Chicago’s Largest SBA Lenders

Crain’s has just published its annual list of the six-county area’s largest SBA lenders. Ridgestone Bank leads in total loan volume for the second straight year, having issued $64.7 million in 7(a) loans in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Here is a list of Chicago’s top ten:

1) Lender:                               Ridgestone Bank (www.ridgestone.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:        $64.7 million

2) Lender:                              J. P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. (www.jpmorganchase.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $33.3 million

3) Lender:                               U.S. Bank N.A. (www.usbank.com/sba)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $15.5 million

4) Lender:                              First American Bank (www.firstambank.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $13.9 million

5) Lender:                               First Colorado National Bank (www.1capbank.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $12.9 million

6) Lender:                              Fifth Third Bank (www.53.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $12.6 million

7) Lender:                              Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (www.wellsfargo.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $11.1 million

8) Lender:                               Soutn Central Bank N.A. (www.banksouthcentral.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:       $7.1 million

9) Lender:                              Union National Bank (www.unbelgin.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:       $6.4 million

10) Lender:                              Foster Bank (www.fosterbank.com)
Amount of SBA-approved Loans:      $6 million