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Local loans in San Luis Obispo, CA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around San Luis Obispo.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Coast Bancorp 500 Marsh St
San Luis Obispo, CA
48 $2,741,300
Mission Community Bancorp 581 Higuera St
San Luis Obispo, CA
31 $8,644,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
31 $8,664,400
Founders Bancorp 237 Higuera St
San Luis Obispo, CA
22 $2,467,300
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
21 $235,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
20 $17,686,300
Sierra Bancorp 86 N Main St
Porterville, CA
19 $2,488,500
Northern California Bancorp I 601 Munras Ave
Monterey, CA
15 $3,646,000
Valley Community Bank 465 Main St
Pleasanton, CA
14 $7,748,000
Heritage Oaks Bancorp 545 12th St
Paso Robles, CA
11 $3,996,500
Premier Valley Bank 8355 N Fresno St, Ste 180
Fresno, CA
10 $3,364,600
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
10 $2,750,100
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
7 $448,000
Westamerica Bancorporation 1108 5th Ave
San Rafael, CA
7 $945,000
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
6 $5,662,500
Pacific Capital Bancorp 1021 Anacapa St
Santa Barbara, CA
6 $1,822,400
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
6 $462,400
Valley Commerce Bancorp 200 S Court St
Visalia, CA
6 $995,000
Vib Corp 1498 Main St
El Centro, CA
5 $428,400
Coasthills Federal Credit Union 3880 Constellation Rd
Lompoc, CA
3 $463,000
Cvb Financial Corporation 701 N Haven, Ste 350
Ontario, CA
3 $1,416,000
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
3 $3,619,900
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
3 $3,694,000
Pacific Valley Bank 3 Rossi Cir, Ste A
Salinas, CA
3 $2,041,900
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
3 $568,000
Santa Lucia Bancorp 7480 El Camino Real
Atascadero, CA
3 $195,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
3 $675,000
Altaone Federal Credit Union 701 S China Lake Blvd
Ridgecrest, CA
2 $705,800
Bancwest Corporation 999 Bishop St
Honolulu, HI
2 $550,000
Beach Business Bank 1230 Rosecrans Ave, Ste 100
Manhattan Beach, CA
2 $895,000
Celtic Investment 340 E 400 S
Salt Lake City, UT
2 $1,466,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $1,981,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
2 $527,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
2 $40,000
Pacific City Financial Corpora 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA
2 $488,000
Pinnacle Bank 7597 Monterey St
Gilroy, CA
2 $350,000
Santa Cruz County Bank 720 Front St
Santa Cruz, CA
2 $660,000
Sterling Financial Corporation 111 N Wall St
Spokane, WA
2 $841,500
Unionbancal Corporation 350 California St
San Francisco, CA
2 $50,000
Belvedere Socal 1 Maritime Plaza, Ste 825
San Francisco, CA
1 $183,700
Bridge Capital Holdings 55 Almaden Blvd, Ste 100
San Jose, CA
1 $1,968,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
1 $1,120,000
Comerica Incorporated 1717 Main St
Dallas, TX
1 $206,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
1 $730,000
Focus Business Bank 10 Almaden Blvd, Ste 150
San Jose, CA
1 $115,000
Grow America Fund 708 Third Avenue, Suite 710
New York, NY
1 $192,000
Hanmi Financial Corporation 3660 Wlishire Blvd, Ph-A
Los Angeles, CA
1 $730,000
Mission National Bank 3060 16th St
San Francisco, CA
1 $600,000
Pacwest Bancorp 6110 El Tordo
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
1 $410,000
Plumas Bancorp 35 S Lindan Ave
Quincy, CA
1 $1,155,000
Security First Bank 3720 N Blackstone Ave
Fresno, CA
1 $325,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $1,319,800
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
1 $569,000
Western Acquisitions L.L.C. 1824 Jefferson Pl Northwest
Washington, DC
1 $426,200
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
1 $28,000
World Trade Finance Inc. 515 N Central Ave, Suite B
Glendale, CA
1 $250,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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