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Local loans in Iowa City, IA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Iowa City.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Ohnward Bancshares 107 E Quarry
Maquoketa, IA
37 $3,460,900
Qcr Holdings 3551 7th St
Moline, IL
22 $9,527,000
Northwest Investment Corp. 100 Kimberly Rd
Davenport, IA
19 $1,655,000
Hills Bancorporation 131 Main St
Hills, IA
16 $1,185,000
Dupaco Community Credit Union 3299 Hillcrest Rd
Dubuque, IA
14 $362,500
Farmers State Bank 1240 8th Ave
Marion, IA
12 $1,240,000
Fidelity Company 4250 Asbury Rd
Dubuque, IA
12 $2,146,600
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
10 $567,600
Midwestone Financial Group In 102 S Clinton St
Iowa City, IA
9 $1,409,300
Herky Hawk Financial Corp. 117 W 1st St
Monticello, IA
8 $1,579,200
Community 1St Credit Union 235 Richmond
Ottumwa, IA
7 $608,000
Atbancorp 895 Main St
Dubuque, IA
6 $713,500
Iowa State Financial Services 101 N Court
Fairfield, IA
6 $174,000
Cfb Holding Company 1442 Lincolnway
Clinton, IA
5 $2,465,000
Fidelity Bancorporation 230 1st St East
Independence, IA
5 $423,100
Liberty Banchares Iowa 6400 Westown Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA
5 $1,035,000
Community Financial Corp. 101 E Union
Edgewood, IA
4 $795,000
Bank Iowa Corporation 1150 Jordan Creek Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA
3 $450,000
Btc Financial Corporation 3100 Ruan Ctr, 666 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA
3 $578,800
Community National Bancorporat 422 Commercial St
Waterloo, IA
3 $95,100
Delhi Bancshares 695 Marion Blvd
Marion, IA
3 $160,100
First American Bank 1207 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, IA
3 $2,583,000
Kerndt Bank Services 370 Main St
Lansing, IA
3 $1,755,620
Logan Investment Corp 601 Main
Keokuk, IA
3 $243,500
Marjon Bancorporation 205 Main St
Colesburg, IA
3 $105,000
Morning Sun Bank Corp. 409 Hwy 61 South
Wapello, IA
3 $1,098,500
Ajj Bancorp Inc 102 N Main St
Elkader, IA
2 $11,200
Central Bancshares Inc. 301 Iowa Ave
Muscatine, IA
2 $125,000
Dunn Investment Co 201 W Broadway
Eagle Grove, IA
2 $1,085,000
Dutrac Community Credit Union 3465 Asbury
Dubuque, IA
2 $163,000
Fnb Banshares 115 N Vine
West Union, IA
2 $500,000
Fsb Financial Services 1009 Peoples Sq
Waterloo, IA
2 $2,198,600
Guaranty Bankshares Ltd. 302 3rd Ave Se
Cedar Rapids, IA
2 $182,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
2 $50,000
Kellonto Bankshares Corp. 241 Center St
Elgin, IA
2 $1,020,000
Mechanicsville Banshares 200 S Cherry St
Mechanicsville, IA
2 $487,200
Premier Financial Corp 2625 Nw Arterial
Dubuque, IA
2 $70,000
W J Young & Co. 235 6th Ave South
Clinton, IA
2 $1,195,500
Amboy Bancorp 220 E Main St
Amboy, IL
1 $637,500
Apm Bancorp 120 Washington St
Buffalo, IA
1 $140,000
Bellevue Bancorporation 200 S 2nd St
Bellevue, IA
1 $298,200
Blackhawk Bancorporation 301 W 4th St
Milan, IL
1 $35,000
Bremer Financial Corporation 445 Minnesota St, Ste 2000
Saint Paul, MN
1 $2,000,000
Capital Pacific Bancorp 802 Sw Broadway, Ste 780
Portland, OR
1 $2,000,000
Collins Community Credit Union 1150 42nd St Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA
1 $300,000
Country Bancorporation 100 S Main St
Crawfordsville, IA
1 $332,000
De Witt Bancorp 815 6th Ave
De Witt, IA
1 $33,400
East Dubuque Bancshares 242 Wall St
East Dubuque, IL
1 $150,000
Financial Services Of St. Croi 102 N Washington
Saint Croix Falls, WI
1 $100,000
First Citizens Financial Corp. 2601 4th St Sw
Mason City, IA
1 $350,000
First Colorado Financial Corp 2nd & Grand Ave
Paonia, CO
1 $1,438,800
First Federal Credit Union 425 1st Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA
1 $219,171
First Of Waverly Corporation 316 E Bremer Ave
Waverly, IA
1 $265,000
First Western Sblc 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600
Dallas, TX
1 $1,050,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio 6400 Imperial Drive,
Waco, TX
1 $471,400
Gnb Bancorporation 603 7th St
Grundy Center, IA
1 $500,000
Iowa First Bancshares Corp. 300 E 2nd St
Muscatine, IA
1 $24,400
Mound City Financial Services 25 E Pine St
Platteville, WI
1 $500,000
Msb Corporation 59 4th St North
Central City, IA
1 $192,000
Psb Corporation 414 N Adams
Wellsburg, IA
1 $35,000
R & J Financial Corp 328 Main St
Elma, IA
1 $35,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
1 $33,300
River Valley Bancorp 2020 E Kimberly Rd
Davenport, IA
1 $1,700,000
Two Rivers Bank & Trust 222 N Main St
Burlington, IA
1 $35,000
Van Buren Bancorporation 714 1st St
Keosauqua, IA
1 $44,500
Vanderbilt Holding Company In 409 Vanderbilt
Fairfax, IA
1 $25,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
1 $1,081,400
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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