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Local loans in Portland, OR
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Portland.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
192 $15,007,800
West Coast Bancorp 5335 Meadows Rd, Ste 201
Lake Oswego, OR
65 $5,799,500
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
62 $23,602,700
Northeast Portland Community D 2002 Ne Martin Luther King Jr. B
Portland, OR
61 $4,117,200
People's Bank Of Commerce 750 Biddle Rd
Medford, OR
37 $3,024,200
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
28 $3,243,900
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
23 $205,000
Pacific Continental Corporatio 111 W 7th Ave
Eugene, OR
19 $6,491,000
Columbia Community Credit Union 703 Broadway St, Ste 500
Vancouver, WA
18 $1,247,700
Umpqua Holdings Corporation 1 Sw Columbia St., Ste 1200
Portland, OR
17 $4,752,200
First Independent Investment G 1220 Main St
Vancouver, WA
12 $1,940,700
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
11 $650,100
Cascade Bancorp 1100 Nw Wall St
Bend, OR
10 $2,255,900
Chetco Federal Credit Union 16147 Hwy 101 South
Harbor, OR
9 $1,235,000
Liberty Financial Group 355 Goodpasture Island Rd, Ste 2
Eugene, OR
9 $3,776,000
Capital Pacific Bancorp 802 Sw Broadway, Ste 780
Portland, OR
6 $3,876,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
5 $159,000
Pacific International Bancorp 1155 N 130th St, Ste 100
Seattle, WA
5 $2,025,000
Sterling Financial Corporation 111 N Wall St
Spokane, WA
5 $1,485,500
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
4 $3,365,000
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
4 $4,143,000
South Valley Bancorp 803 Main St
Klamath Falls, OR
4 $555,000
The Bank Of Oswego 310 N State St, Ste 218
Lake Oswego, OR
4 $2,040,000
Twin City Bancorp 729 Vandercook Way
Longview, WA
4 $1,162,000
Fortune Bank 1201 Third Ave, Ste 700
Seattle, WA
3 $1,322,500
Pacific City Financial Corpora 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA
3 $916,000
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
2 $426,000
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
2 $2,226,600
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $1,258,000
Columbia Banking System 1301 'A' St, Ste 800
Tacoma, WA
2 $296,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
2 $851,500
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
2 $3,942,500
First Western Sblc 17950 Preston Road, Suite 600
Dallas, TX
2 $377,200
Hometown Financial Services 970 14th Ave
Longview, WA
2 $1,775,000
Summit Bank 96 E Broadway
Eugene, OR
2 $165,000
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
2 $1,157,000
Americanwest Bancorporation 41 W Riverside Ave, Ste 400
Spokane, WA
1 $300,000
Beresford Bancorporation 600 Main St
Britton, SD
1 $150,000
Community Bancshares Of Missis 1255 W Government
Brandon, MS
1 $1,200,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
1 $700,000
Cowlitz Bancorporation 927 Commerce Ave
Longview, WA
1 $400,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $350,000
Iq Credit Union 305 Ne 81st St
Vancouver, WA
1 $20,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $50,000
Merchants Bancorp 1290 Ne Burnside
Gresham, OR
1 $96,000
Numerica Credit Union 301 N Havana
Spokane, WA
1 $25,000
Oregon Pacific Bancorp D/B/A O 1355 Hwy 101
Florence, OR
1 $1,250,000
Osu Federal Credit Union 1980 Nw 9th St
Corvallis, OR
1 $250,000
Pacific Financial Corporation 1101 S Boone St
Aberdeen, WA
1 $35,000
Saehan Bancorp 3580 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1500
Los Angeles, CA
1 $180,000
Scj 5 Park Plaza, Ste 950
Irvine, CA
1 $484,200
Siuslaw Bank 777 Hwy 101
Florence, OR
1 $330,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $391,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $2,000,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $1,428,000
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
1 $35,000
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
1 $400,000
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
1 $100,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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