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Local loans in Winston-Salem, NC
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Winston-Salem.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
147 $31,576,800
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
112 $1,040,000
Surrey Bancorp 145 N Renfro St
Mount Airy, NC
43 $5,686,300
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
26 $975,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
18 $485,000
Rbc Bancorporation (Usa) 3201 Beechleaf Court
Raleigh, NC
18 $4,139,500
Self-Help Credit Union 301 W Main St
Durham, NC
16 $727,500
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
15 $505,000
Capital Bank Corporation 333 Fayetteville St, Ste 700
Raleigh, NC
14 $2,951,100
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
14 $16,552,000
Suntrust Banks 303 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
14 $670,800
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. 200 Washington Sq North
Lansing, MI
13 $2,682,500
Bank Of Granite Corporation 23 N Main St
Granite Falls, NC
11 $1,196,200
Mountain 1St Bk & Tr Co 101 Jack St
Hendersonville, NC
11 $1,571,500
Uwharrie Capital Corp 132 N First St
Albemarle, NC
11 $851,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
11 $10,102,600
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
11 $3,419,800
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
10 $2,685,800
Coastal Federal Credit Union 1000 St Albans Dr
Raleigh, NC
9 $460,600
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
8 $6,392,900
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
8 $1,097,300
Select Bank & Trust Company 3600 Charles Blvd
Greenville, NC
8 $470,000
Business Carolina 1441 Main St., Suite 900
Columbia, SC
7 $5,696,500
Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.) In 100 S Main St
Fuquay Varina, NC
7 $494,400
First Citizens Bancshares 4300 Six Forks Rd
Raleigh, NC
7 $2,656,800
Asheville Savings Bank S.S.B. 11 Church St
Asheville, NC
6 $759,700
Fifth Third Bancorp 38 Fountain Sq Plz
Cincinnati, OH
6 $2,081,000
First Financial Banc Corporati 214 N Washington, Ste 516
El Dorado, AR
6 $8,355,600
Ecb Bancorp 35050 Us Hwy 264
Engelhard, NC
5 $308,200
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
5 $3,397,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
5 $2,901,500
United Community Banks 63 Hwy 515
Blairsville, GA
5 $3,173,900
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
5 $2,927,100
Yadkin Valley Bk & Tr Co 209 N Bridge St
Elkin, NC
5 $530,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
4 $1,618,300
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
4 $2,920,100
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
4 $6,294,000
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
4 $5,233,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
4 $2,885,500
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
4 $890,000
Bank Of The Carolinas 135 Boxwood Village Dr
Mocksville, NC
3 $225,000
Huntington Bancshares Incorpor 41 S High St
Columbus, OH
3 $4,243,800
Southern Community Financial C 4605 Country Club Rd
Winston Salem, NC
3 $2,067,400
The Bank Of Credit Unionrrituck 250 Caratoke Hwy
Moyock, NC
3 $793,000
Ups Capital Business Credit 425 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT
3 $4,828,000
Vantagesouth Bank 3725 S Church St
Burlington, NC
3 $1,215,500
Bank Of Oak Ridge 2211 Oak Ridge Rd
Oak Ridge, NC
2 $333,500
Blueharbor Bank 106 Corporate Park Dr
Mooresville, NC
2 $3,233,100
First South Bancorp 1311 Carolina Ave
Washington, NC
2 $60,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio 6400 Imperial Drive,
Waco, TX
2 $1,954,500
Four Oaks Fincorp 6114 Us 301 South
Four Oaks, NC
2 $439,200
Hometrust Bank 8583 Carolina Blvd
Clyde, NC
2 $49,800
Main Street Lender 2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor
Chevy Chase, MD
2 $3,836,000
Ncb Financial Corporation 601 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 700
Washington, DC
2 $931,000
Randolph Bank & Trust Company 175 N Fayetteville St
Asheboro, NC
2 $446,300
The South Financial Group 102 S Main St
Greenville, SC
2 $465,000
Carolina Bank Holdings 2604 Lawndale Dr
Greensboro, NC
1 $35,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
1 $489,000
Crescent Financial Corporation 1005 High House Rd
Cary, NC
1 $290,000
Csb Bancorp Inc 91 N Clay St
Millersburg, OH
1 $190,000
First Bancorp 341 N Main St
Troy, NC
1 $194,728
First Citizens Bankshares 205 S Main St
Glennville, GA
1 $250,000
First National Bank Of Shelby 106 S Lafayette St
Shelby, NC
1 $200,000
Fulton Financial Corporation 1 Penn Sq
Lancaster, PA
1 $35,000
Gbc Holdings Inc 5670 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1780
Los Angeles, CA
1 $250,000
Issaquah Community Bank 1375 Nw Mall St, Stes 1 & 2
Issaquah, WA
1 $67,500
Macon Bancorp One Center Ct
Franklin, NC
1 $133,300
Metro City Bank 5441 Buford Hwy
Doraville, GA
1 $550,000
Piedmont Credit Union 207 S Meeting St
Statesville, NC
1 $1,223,000
Pisgah Community Bank 1089 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC
1 $275,000
Regions Financial Corporation 1900 5th Ave North
Birmingham, AL
1 $400,000
Security Savings Bank Ssb 300 N Howe St
Southport, NC
1 $35,000
Sound Banking Company 5039 Executive Dr
Morehead City, NC
1 $35,000
Southern Bancshares (N.C.) In 116 E Main St
Mount Olive, NC
1 $15,000
St Financial Group 625 University Dr East
College Station, TX
1 $195,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
1 $880,000
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
1 $509,000
Weststar Financial Services Co 79 Woodfin Pl
Asheville, NC
1 $259,100
Yadkin Valley Bank And Trust C 209 N Bridge St
Elkin, NC
1 $300,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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