Best Places to Launch

Bank	Address	# of Loans	Total $ lent
Superior Financial Group	165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101 Walnut Creek, CA	148	$1,420,000
Wells Fargo & Company	45 Fremont St, 27th Fl San Francisco, CA	148	$35,106,000
Innovative Bank	360 14th St Oakland, CA	128	$14,323,000
U.S. Bank	800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl Minneapolis, MN	70	$26,468,600
Wilshire Bancorp	3200 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA	70	$15,861,000
Center Financial Corporation	3435 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 700 Los Angeles, CA	28	$10,721,500
Community Bank	790 E Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA	28	$15,964,500
Pacific City Financial Corpora	3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA	26	$7,472,000
Bank Of America Corporation	101 S Tryon St Charlotte, NC	23	$918,000
California Credit Union	701 N Brand Blvd, Ste 700 Glendale, CA	22	$6,161,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co.	270 Park Ave New York City, NY	21	$692,600
Scj	5 Park Plaza, Ste 950 Irvine, CA	21	$17,100,800
Zions Bancorporation	One S Main, Ste 1134 Salt Lake City, UT	21	$4,307,200
American Heritage Holdings	7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515 La Mesa, CA	20	$1,207,500
Boston Private Financial Holdi	Ten Post Office Sq Boston, MA	18	$4,945,500
East West Bancorp	135 N Los Robles Ave, Ste 700 Pasadena, CA	18	$8,031,400
Montecito Bancorp	1010 State St Santa Barbara, CA	14	$2,012,100
Beach Business Bank	1230 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 100 Manhattan Beach, CA	13	$5,784,300
Mission Valley Bancorp	9116 Sunland Blvd Sun Valley, CA	13	$3,228,000
Cathay General Bancorp.	777 N Broadway Los Angeles, CA	12	$7,672,800
A. F. Gilmore Company	6301 W 3rd St Los Angeles, CA	11	$10,382,800
Ncal Bancorp	145 S Fairfax Ave Los Angeles, CA	11	$4,010,000
Pacific Capital Bancorp	1021 Anacapa St Santa Barbara, CA	11	$5,484,200
Pacific Enterprise Bank	17905 Macarthur Blvd Irvine, CA	11	$9,544,700
Commonwealth Business Bank	5055 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA	10	$2,903,000
Community West Bancshares	445 Pine Ave Goleta, CA	10	$5,105,800
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp	949 South Coast Dr, Third Fl Costa Mesa, CA	10	$2,935,000
Popular North America	525 Fellowship Rd Mount Laurel, NJ	10	$2,279,400
Shinhan Bank America	330 Fifth Ave, 4th Fl New York City, NY	10	$4,228,500
Unionbancal Corporation	350 California St San Francisco, CA	10	$370,000
Us Metro Bank	9866 Garden Grove Blvd Garden Grove, CA	10	$2,035,000
Certified Federal Credit Union	5601 E Washington Blvd Commerce, CA	9	$4,404,000
City National Corporation	400 N Roxbury Dr Beverly Hills, CA	9	$850,000
Excel National Bank	9701 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA	9	$11,134,700
First Entertainment Credit Union	6735 Forest Lawn Dr Hollywood, CA	9	$590,000
Central Bancorp	4555 W Walnut Garland, TX	8	$3,980,000
Commercewest Bank	4685 Macarthur Ct, Ste 100 Newport Beach, CA	8	$2,388,300
First Citizens Bancshares	4300 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC	8	$10,367,800
Usc Credit Union	1025 W 34th St, King Hall 2nd Los Angeles, CA	8	$1,084,000
Celtic Investment	340 E 400 S Salt Lake City, UT	7	$5,125,000
Cvb Financial Corporation	701 N Haven, Ste 350 Ontario, CA	7	$2,288,400
Pacific Commerce Bank	420 E 3rd St, Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA	7	$4,263,400
Rmg Capital Corp	200 W Commonwealth Ave Fullerton, CA	7	$3,241,500
Ucbh Holdings	555 Montgomery St, Mail Stop 401 San Francisco, CA	7	$5,101,500
Wachovia Bank National Associ	100 N Main St Winston Salem, NC	7	$6,451,500
Americas United Bank	801 N Brand Blvd, Ste 1150 Glendale, CA	6	$2,143,725
Bank Of Santa Clarita	27441 Tourney Rd, Ste 100 Santa Clarita, CA	6	$830,000
Coasthills Federal Credit Union	3880 Constellation Rd Lompoc, CA	6	$538,000
First Vietnamese American Bank	8990 Westminster Blvd Westminster, CA	6	$4,419,800
Live Oak Banking Company	2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100 Wilmington, NC	6	$7,200,000
Gateway Bancorp	1403 N Tustin Ave, Ste 280 Santa Ana, CA	5	$1,134,000
Merchants Bk - California Natl	1 Civic Plaza Dr Carson, CA	5	$3,429,000
Saehan Bancorp	3580 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1500 Los Angeles, CA	5	$1,612,500
Small Business Loan Source	9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100 Houston, TX	5	$2,895,000
Calwest Bancorp	22342 Avenida Empresa Rancho Santa Margarit, CA	4	$2,320,000
First Commerce Bancorp	16861 Ventura Blvd, Ste 100 Encino, CA	4	$475,000
Gbc Holdings Inc	5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1780 Los Angeles, CA	4	$900,000
Hanmi Financial Corporation	3660 Wlishire Blvd, Ph-A Los Angeles, CA	4	$1,445,000
Heritage Oaks Bancorp	545 12th St Paso Robles, CA	4	$2,307,000
Icb Financial	3999 Inland Empire Blvd Ontario, CA	4	$1,520,000
Pacoima Development Federal Credit Union	12502 Van Nuys Blvd, Ste 119 Pacoima, CA	4	$617,300
Santa Clara Valley Bank Natl A	901 E Main St Santa Paula, CA	4	$1,462,000
Wachovia Sba Lending	1620 E. Roseville Parkway Roseville, CA	4	$2,402,000
Compass Bancshares	15 S 20th St Birmingham, AL	3	$2,230,000
Pacwest Bancorp	6110 El Tordo Rancho Santa Fe, CA	3	$1,649,500
Peninsula Banking Group	1333 S Pacific Coast Hwy Redondo Beach, CA	3	$180,000
Premier America Credit Union	19867 Prairie St Chatsworth, CA	3	$66,000
Promerica Bank	888 S Figueroa St, Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA	3	$305,000
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grou	1-1-2, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, TO	3	$1,725,000
United Western Bancorp Inc.	700-17th St, Ste 2100 Denver, CO	3	$2,977,000
Vib Corp	1498 Main St El Centro, CA	3	$220,000
Western Acquisitions L.L.C.	1824 Jefferson Pl Northwest Washington, DC	3	$2,260,700
Bancwest Corporation	999 Bishop St Honolulu, HI	2	$3,666,600
Belvedere Socal	1 Maritime Plaza, Ste 825 San Francisco, CA	2	$330,000
Chinatrust Commercial Bank	3, Sung Shou Rd, Taipei,	2	$903,000
Citigroup Inc.	399 Park Ave New York City, NY	2	$867,400
County Commerce Bank	3260 Telegraph Rd Ventura, CA	2	$457,200
First California Financial Gro	1880 Century Park East, 8th Fl Los Angeles, CA	2	$500,000
First Choice Bank	17414 Carmenita Rd Cerritos, CA	2	$450,000
Hana Financial	1000 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2000 Los Angeles, CA	2	$350,000
Hsbc Bank Usa	One Hsbc Ctr Buffalo, NY	2	$120,000
Nara Bancorp Inc	3731 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1000 Los Angeles, CA	2	$815,000
Premier Commercial Bancorp	2400 E Katella Ave, Ste 200 Anaheim, CA	2	$1,600,000
Santa Cruz County Bank	720 Front St Santa Cruz, CA	2	$450,000
Southland Credit Union	8545 Florence Ave Downey, CA	2	$100,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares	68 W Main St, 2nd Fl Parsons, TN	2	$381,300
Tfc Holding Company	18605 E Gale Ave, Ste 238 City Of Industry, CA	2	$985,000
Ups Capital Business Credit	425 Day Hill Rd Windsor, CT	2	$813,000
Wedbush	1000 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 830 Los Angeles, CA	2	$710,000
American Principle Bank	4051 Broad St, Ste 140 San Luis Obispo, CA	1	$100,000
Bbva Bancomer Financial Holdin	16825 Northchase Dr Houston, TX	1	$512,300
California Business Bank	800 W 6th St, Ste 1000 Los Angeles, CA	1	$150,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation	1 Cit Drive Livingston, NJ	1	$1,200,000
Comerica Incorporated	1717 Main St Dallas, TX	1	$162,000
Discovery Bancorp	338 Via Vera San Marcos, CA	1	$509,000
East Asia Holding Company	202 Canal St New York City, NY	1	$300,000
First Merchants Corporation	200 E Jackson St Muncie, IN	1	$200,000
First Standard Bank	1000 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100 Los Angeles, CA	1	$292,000
Golden State Bank	1060 W Foothill Blvd Upland, CA	1	$968,100
Grow America Fund	708 Third Avenue, Suite 710 New York, NY	1	$240,000
Heritage Commerce Corp	150 Almaden Blvd San Jose, CA	1	$418,600
Home Loan Financial Corporatio	1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3 Warwick, RI	1	$525,000
Mission Community Bancorp	581 Higuera St San Luis Obispo, CA	1	$50,000
Mountain America Federal Credit Union	7181 S Campus View Dr West Jordan, UT	1	$25,000
Newtek Small Business Finance	462 7th Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY	1	$250,000
Northern California Bancorp I	601 Munras Ave Monterey, CA	1	$390,000
Pacific Alliance Bank	8400 E Valley Blvd Rosemead, CA	1	$1,200,000
Pedcor Bancorp	770 3rd Ave Sw Carmel, IN	1	$270,400
Pnc Financial Services Group	249 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA	1	$141,800
Premier Valley Bank	8355 N Fresno St, Ste 180 Fresno, CA	1	$236,600
Santa Lucia Bancorp	7480 El Camino Real Atascadero, CA	1	$100,000
Sce Federal Credit Union	3810 Durbin St Irwindale, CA	1	$100,000
Security Bank Of California	3403 Tenth St, Ste 100 Riverside, CA	1	$450,000
Sinopac Bancorp	350 S Grand Ave, 41st Fl Los Angeles, CA	1	$1,250,000
Stearns Financial Services In	4191 2nd St South Saint Cloud, MN	1	$305,800
Stellar Business Bank	100 N Azusa Ave Covina, CA	1	$1,800,000
Telesis Community Credit Union	9301 Winnetka Ave Chatsworth, CA	1	$580,000
Uniti Financial Corporation	6301 Beach Blvd, Ste 100 Buena Park, CA	1	$621,000
Vision One Credit Union	3279 Ramos Cir Sacramento, CA	1	$255,000
Washington First Financial Gro	9709 Third Ave Ne Seattle, WA	1	$250,000
World Trade Finance Inc.	515 N Central Ave, Suite B Glendale, CA	1	$500,000

From the November 2009 issue Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.