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Local loans in Phoenix, AZ
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Phoenix.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
138 $54,889,500
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
97 $1,025,000
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
86 $10,898,700
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
80 $22,787,300
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
33 $8,787,600
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation 770 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI
22 $2,118,500
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
22 $6,789,000
Bnccorp 322 E Main Ave
Bismarck, ND
16 $6,589,400
Western Alliance Bancorporatio 2700 W Sahara Ave
Las Vegas, NV
15 $5,179,000
Cobiz Financial Inc. 821 17th St
Denver, CO
14 $4,587,000
Sterling Financial Corporation 111 N Wall St
Spokane, WA
13 $8,058,600
First Credit Union 25 S Arizona Pl, Ste 111
Chandler, AZ
12 $375,000
Vantage West Credit Union 2480 N Arcadia
Tucson, AZ
10 $1,807,800
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
9 $9,697,600
Copper Star Bank 7555 E Redfield Rd
Scottsdale, AZ
8 $305,100
Midland Financial Co 501 Nw Grand Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK
8 $4,879,900
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
7 $9,637,000
Mountain America Federal Credit Union 7181 S Campus View Dr
West Jordan, UT
7 $289,200
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
7 $1,329,400
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
6 $691,000
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 200 Washington Sq North
Lansing, MI
6 $2,431,200
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
5 $1,730,000
Desert Hills Capital Corp 3001 E Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ
4 $558,600
Irwin Financial Corporation 500 Washington St
Columbus, IN
4 $1,270,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
4 $3,680,000
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
4 $2,816,200
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
3 $100,000
Cboa Financial 3805 E Broadway
Tucson, AZ
3 $610,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
3 $1,960,000
Glacier Bancorp 49 Commons Loop
Kalispell, MT
3 $624,700
Great Western Bancorporation 100 N Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls, SD
3 $1,439,200
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
3 $75,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
3 $3,425,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
3 $916,700
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
3 $3,676,300
Valley Cap. Bank Natl Assoc 1910 S Stapley Dr, Ste 137
Mesa, AZ
3 $3,588,000
Western Arizona Bancorp 2799 S 4th Ave
Yuma, AZ
3 $336,000
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
2 $1,678,000
Celtic Investment 340 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT
2 $884,500
Mission Oaks Bancorp 41530 Enterprise Cir, Ste 100
Temecula, CA
2 $641,000
Ncb Financial 6795 Edmond St, Ste 160
Las Vegas, NV
2 $1,561,800
Omaha Financial Holdings 3333 Farnam St
Omaha, NE
2 $1,965,000
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp 949 South Coast Dr, Third Fl
Costa Mesa, CA
2 $296,000
Scj 5 Park Plaza, Ste 950
Irvine, CA
2 $2,340,000
State Bank Corp. 1771 Mcculloch Blvd
Lake Havasu City, AZ
2 $85,000
Tucson Federal Credit Union 1160 N Winstel Blvd
Tucson, AZ
2 $70,000
Umb Financial Corporation 1010 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO
2 $220,000
Ameri-National Corporation 10700 Nall Ave
Overland Park, KS
1 $250,000
Arizona Central Credit Union 2020 N Central Ave Ste 800
Phoenix, AZ
1 $50,000
Beach Business Bank 1230 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 100
Manhattan Beach, CA
1 $35,000
Beresford Bancorporation 600 Main St
Britton, SD
1 $100,000
Business Lenders 50 State House Square 5th Fl
Hartford, CT
1 $402,000
Comerica Incorporated 1717 Main St
Dallas, TX
1 $416,900
Community Bancorp 400 S Fourth St, Ste 215
Las Vegas, NV
1 $100,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
1 $464,000
First Western Sblc 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600
Dallas, TX
1 $238,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
1 $790,000
Navy Federal Credit Union 820 Follin Ln
Vienna, VA
1 $50,000
Osceola Bancorporation 204 3rd Ave
Osceola, WI
1 $75,000
Republicbankaz Natl Assoc 909 E Missouri Ave
Phoenix, AZ
1 $326,900
Security State Bank Holding Co 400 Second Ave Sw
Jamestown, ND
1 $930,000
Southern Utah Bancorporation 377 N Main St
Cedar City, UT
1 $1,000,000
Ubc Holding Company 500 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV
1 $600,000
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
1 $388,000
Western Commerce Bancshares Of 127 S Canyon
Carlsbad, NM
1 $1,250,000
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
1 $35,000
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
1 $180,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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