House Passes Bill Saying Associates of PPP Fraudsters Ineligible for SBA Loans

“I am extremely grateful for my colleagues’ support for my legislation to implement a common sense requirement to protect the integrity of SBA lending programs,” says Chairman Roger Williams.  “No one who has been convicted of defrauding the pandemic lending programs should ever be given the opportunity to access future financial assistance programs.  “There’s much…

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City National Bank Adds Karen Robinson and Joni Hanka to SBA Lending Team

Karen Robinson has joined City National Bank as Vice President/Sr. SBA Business Development Officer responsible for originating SBA 7a and SBA 504 loans in the Southern California market.  Karen, a 25 year veteran in SBA lending, has held similar roles with Signature Bank, Bank of the West, Wachovia Bank, and Heller Financial.  She is based in…

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North Dakota SBA 7(a) Lender Rankings for FY 2023

RANK Lender # Loans $ Amount Average Loan Size 1 Aspire Bank (ND) 5 $4,848,900 $969,780 2 Alerus Financial, National Association (ND) 4 $4,092,800 $1,023,200 3 Choice Financial Group (ND) 9 $3,263,000 $362,556 4 First International Bank & Trust (ND) 3 $3,011,200 $1,003,733 5 Bremer Bank, National Association (MN) 3 $1,900,900 $633,633 6 Home Loan…

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North Carolina SBA 7(a) Lender Rankings for FY 2023

RANK Lender # Loans $ Amount Average Loan Size 1 Live Oak Banking Company (NC) 96 $126,244,000 $1,315,042 2 GBank (NV) 17 $51,976,200 $3,057,424 3 Pinnacle Bank (SC) 36 $32,516,200 $903,228 4 Bank of Oak Ridge (NC) 36 $30,815,900 $855,997 5 Dogwood State Bank (NC) 39 $29,185,500 $748,346 6 The Huntington National Bank (OH) 115…

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Montana SBA 7(a) Lender Rankings for FY 2023

RANK Lender # Loans $ Amount Average Loan Size 1 The Yellowstone Bank (MT) 10 $6,125,600 $612,560 2 Readycap Lending, LLC (NJ) 6 $5,451,500 $908,583 3 Lendistry SBLC, LLC (CA) 2 $5,380,000 $2,690,000 4 Stone Bank (AR) 1 $4,842,000 $4,842,000 5 Hanover Community Bank (NY) 1 $3,335,000 $3,335,000 6 Enterprise Bank & Trust (MO) 1…

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Matthew Bitar Appointed Senior Business Development Officer for Milestone Bank

“We look forward to Matt joining the Milestone Bank SBA team,” says Guy Gibson, Executive Vice President.of Salt Lake City-based Milestone Bank. “His expertise and passion will undoubtedly take us to new heights, and we can’t wait to see what incredible milestones we’ll achieve together.” Matt says, “There is no greater feeling in the banking…

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