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Local loans in Worcester, MA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Worcester.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Citizens Financial Group 1 Citizens Plz
Providence, RI
114 $6,892,500
Sovereign Bancorp 1130 Berkshire Blvd
Wyomissing, PA
76 $6,895,500
Eastern Bank Corporation 265 Franklin St
Boston, MA
62 $4,076,000
Independent Bank Corp. 288 Union St
Rockland, MA
42 $5,950,900
Campello Bancorp 1265 Belmont St
Brockton, MA
30 $7,750,800
Enterprise Bancorp 222 Merrimack St
Lowell, MA
30 $4,265,500
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
29 $4,995,400
Commerce Bancshares Corp 386 Main St
Worcester, MA
28 $1,700,500
Middlesex Savings Bank 6 Main St
Natick, MA
28 $4,424,300
Bankfive 79 N Main St
Fall River, MA
19 $1,382,100
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank 210 Essex St
Salem, MA
19 $2,485,100
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
15 $155,000
Century Bancorp 400 Mystic Ave
Medford, MA
14 $1,529,000
Framingham Co-operative Bank 828 Concord St
Framingham, MA
14 $1,903,800
People's United Financial 850 Main St
Bridgeport, CT
13 $4,893,600
Fidelity Co-operative Bank 675 Main St
Fitchburg, MA
11 $4,037,000
Mechanics' Co-operative Bank 308 Bay St
Taunton, MA
11 $1,567,000
North Shore Bancorp 32 Main St
Peabody, MA
11 $1,074,000
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
10 $215,500
Leader Bank Natl Assoc 180 Massachusetts Ave
Arlington, MA
10 $453,500
Bridgewater Financial 756 Orchard St
Raynham, MA
9 $955,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
9 $1,435,000
Dedham Institution For Savings 55 Elm St
Dedham, MA
8 $660,500
Harborone Credit Union 68 Legion Pkwy
Brockton, MA
8 $730,500
Charles River Bank 70 Main St
Medway, MA
7 $938,800
Metro Credit Union 200 Revere Beach Pkwy
Chelsea, MA
7 $548,000
Pentucket Bank 1 Merrimack St
Haverhill, MA
7 $2,935,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
7 $1,811,600
South Shore Bancorp Mch 1530 Main St
South Weymouth, MA
7 $555,000
Ufs Bancorp 49 Church St
Whitinsville, MA
7 $239,000
Bank Of Cape Cod 232 Main St
Hyannis, MA
6 $947,000
Boston Private Financial Holdi Ten Post Office Sq
Boston, MA
6 $1,650,000
First Ipswich Bancorp 31 Market St
Ipswich, MA
6 $1,473,500
Mnb Bancorp 300 E Main St
Milford, MA
6 $437,400
Rockport National Bancorp 16 Main St
Rockport, MA
6 $1,458,500
Webster Financial Corporation 145 Bank St
Waterbury, CT
6 $635,000
Danvers Bancorp 1 Conant St
Danvers, MA
5 $1,565,000
Dean Co-operative Bank 21 Main St
Franklin, MA
5 $365,000
Digital Federal Credit Union 220 Donald Lynch Blvd
Marlborough, MA
5 $645,000
Empire State Carpenters Pensio 270 Motor Pkwy
Hauppauge, NY
5 $3,170,500
Grand Bank Corporation 91 Pleasant St
Marblehead, MA
5 $242,700
Institution For Savings In New 93 State St
Newburyport, MA
5 $350,000
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bk 532 Main St, Rte 28
Harwich Port, MA
4 $357,000
Coastway Community Bank One Coastway Pl
Cranston, RI
4 $582,000
North Brookfield Savings Bank 35 Summer St
North Brookfield, MA
4 $400,000
South Shore Mutual Holding Com 195 Washington St
Weymouth, MA
4 $245,000
Spencer Mid-Tier Holding Compa 176 Main St
Spencer, MA
4 $331,100
Webster Five Cents Savings Bk 136 Thompson Rd
Webster, MA
4 $687,000
1895 28 Franklin St
Worcester, MA
3 $350,000
Bancorp Rhode Island One Turks Head Pl
Providence, RI
3 $410,000
Bankgloucester 160 Main St
Gloucester, MA
3 $1,076,500
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
3 $1,707,000
Berkshire Financial Services 75 Park St
Lee, MA
3 $2,015,000
Green Valley Bancorp 253-257 Main St
Southbridge, MA
3 $373,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
3 $2,100,000
Medical Area Federal Credit Union 365 Boylston St
Brookline, MA
3 $150,000
Mountainone Financial Partners 93 Main St
North Adams, MA
3 $1,940,000
Rtn Federal Credit Union 600 Main St
Waltham, MA
3 $270,500
Beverly Financial 254 Cabot St
Beverly, MA
2 $172,000
Brookline Bancorp 160 Washington St
Brookline, MA
2 $450,000
Cambridge Bancorp 1336 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA
2 $385,000
Cape Ann Savings Bank 109 Main St
Gloucester, MA
2 $215,000
Centrix Bank & Trust 1 Atwood Ln
Bedford, NH
2 $450,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
2 $967,000
East Cambridge Savings Bank 292 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA
2 $150,000
Hometown Bank A Co-operative B 218 Main St
Webster, MA
2 $192,500
Narragansett Financial Corp 4 S Main St
Fall River, MA
2 $420,000
Randolph Bancorp 10 Cabot Pl
Stoughton, MA
2 $1,335,000
Saugusbank A Co-operative Bk 412 Lynn Fells Pkwy
Saugus, MA
2 $757,000
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
2 $2,222,000
Washington Trust Bancorp 23 Broad St
Westerly, RI
2 $215,000
Wessagussett Mutual Holding Co 744 Broad St
Weymouth, MA
2 $120,000
Athol Savings Bank 444 Main St
Athol, MA
1 $125,000
Camden National Corporation 2 Elm St
Camden, ME
1 $250,000
Cape Cod Co-operative Bank 121 Main St
Yarmouth Port, MA
1 $95,000
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Ba 532 Main St, Rte 28
Harwich Port, MA
1 $150,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
1 $463,000
Citigroup Inc. 399 Park Ave
New York City, NY
1 $250,000
Clinton Financial Services Mh 200 Church St
Clinton, MA
1 $35,000
Cnb Financial Corporation 33 Waldo St
Worcester, MA
1 $40,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $1,002,000
Everett Co-operative Bank 419 Broadway
Everett, MA
1 $250,000
First Colebrook Bank 132 Main St
Colebrook, NH
1 $70,000
First Intercontinental Bank 5593 Buford Hwy
Doraville, GA
1 $1,030,000
Gfa Federal Credit Union 229 Parker St
Gardner, MA
1 $120,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $20,000
Jeanne D' Arc Credit Union 658 Merrimack St
Lowell, MA
1 $30,000
Kennebunk Savings Bank 104 Main St
Kennebunk, ME
1 $30,000
Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank 1 Merrimack Plz
Lowell, MA
1 $35,000
Mansfield Co-operative Bank 80 N Main St
Mansfield, MA
1 $260,000
Massapoag Bancorp 557 Washington
Canton, MA
1 $350,000
Mercantile Capital Corp. 61 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA
1 $25,000
Merrimack Valley Federal Credit Union 500 Merrimack St
Lawrence, MA
1 $35,000
Monadnock Bancorp One Jaffrey Rd
Peterborough, NH
1 $250,000
Navigant Credit Union 1005 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI
1 $120,000
Newalliance Bancshares 195 Church St
New Haven, CT
1 $300,000
Northern Mass Telephone Worker 40 Market St
Lowell, MA
1 $120,000
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp 949 South Coast Dr, Third Fl
Costa Mesa, CA
1 $165,000
Penseco Financial Services Cor 150 N Washington
Scranton, PA
1 $2,000,000
Riverbank 30 Massachusetts Ave
North Andover, MA
1 $150,000
Seamen's Bank 221 Commercial St
Provincetown, MA
1 $50,000
St. Anne's Credit Union Of Fall River 286 Oliver St
Fall River, MA
1 $65,000
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
1 $1,381,200
Wainwright Bk & Tr Co 63 Franklin St
Boston, MA
1 $988,000
Walpole Co-operative Bank 982 Main St
Walpole, MA
1 $50,000
Westerly Community Credit Union 122 Granite St
Westerly, RI
1 $25,000
Workers Credit Union 815 Main St
Fitchburg, MA
1 $15,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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