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Local loans in Williamsport, PA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Williamsport.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company One M & T Plz
Buffalo, NY
122 $10,476,200
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
79 $4,004,300
Sovereign Bancorp 1130 Berkshire Blvd
Wyomissing, PA
52 $4,696,100
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
50 $487,500
Metro Bancorp 1249 Market St
Lemoyne, PA
48 $5,275,300
National Penn Bancshares Philadelphia & Reading Ave
Boyertown, PA
35 $6,542,000
Susquehanna Bancshares 26 N Cedar St
Lititz, PA
35 $16,939,000
Univest Corporation Of Pennsyl 14 N Main St
Souderton, PA
30 $3,916,300
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
29 $15,003,700
Continental Bank Holdings 620 W Germantown Pike, Ste 350
Plymouth Meeting, PA
26 $20,457,900
Bnb Financial Services Corpora 250 Fifth Ave
New York City, NY
21 $15,009,000
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
21 $5,721,800
Citizens & Northern Corporatio 90-92 Main St
Wellsboro, PA
15 $1,764,200
Penn Liberty Financial Corp. 724 W Lancaster Ave., Ste 210
Wayne, PA
14 $4,863,000
Mid Penn Bancorp 349 Union St
Millersburg, PA
11 $2,051,100
Community First Capital Corp 30 W. Orange Street,
Lancaster, PA
10 $883,600
Fidelity D & D Bancorp 338 N Washington Ave
Scranton, PA
9 $1,363,500
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
9 $2,343,900
Newalliance Bancshares 195 Church St
New Haven, CT
8 $1,190,000
Qnb Corp 15 N Third St
Quakertown, PA
8 $1,428,600
Belco Community Credit Union 449 Eisenhower Blvd
Harrisburg, PA
7 $308,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
7 $6,517,000
Comm Bancorp 125 N State St
Clarks Summit, PA
7 $1,149,000
Morebank 470 W Cheltenham Ave
Philadelphia, PA
7 $1,056,500
Fulton Financial Corporation 1 Penn Sq
Lancaster, PA
6 $4,200,000
Semperverde Holding Company 15 E Ridge Pike
Conshohocken, PA
6 $180,200
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
6 $679,500
Woori Bank 203 Hoehyondong 1-Ga, Chung-Gu
Seoul,
6 $1,473,600
Bucks County Bank 200 S Main St
Doylestown, PA
5 $607,000
Nbt Bancorp Inc. 52 S Broad St
Norwich, NY
5 $1,188,800
Preferred Capital Bidco 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 13
Wilmington, DE
5 $2,895,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
4 $115,000
F.N.B. Corporation One Fnb Blvd
Hermitage, PA
4 $965,000
Hopewell Valley Community Bank 4 Rte 31 South
Pennington, NJ
4 $500,000
Royal Bancshares Of Pennsylvan 732 Montgomery Ave
Narberth, PA
4 $1,861,500
Community Bank System 5790 Widewaters Pkwy
De Witt, NY
3 $225,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
3 $80,000
Milestone Bank 1980 S Easton Rd, Ste 110
Doylestown, PA
3 $870,000
Wsfs Financial Corp. 838 Market St
Wilmington, DE
3 $2,835,000
Citizens Financial Services I 15 S Main St
Mansfield, PA
2 $255,000
Conestoga Bancorp 165 Pottstown Pike
Chester Springs, PA
2 $1,088,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
2 $2,668,600
First Star Bancorp 418 W Broad St
Bethlehem, PA
2 $110,000
Franklin Financial Services Co 20 S Main St
Chambersburg, PA
2 $632,300
Harleysville National Corporat 483 Main St
Harleysville, PA
2 $270,000
Peoples Financial Services Cor 82 Franklin Ave
Hallstead, PA
2 $937,800
Reliance Federal Credit Union 20102 Valley Forge Cir, Ste 1
King Of Prussia, PA
2 $159,600
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
2 $1,772,000
Vist Financial Corp 1240 Broadcasting Rd
Wyomissing, PA
2 $50,000
American Bank Incorporated 4029 W Tilghman St
Allentown, PA
1 $40,000
Business Lenders 50 State House Square 5th Fl
Hartford, CT
1 $509,000
Community Bancshares Of Wiscon 2090 Wisconsin Ave
Grafton, WI
1 $200,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $272,500
Dnb Financial Corporation 4 Brandywine Ave
Downingtown, PA
1 $325,000
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
1 $435,000
Financial Institutions 220 Liberty St
Warsaw, NY
1 $219,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
1 $205,000
Liberty Bell Bank 2099 Rte 70 East
Cherry Hill, NJ
1 $35,000
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
1 $750,000
Msb Capital Corporation 2000 Bethel Rd, Ste D
Columbus, OH
1 $500,000
New Windsor Bancorp 213 Main St
New Windsor, MD
1 $70,000
Norwood Financial 717 Main St
Honesdale, PA
1 $35,000
Penseco Financial Services Cor 150 N Washington
Scranton, PA
1 $112,500
Port Richmond Savings 2522 E Allegheny Ave
Philadelphia, PA
1 $35,000
Stonebridge Financial Corp 624 Willowbrook Ln
West Chester, PA
1 $150,000
The Victory Bank 548 N Lewis Rd
Royersford, PA
1 $925,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
1 $600,000
United Bancshares 30 S 15th St, Ste 1200
Philadelphia, PA
1 $35,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
1 $845,800
Vantage Point Bank 1250 Virginia Dr, Ste 175
Fort Washington, PA
1 $123,240
Viriva Community Credit Union 157 York Rd
Warminster, PA
1 $850,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
1 $1,926,600
Western State Agency 110 4th St Se
Devils Lake, ND
1 $12,000
Wilmington Trust Corporation 1100 N Market St
Wilmington, DE
1 $75,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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