12 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL DECEMBER 3, 2018

THE LIST Ranked by number of loans made in the L.A. District in 2018SBA 7(A) LENDERS

12 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL THE LIST DECEMBER 3, 2018

Rank Lender• name

• address

• website

Number of Loans• 2018

• 2017

Loan Volume• 2018

• 2017

(in millions)

Average Loan Size Profile• headquarters

Top Local SBA Executive• name

• title

• phone

1Wells Fargo333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 820Los Angeles 90071; wellsfargo.com

258393

$107.5$147.9

$416,784 San Francisco Rita MitchellSBA Sales Executive(800) 545-0670

2JPMorgan Chase Bank300 S. Grand Ave., Fourth FloorLos Angeles 90071; chase.com

230303

67.883.9

294,627 New York Diedra PorcheMarket Manager, Business Banking(800) 935-9935

3Bank of Hope3200 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh FloorLos Angeles 90010; bankofhope.com

165150

77.289.7

468,056 Los Angeles Gene PakS.V.P., SBA Loan Department(877) 627-2722

4U.S. Bank500 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1960Glendale 91203; usbank.com/sba

146144

22.725.0

155,816 Minneapolis Erik DanielsS.V.P., National Sales Manager, SBA(818) 548-7400

5East West Bank2090 Huntington Drive, Second FloorSan Marino 91108; eastwestbank.com

71105

32.839.5

461,334 Pasadena Wai-Chun LiS.V.P., SBA Manager(626) 979-5076

6Celtic Bank32605 Temecula ParkwayTemecula 92592; celticbank.com

7054

20.917.0

299,133 Salt Lake City Jim HarrisS.V.P, Southern California(951) 303-3330

7First Home Bank700 Central Ave.St. Petersburg, Fla. 33701; firsthomebank.com

6661

13.917.3

210,668 St. Petersburg,Fla.

Thomas Zernick1President, SBA Lending(727) 399-5680

8CBB Bank3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700Los Angeles 90010; cbb-bank.com

5268

53.358.3

1,025,077 Los Angeles David UmS.V.P., SBA Manager(323) 988-3000

9Harvest Small Business Finance24422 Avenida De La Carlota, Suite 232Laguna Hills 92653; harvestsbf.com

5025

67.144.9

1,341,166 Laguna Hills Tim McLainS.V.P., Business Development Officer(760) 487-5663

10MUFG Union Bank970 W. 190th St., Suite 995Torrance 90502; unionbank.com

4925

69.928.6

1,426,922 New York Myles WaltersSBA Business Development Officer(858) 356-8351

Seacoast Commerce Bank505 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 110Glendale 91203; seacoastcommercebank.com

4949

56.549.6

1,153,194 Chula Vista Robert Flores Jr.S.V.P., SBA Business DevelopmentOfficer(818) 844-8640

Bank of the West19858 Ventura Blvd.Woodland Hills 91364; bankofthewest.com

4919

36.519.0

745,018 San Francisco Nandita BakhshiCEO, President(818) 992-6522

1 Top local executive is not available.Note: Loan information supplied by the Small Business Administration: Los Angeles District. Representatives of thelenders provided additional information. Lenders are ranked by the number of loans made in the district for the fiscalyear ended Sept. 30. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort is

made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur. Pleasesend corrections or additions to research@sfvbj.com. ©2018 San Fernando Valley Business Journal. This list may notbe reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from Wright’sMedia (877) 652-5295.

Researched by Joshua Niv

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DECEMBER 3, 2018 THE LIST LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL 13

Rank Lender• name

• address

• website

Number of Loans• 2018

• 2017

Loan Volume• 2018

• 2017

(in millions)

Average Loan Size Profile• headquarters

Top Local SBA Executive• name

• title

• phone

13Pacific City Bank3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 402Los Angeles 90010; paccitybank.com

4472

$38.7$62.1

$878,630 Los Angeles John JuS.V.P., SBA Manager(213) 355-8823

Pacific Premier Bank17901 Von Karman Ave., Suite 1200Irvine 92614; ppbi.com

4451

5.35.4

119,318 Irvine Steven GardnerCEO(888) 388-5433

15Hanmi Bank928 S. Western Ave., Suite 260Los Angeles 90006; hanmi.com

4373

17.223.8

399,221 Los Angeles Anna ChungE.V.P., SBA Manager(213) 427-5607

16CDC Small Business Finance Corp.80 S. Lake Ave., Suite 830Pasadena 91101; cdcloans.com

4119

6.13.2

147,656 San Diego Dean AloeSenior Commercial Lender(800) 611-5170

17Open Bank1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100Los Angeles 90017; myopenbank.com

4059

43.158.7

1,078,743 Los Angeles Ryan ShinS.V.P., SBA Manager(213) 892-9999

18Uniti Bank3327 Wilshire Blvd., Suite ALos Angeles 90010; unitibank.com

3946

31.548.5

806,795 Buena Park Christina AhnS.V.P., SBA Manager(213) 365-7100

BSD Capital330 E. Lambert Road, Suite 275Brea 92821; lendistry.com

392

7.80.5

200,462 Brea Everett SandsCEO(844) 662-7297

20Centerstone SBA Lending Inc.777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1900Los Angeles 90017; (213) 805-5220

3125

43.136.8

1,389,952 Los Angeles James KimManaging Partner, President(213) 805-5270

21First Choice Bank407 W. Valley Blvd., Suite 1Alhambra 91803; firstchoicebankca.com

2915

35.820.2

1,233,638 Cerritos Robert FrankoCEO, President(626) 688-0541

22Citibank201 W. Lexington Drive, Fifth FloorGlendale 91203; citi.com

2828

6.16.3

217,143 New York Donny Lam1

SBA Manager(626) 260-5952

23Community Business Bank2

460 Sierra Madre VillaPasadena 91107; cbank.com

2650

17.538.9

672,131 Pasadena Christopher MyersCEO, President(866) 465-4722

Zions Bank550 S. Hope St., Suite 2875Los Angeles 90071; zionsbank.com

2612

6.73.6

257,923 Salt Lake City A. Scott AndersonCEO, President(800) 974-8800

25Comerica Bank611 Anton Blvd., Second FloorCosta Mesa 92626; comerica.com

2439

2.95.2

119,167 Dallas Jennifer EltingeV.P.(714) 424-3838

1 Top local executive is not available.2 Acquired by Citizens Business Bank in August 2018.N/A - Not ApplicableNote: Loan information supplied by the Small Business Administration: Los Angeles District. Representatives of thelenders provided additional information. Lenders are ranked by the number of loans made in the district for the fiscal

year ended Sept. 30. To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press time. While every effort ismade to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes occur. Pleasesend corrections or additions to research@sfvbj.com. ©2018 San Fernando Valley Business Journal. This list may notbe reprinted in whole or in part without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available from Wright’sMedia (877) 652-5295.

Researched by Joshua Niv

SBA 7(A) LENDERS

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