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Local loans in Pocatello, ID
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Pocatello.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
133 $11,565,100
D L Evans Bancorp 397 N Overland
Burley, ID
45 $4,286,240
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
36 $1,137,400
Glacier Bancorp 49 Commons Loop
Kalispell, MT
35 $2,963,300
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
32 $6,877,600
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
21 $2,635,400
Syringa Bancorp 999 Main St, Ste 100
Boise, ID
15 $2,078,500
Bank Of Idaho Holding Company 151 N Ridge, Ste 240
Idaho Falls, ID
14 $1,645,600
Cascade Bancorp 1100 Nw Wall St
Bend, OR
11 $2,618,000
Idaho Independent Bank 1260 W Riverstone Dr
Coeur D'Alene, ID
10 $3,290,000
Intermountain Community Bancor 414 Church St
Sandpoint, ID
9 $1,102,700
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
9 $95,000
Celtic Investment 340 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT
5 $1,060,000
First Fed. Savings Bk - Twin F 383 Shoshone St North
Twin Falls, ID
3 $655,500
Mountain America Federal Credit Union 7181 S Campus View Dr
West Jordan, UT
3 $764,200
The Bank Of Commerce 3113 S 25th East
Idaho Falls, ID
3 $298,700
W.T.B. Financial Corporation 717 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, WA
3 $962,600
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
2 $1,025,500
Idaho Bancorp 7661 W Riverside Dr, Ste 201
Boise, ID
2 $265,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
2 $591,300
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
1 $544,000
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
1 $225,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
1 $20,000
Cache Valley Banking Company 101 N Main St
Logan, UT
1 $710,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
1 $1,900,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $234,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
1 $669,000
Farmers Bancorporation 914 Main St
Buhl, ID
1 $135,500
First Western Sblc 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600
Dallas, TX
1 $825,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $35,000
Pacific Continental Corporatio 111 W 7th Ave
Eugene, OR
1 $455,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $1,327,000
Vision One Credit Union 3279 Ramos Cir
Sacramento, CA
1 $200,000
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
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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