California bank entering the Houston market with loan office

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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Global Office Real Estate Values Resilient Despite Economic Uncertainty

Global Office Real Estate Values Resilient Despite Economic Uncertainty
“Considering the degree of uncertainty and caution permeating the global economy through the end of 2012, the performance of commercial real estate assets has been resilient. Fundamentals in absorption, occupancies and rents have seen gradual …
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Silicon Valley commercial real estate market to continue surge
… up in the coming year, according to a new report. The surge in expansion and hiring by technology companies seen in the past couple of years will continue to drive the market, according to a report from the commercial real estate firm Colliers …
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Commercial real estate bargains are dwindling
Even though a building in the Village of Ponderosa recently sold at less than half its assessed value, the time might have passed for shoppers to find real bargains in the Greater Des Moines commercial real estate market. "We passed the low-water mark …
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NewBridge opens Charlotte loan production office

NewBridge opens Charlotte loan production office
NewBridge Bank has opened a new Charlotte loan production office with an experienced commercial banking team led by Tim Ignasher, senior vice president, commercial banking manager and Charlotte city executive. Ignasher and his team will be based …
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Caution urged on farm loans
Agricultural lending remains a key business of finance houses but requires caution and tight credit conditions to ensure asset quality, bankers said yesterday. "Lending to the agricultural sector needs manpower and skilled staff to check a customer's …
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S&T Bank in Pa. Opens Ohio Loan Office
Stephen Hendricks was named senior vice president of commercial lending and regional manager. He has more than three decades of experience in the banking and finance industry and has held leadership roles at various banks in the Akron and Cleveland …
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