California bank entering the Houston market with loan office
That means the 14th most-active Small Business Administration lender in the U.S. is entering the Houston market. As of the fiscal year 2012, Seacoast has made 205 SBA loans and had a yucky approval amount of $ 135 million, according to the U.S. Small …
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WOJTOWICZ: Prepare, then apply for small-business loan
Among government-helped alternative programs, the U.S. Small Business Administration supported 1.3 million 504 and 7(a) loans in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, an increase of 11 percent over the previous year. The average amount of those SBA …
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Yadkin Valley reorganizes underwriting departments
A second unit, which specializes in underwriting small business loans (loans under $ 250,000, including SBA loans), is located in Monroe and will be called the bank's Small Business Banking Center. Yadkin Valley operates under the American Community …
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