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Local loans in Joplin, MO
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Joplin.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Liberty Bancshares Inc 4625 S National
Springfield, MO
123 $29,271,280
Southwest Missouri Bancorporat 300 W 3rd St
Carthage, MO
24 $1,900,800
Reliable Community Bancshares 18 W Ste. Maries St
Perryville, MO
14 $3,832,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
13 $255,600
Commerce Bancshares 1000 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO
12 $1,219,300
Central Bancompany 238 Madison St
Jefferson City, MO
9 $1,122,600
Hometown Bancshares 312 W Central
Carthage, MO
8 $703,500
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
7 $3,342,300
Bank Of Crocker 200 Ichord
Waynesville, MO
6 $1,789,000
Arvest Bank Group 125 W Central, Ste 218
Bentonville, AR
4 $207,400
Buerge Bancshares 802 Main St
Joplin, MO
4 $2,512,253
Guaranty Federal Bancshares I 1341 W Battlefield
Springfield, MO
4 $3,405,000
Scc Bancshares 680 Second St
Osceola, MO
4 $538,300
Community Bancshares 100 S Wood St
Neosho, MO
3 $560,700
Oakstar Bancshares 1020 E Battlefield Rd
Springfield, MO
3 $2,085,000
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
3 $17,500
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
3 $473,900
Bates County Bancshares 606 E Walnut
Rich Hill, MO
2 $216,000
Community Bancshares Of West P 1330 Southern Hills Ctr
West Plains, MO
2 $1,630,000
First Financial Banc Corporati 214 N Washington, Ste 516
El Dorado, AR
2 $701,000
First National Bancshares 117 N State Hwy 5
Camdenton, MO
2 $773,600
Great Southern Bancorp 1451 E Battlefield
Springfield, MO
2 $255,000
Jamesmark Bancshares 3570 S National
Springfield, MO
2 $1,065,400
Mercantile Bancorp 200 N 33rd St
Quincy, IL
2 $140,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
2 $74,000
Umb Financial Corporation 1010 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
2 $465,000
Bolivar Bancshares 495 S Springfield Ave
Bolivar, MO
1 $118,500
Citizens National Bancorp 1465 East Sunshine
Springfield, MO
1 $1,110,000
Community Bancshares Of The Oz 13932 N Hwy 5
Sunrise Beach, MO
1 $35,000
Cottonrudy Investment Company 119 Main St
Seymour, MO
1 $50,000
Financial Bancshares 7223 S 84th St
La Vista, NE
1 $330,000
Financial Enterprises 2nd & Jefferson
Clinton, MO
1 $35,000
First Independent Bancshares 1100 S Elliott
Aurora, MO
1 $35,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $2,000,000
Mid-Missouri Bancshares 1619 E Independence
Springfield, MO
1 $548,626
People's Bank Of Seneca 1615 Cherokee St
Seneca, MO
1 $150,000
Peoples Service Company 201 Village Center
Nixa, MO
1 $65,000
Southern Missouri Bancshares 1292 Banning St
Marshfield, MO
1 $435,000
Wood & Huston Bancorporation 27 E North St
Marshall, MO
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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