Of Danbury 220 Main St
Danbury, CT
15 $2,087,600
Sovereign Bancorp 1130 Berkshire Blvd
Wyomissing, PA
15 $1,115,000
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
12 $1,698,200
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
10 $132,500
Connecticut River Commun Bk 1190 Silas Deane Hwy
Wethersfield, CT
9 $1,083,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
8 $3,107,200
Thomaston Savings Bank 203 Main St
Thomaston, CT
8 $463,000
Connecticut Bk & Tr Co 58 State House Sq
Hartford, CT
7 $559,500
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
6 $515,000
Bnb Financial Services Corpora 250 Fifth Ave
New York City, NY
6 $2,354,000
New England Bancshares 855 Enfield St
Enfield, CT
6 $2,537,600
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
6 $2,619,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
5 $473,500
Northwest Community Bank 86 Main St
Winsted, CT
5 $698,200
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
5 $1,916,200
Nutmeg Financial 251 Church St
Naugatuck, CT
4 $1,065,000
Rockville Financial 25 Park St
Rockville, CT
4 $563,300
Washington Trust Bancorp 23 Broad St
Westerly, RI
4 $1,472,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
3 $2,158,100
First County Bank 117 Prospect St
Stamford, CT
3 $800,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
3 $1,817,600
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
3 $888,500
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
3 $65,000
Newbank 146-01 Northern Blvd
New York City, NY
3 $895,000
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
3 $2,720,000
Bankasiana 7 Broad Ave
Palisades Park, NJ
2 $450,000
Citizens National Bancorp Inc 182 Main St
Putnam, CT
2 $550,000
Massachusetts Business 500 Edgewater Dr., Suite 555
Wakefield, MA
2 $850,000
Salisbury Bancorp 5 Bissell St
Lakeville, CT
2 $70,000
United Financial Bancorp 95 Elm St
West Springfield, MA
2 $50,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
2 $1,385,700
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
2 $1,930,600
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $515,000
Berkshire Financial Services 75 Park St
Lee, MA
1 $500,000
Business Lenders 50 State House Square 5th Fl
Hartford, CT
1 $1,340,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
1 $1,227,000
Citigroup Inc. 399 Park Ave
New York City, NY
1 $2,000,000
Collinsville Savings Mutual Ho 136 Main St
Collinsville, CT
1 $35,000
Eastern Federal Bank 257 Main St
Norwich, CT
1 $175,000
Essex Savings Bank 35 Plains Rd
Essex, CT
1 $75,000
First Connecticut Bancorp 32 Main St
Farmington, CT
1 $555,000
Hsbc Bank Usa One Hsbc Ctr
Buffalo, NY
1 $5,000
Loan Source Incorporated 347 5th Ave., Suite 301
New York, NY
1 $1,000,000
Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company One M & T Plz
Buffalo, NY
1 $100,000
Mountain Valley Bancshares In 461 Main
Walden, CO
1 $350,000
Newtek Small Business Finance 462 7th Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY
1 $1,480,000
Ridgestone Financial Services 13925 W North Ave
Brookfield, WI
1 $250,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $78,400
Windsor Federal Bancorp 250 Broad St
Windsor, CT
1 $1,455,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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