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Local loans in Lincoln, NE
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Lincoln.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
First National Of Nebraska In 1620 Dodge St
Omaha, NE
50 $8,483,300
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
33 $12,138,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
22 $1,369,100
Wilber Co. 7101 S 82nd St, Ste A
Lincoln, NE
21 $2,373,500
Farmers & Merchants Investment 3643 S 48th St
Lincoln, NE
18 $2,835,000
Pinnacle Bancorp 702 'B' Ave
Central City, NE
15 $4,010,975
Centris Federal Credit Union 11718 M Cir
Omaha, NE
13 $1,464,600
Tierone Bank 1235 'N' St
Lincoln, NE
13 $1,785,000
Cornhusker Growth Corporation 1101 Cornhusker Hwy
Lincoln, NE
12 $1,739,500
Equitable Financial Corporatio 113 N Locust St
Grand Island, NE
11 $651,700
Ashland Bancshares 9003 S 145th St
Omaha, NE
10 $4,556,789
Heritage Group 1101 12th St
Aurora, NE
10 $1,930,800
Security National Corporation 1120 South 101 St
Omaha, NE
10 $1,874,000
American National Corporation 8990 W Dodge Rd
Omaha, NE
8 $1,385,000
First Gothenburg Bancshares I 914 Lake Ave
Gothenburg, NE
6 $2,233,000
Great Western Bancorporation 100 N Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls, SD
6 $2,139,400
Omaha Financial Holdings 3333 Farnam St
Omaha, NE
6 $3,446,300
Stockmens Financial Corporatio 805 5th St
Rapid City, SD
6 $916,900
3Mv Bancorp 210 N 78th St
Omaha, NE
5 $2,360,000
Bankfirst 100 N 13th St
Norfolk, NE
5 $1,114,400
Bruning Bancshares 104 Main St
Bruning, NE
5 $638,000
Jones National Corporation 203 S 6th St
Seward, NE
5 $1,452,700
Lauritzen Corporation 1620 Dodge St, Stop 3400
Omaha, NE
5 $480,000
Amerigroup 100 S Lincoln
Hershey, NE
4 $569,000
Beresford Bancorporation 600 Main St
Britton, SD
4 $998,100
Community Bank Of Lincoln 6000 Village Dr, Ste 100
Lincoln, NE
4 $1,430,400
First Laurel Security Company 202 E 2nd St
Laurel, NE
4 $180,000
Midwest Banc Holding Co. 114 W Main St
Pierce, NE
4 $538,200
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
4 $859,300
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
4 $32,500
Country Bank Shares 617 First St
Milford, NE
3 $355,000
Financial Bancshares 7223 S 84th St
La Vista, NE
3 $276,000
First Express Of Nebraska 1425 10th St
Gering, NE
3 $423,700
Frontier Holdings 2425 S 144th St, Ste 202
Omaha, NE
3 $1,632,700
Nebanco 234 S Commercial Ave
Wallace, NE
3 $280,800
Umb Financial Corporation 1010 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
3 $358,500
Ameriwest Corporation 15750 W Dodge Rd
Omaha, NE
2 $122,000
Central Bancshares 623 Patterson
Cambridge, NE
2 $259,300
Geneva State Company 896 'G' St
Geneva, NE
2 $70,000
Hilltop Bancshares 12212 N 156th St
Bennington, NE
2 $280,700
Hometown Banc Corp 2015 N Broadwell Ave
Grand Island, NE
2 $359,800
Platte Valley Financial Servic 1212 Circle Dr
Scottsbluff, NE
2 $1,785,000
Republic Corporation 111 N 181st St
Omaha, NE
2 $1,800,000
Valley Bank Shares 232 N Spruce
Valley, NE
2 $1,250,000
Adbanc 315 N Spruce St
Ogallala, NE
1 $35,000
Bank Iowa Corporation 1150 Jordan Creek Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA
1 $800,000
Ceresco Bancorp 130 W Elm
Ceresco, NE
1 $35,000
Du Roc Investment Company 402 Houston
Table Rock, NE
1 $45,000
Enterprise Holding Company 12800 W Center Rd
Omaha, NE
1 $400,000
First American Bank 1207 Central Ave
Fort Dodge, IA
1 $470,000
First Beemer Corporation 201 Main St
Beemer, NE
1 $70,000
First Federal Bankshares 329 Pierce St
Sioux City, IA
1 $115,400
First National Bank 301 Main St
Bancroft, NE
1 $65,000
First Newman Grove Bancshares 416 Hale St
Newman Grove, NE
1 $120,000
First York Ban Corp. 529 Lincoln Ave
York, NE
1 $35,000
Fns 1123 'B' St
Schuyler, NE
1 $103,800
Foundation First Bank 23804 Cedar Dr
Waterloo, NE
1 $49,000
Isham Management Company 134 N Main St
Gordon, NE
1 $35,000
Mackey Banco 624 Main St
Ansley, NE
1 $457,400
Nebraska Bankshares Main St
Farnam, NE
1 $110,000
Nebraskaland Financial Service 121 N Dewey
North Platte, NE
1 $20,000
Northwest Financial Corp. 431 202nd St
Arnolds Park, IA
1 $150,000
Sac Federal Credit Union 11515 S 39th St
Bellevue, NE
1 $25,000
Tcm Company 1135 Main Ave
Crete, NE
1 $230,000
West Gate Banshares 6003 Old Cheney Rd
Lincoln, NE
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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