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Local loans in Yakima, WA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Yakima.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Glacier Bancorp 49 Commons Loop
Kalispell, MT
114 $20,885,600
Numerica Credit Union 301 N Havana
Spokane, WA
69 $2,404,300
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
45 $2,469,700
Intermountain Community Bancor 414 Church St
Sandpoint, ID
38 $5,194,000
Americanwest Bancorporation 41 W Riverside Ave, Ste 400
Spokane, WA
22 $5,577,100
Zions Bancorporation One S Main, Ste 1134
Salt Lake City, UT
21 $5,053,600
Coeur D'Alene Bancorp 912 Northwest Blvd
Coeur D'Alene, ID
16 $2,007,500
Community First Bancorporation 6401 W Clearwater Ave
Kennewick, WA
11 $2,275,000
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
9 $85,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
8 $2,745,000
Key Bank 127 Public Sq
Cleveland, OH
6 $597,300
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 270 Park Ave
New York City, NY
5 $111,000
Sterling Financial Corporation 111 N Wall St
Spokane, WA
5 $1,987,000
Banner Corporation 10 S 1st Ave
Walla Walla, WA
4 $625,300
Cashmere Valley Financial Corp 117 Aplets Way
Cashmere, WA
4 $779,890
Security Business Bancorp 701 B St, Ste 100
San Diego, CA
4 $1,478,350
State Bancorp Northwest 12902 E Sprague Ave
Spokane Valley, WA
4 $1,079,035
Unibank 16929 Hwy 99, Ste 110
Lynnwood, WA
3 $660,700
Community 1St Bank 707 N Post St
Post Falls, ID
2 $203,600
Gesa Credit Union 825 Goethals Dr
Richland, WA
2 $94,000
Heritage Financial Corporation 201 W 5th Ave
Olympia, WA
2 $956,000
Idaho Independent Bank 1260 W Riverstone Dr
Coeur D'Alene, ID
2 $575,500
Pacific International Bancorp 1155 N 130th St, Ste 100
Seattle, WA
2 $820,000
Peoples Bancorp 418 Grover St
Lynden, WA
2 $480,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
2 $454,500
Spokane Teachers Credit Union 1620 N Signal Dr
Liberty Lake, WA
2 $49,900
Baker Boyer Bancorp 7 W Main St
Walla Walla, WA
1 $350,000
Goldenwest Federal Credit Union 5025 Adams Ave
Ogden, UT
1 $100,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
1 $25,000
Navy Federal Credit Union 820 Follin Ln
Vienna, VA
1 $400,000
Pacific City Financial Corpora 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA
1 $750,000
Pacific Continental Corporatio 111 W 7th Ave
Eugene, OR
1 $700,000
Syringa Bancorp 999 Main St, Ste 100
Boise, ID
1 $637,500
Uinta Bank 695 Parkway Dr
Mountain View, WY
1 $480,000
W.T.B. Financial Corporation 717 W Sprague Ave
Spokane, WA
1 $600,000
Whitman Bancorporation 201 S Main St
Colfax, WA
1 $1,800,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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