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Local loans in Charlottesville, VA
These banks have made loans through the SBA's 7(a) small business loan program in the 2009 fiscal year in and around Charlottesville.
Bank Address # of Loans Total $ lent
Superior Financial Group 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 101
Walnut Creek, CA
75 $702,500
Bb&T Corporation 200 W 2nd St
Winston Salem, NC
72 $11,749,900
Suntrust Banks 303 Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA
36 $2,391,600
Southern National Bancorp Of V 6830 Old Dominion Dr
Mclean, VA
25 $8,289,400
Stellarone Corporation 590 Peter Jefferson Place, Ste 2
Charlottesville, VA
24 $2,515,600
American Heritage Holdings 7777 Alvarado Rd, Ste 515
La Mesa, CA
21 $695,000
Commonwealth Bankshares Inc 403 Boush St
Norfolk, VA
19 $3,581,700
Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company One M & T Plz
Buffalo, NY
11 $1,065,500
Virginia Company Bank 601 Thimble Shoals Blvd
Newport News, VA
11 $575,000
Innovative Bank 360 14th St
Oakland, CA
10 $270,000
Surrey Bancorp 145 N Renfro St
Mount Airy, NC
10 $422,700
Union Bankshares Corporation 211 N Main St
Bowling Green, VA
10 $3,779,000
Wells Fargo & Company 45 Fremont St, 27th Fl
San Francisco, CA
10 $3,305,000
Village Bank And Trust Financi 15521 Midlothian Tpke, Ste 200
Midlothian, VA
9 $1,115,000
Central Bancorp 4555 W Walnut
Garland, TX
8 $2,568,000
F & M Bank Corp 205 S Main St
Timberville, VA
8 $390,000
Old Point Financial Corporatio 10 S Mallory St
Hampton, VA
7 $714,200
University - Virginia Commun C 3300 Berkmar Dr
Charlottesville, VA
6 $1,917,400
Excel National Bank 9701 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
5 $4,244,800
Fauquier Bankshares 10 Courthouse Sq
Warrenton, VA
5 $1,045,000
Heritage Bankshares 150 Granby St, Ste 150
Norfolk, VA
5 $479,000
Central Virginia Bankshares I 2351 Anderson Hwy
Powhatan, VA
4 $145,000
Markel Corporation 4521 Highwoods Pkwy
Glen Allen, VA
4 $445,000
Virginia Community Bankshares 114 Industrial Dr
Louisa, VA
4 $528,800
Wachovia Bank National Associ 100 N Main St
Winston Salem, NC
4 $4,574,000
Wachovia Sba Lending 1620 E. Roseville Parkway
Roseville, CA
4 $2,425,400
Bank Of America Corporation 101 S Tryon St
Charlotte, NC
3 $65,000
Cardinal Financial Corporation 8270 Greensboro Dr, Ste 500
Mclean, VA
3 $555,000
First Capital Bancorp 4222 Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA
3 $300,000
Frontier Community Bank 400 Lew Dewitt Blvd
Waynesboro, VA
3 $300,000
Rbc Bancorporation (Usa) 3201 Beechleaf Court
Raleigh, NC
3 $672,000
Wilshire Bancorp 3200 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
3 $630,000
Abnb Federal Credit Union 830 Greenbrier Circle
Chesapeake, VA
2 $165,000
Cit Small Business Lending Corporation 1 Cit Drive
Livingston, NJ
2 $2,410,000
Compass Bancshares 15 S 20th St
Birmingham, AL
2 $1,087,300
Fcb Financial Corp. 111 Barnard St
Savannah, GA
2 $3,112,500
Fulton Financial Corporation 1 Penn Sq
Lancaster, PA
2 $130,000
Home Loan Financial Corporatio 1 Home Loan Plaza, Ste3
Warwick, RI
2 $648,500
Live Oak Banking Company 2605 Iron Gate Dr, Ste. 100
Wilmington, NC
2 $687,500
Navy Federal Credit Union 820 Follin Ln
Vienna, VA
2 $305,400
Peoples Bank Of Virginia 2702 N Parham Rd
Richmond, VA
2 $180,000
Pnc Financial Services Group 249 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
2 $885,000
Popular North America 525 Fellowship Rd
Mount Laurel, NJ
2 $479,000
Small Business Loan Source 9801 Westheimer Road., Suite 1100
Houston, TX
2 $3,252,000
Td Banknorth Two Portland Sq
Portland, ME
2 $389,000
United Western Bancorp Inc. 700-17th St, Ste 2100
Denver, CO
2 $869,000
Alliance Bank Corporation 12735 Shoppes Lane
Fairfax, VA
1 $349,000
American National Bankshares I 628 Main St
Danville, VA
1 $47,000
Bay Banks Of Va 100 S Main St
Kilmarnock, VA
1 $325,000
Community Trust Bancorp 346 N Mayo Trl
Pikeville, KY
1 $790,000
Community West Bancshares 445 Pine Ave
Goleta, CA
1 $360,000
Cornerstone Bank Natl Assoc 457 E Nelson St
Lexington, VA
1 $216,000
Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.) In 100 S Main St
Fuquay Varina, NC
1 $103,000
First National Corporation 112 W King St
Strasburg, VA
1 $300,000
Firstcity Financial Corporatio 6400 Imperial Drive,
Waco, TX
1 $1,800,000
Hanmi Financial Corporation 3660 Wlishire Blvd, Ph-A
Los Angeles, CA
1 $935,000
Highlands Bankshares 340 W Main St
Abingdon, VA
1 $12,000
Hometown Bank 202 S Jefferson St
Roanoke, VA
1 $150,000
Jefferson Security Bank 105 E Washington St
Shepherdstown, WV
1 $35,000
Langley Federal Credit Union 721 Lakefront Commons, Ste 40
Newport News, VA
1 $28,000
Mainstreet Bank 727 Elden St
Herndon, VA
1 $375,000
Mainstreet Bankshares 730 E Church St, Ste 30
Martinsville, VA
1 $680,000
Millennium Bankshares Corporat 1601 Washington Plz
Reston, VA
1 $330,000
Monarch Financial Holdings In 1101 Executive Blvd
Chesapeake, VA
1 $183,000
Mountain 1St Bk & Tr Co 101 Jack St
Hendersonville, NC
1 $2,000,000
National Bankshares 101 Hubbard St
Blacksburg, VA
1 $130,000
New Peoples Bankshares 67 Commerce Dr
Honaker, VA
1 $350,000
Pacific City Financial Corpora 3701 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA
1 $100,000
River Bancorp 433 E Commonwealth Blvd
Martinsville, VA
1 $150,000
Sandy Spring Bancorp 17801 Georgia Ave
Olney, MD
1 $378,000
Southwest Virginia Bankshares 102 W Main St
Marion, VA
1 $350,000
Tennessee Central Bancshares 68 W Main St, 2nd Fl
Parsons, TN
1 $99,500
U.S. Bank 800 Nicollet Mall, 2nd Fl
Minneapolis, MN
1 $282,500
United Bankshares United Sq
Parkersburg, WV
1 $200,000
Virginia Bancorp Inc. 407 N Ridge Rd
Richmond, VA
1 $45,000
Virginia Commerce Bancorp 5350 Lee Hwy
Arlington, VA
1 $300,000
Virginia National Bank 222 E Main St
Charlottesville, VA
1 $35,000
From the November 2009 issue
Source: Small Business Administration. 7(a) loans in Fiscal Year 2009, through Aug. 31, 2009.
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