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SBA Lender Awards

SBA District Offices rely on lending institutions to deliver capital to the small business community. The annual SBA Lender Awards recognize institutions that are most instrumental in this process. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Michigan District Office Lenders awards include the following:

Michigan Lender of the Year:
SBA’s award for the best overall performance. Consideration is given to volume, increases in dollar amount, area coverage, and participation in SBA programs and community activities.

Community Lender of the Year:
This award is given for best overall performance among Michigan-based, non-preferred lenders and is based on total volume, new market activity, and comparison with historical performance.

Business Development Lender of the Year:
This award goes to the institution with the largest increase in loan approvals.

504 Third Party Lender of the Year:
This award is given in recognition of the best overall support of SBA’s 504 loan program.

Diversity Lender of the Year:
This award goes to an institution with 61% of all of its SBA lending going to underserved markets, including minorities, women, and veterans.

Community Diversity Lender of the Year:
This is awarded for support of diverse small businesses, such as minorities, women, and veterans.

The Export Finance Lender of the Year:
This award is for outstanding commitment to helping small businesses reach international markets through the use of SBA Export loan programs.

Credit Union Lender of the Year:
This is awarded for support of SBA lending within a credit union.

Michigan Past Award Recipients (2017)

504 Third Party Lender	Traverse City Bank
504 Third Party Lender – Finalist	The Huntington National Bank
504 Third Party Lender – Finalist	Chase
Export Lender of the Year	Oxford Bank
Export Lender of the Year – Finalist	Comerica Bank
Export Lender of the Year – Finalist	Level One Bank
Business Development Lender of the Year	Hastings City Bank
Business Development Lender of the Year – Finalist	Lake Trust Credit Union
Business Development Lender of the Year – Finalist	First National Bank of Michigan
Community Diversity Lender of the Year	Hantz Bank
Community Diversity Lender of the Year – Finalist	Hastings City Bank
Community Diversity Lender of the Year – Finalist	Lake Trust Credit Union
Diversity Lender of the Year	Chase
Diversity Lender of the Year – Finalist	Citizens Bank
Diversity Lender of the Year – Finalist	Chemical Bank
Community Lender of the Year	Horizon Bank
Community Lender of the Year – Finalist	mBank
Community Lender of the Year – Finalist	Oxford Bank
Credit Union Lender of the Year	Lake Trust Credit Union
Credit Union Lender of the Year – Finalist	Michigan State University FCU
Credit Union Lender of the Year – Finalist	4Front CU
Credit Union Lender of the Year – Finalist	Community Choice CU
Michigan Lender of the Year	The Huntington National Bank
Michigan Lender of the Year – Finalist	Comerica Bank
Michigan Lender of the Year – Finalist	Chemical Bank
Michigan Lender of the Year – Finalist	Chase
District Director’s Award	Derek Edwards, Invest Detroit

Indiana District Office Awards

Mission Lender	Flagship Enterprise Center Indiana
Third Party Lender	First Merchants Bank
504 CDC Lender of the Year	Premier Capital Corporation
Community Lender – Gold	1st Source Bank
Community Lender – Silver	Mainsource Bank
Community Lender – Bronze	Horizon Bank
Regional Lender – Gold	The Huntington National Bank
Regional Lender – Silver	Chase Bank
Regional Lender – Bronze	KeyBank

Cleveland District Office Awards

Grand Slam Award	The Huntington National Bank
Top Five Lender Award – Runner-up	KeyBank
Top Five Lender Award	Citizens Bank
Top Five Lender Award	US Bank
Top Five Lender Award	PNC Bank
Top Community Bank Lender	Consumers National Bank
Top CDC Lender Award	Growth Capital Corp.

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