The U.S. Small Business Administration Again Names Banner Bank Washington Regional Lender of the Year, with Added Honors in Oregon and California
WALLA WALLA, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallbiz?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#smallbizlt;/agt;–Banner Bank’s commitment to small business lending earned the bank
numerous awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration again this
year. Banner was named Regional Lender of the Year for the
Seattle/Spokane District of Washington, Star Performer in the
Portland, Oregon District, and a National Lender Recognition Award
in the Sacramento, Calif. District. The awards were presented at
separate ceremonies as part of National Small Business Week.
This is the seventh straight year the SBA recognized Banner Bank’s
commitment in Washington. This is the fourth year Banner received the
Star Performer Award in Oregon and the second year of recognition in
Northern California, a region the bank has served for just three years.
“We’re proud of our long-standing commitment to small businesses and the
important role they play in our economy,” said Mark Grescovich, Banner
Bank President and CEO. “This recognition validates the hard work of our
employees who help business clients access the capital they need to
grow, expand and thrive.”
The SBA announced Banner Bank originated the most loans last year among
all banks serving Washington State, approving 174 loans totaling
$40,462,420. The agency named Banner its Regional Lender of the Year for
the Spokane/Seattle District at the Washington Small Business Awards
Gala Wednesday night. The SBA’s Seattle/Spokane District includes the
entire state of Washington except for a small geographic region that
includes Vancouver, Wash., which is included in the Portland District,
due to proximity.
Banner Bank closed 51 loans in Oregon’s Portland District during the SBA
fiscal year, totaling $4,527,500. Earlier this month, the SBA presented
Banner with its Star Performer Award for demonstrating “lending
excellence” closing at least 20 loans during the agency’s fiscal year.
The SBA’s Portland District includes Vancouver and 30 of the 36 Oregon
counties. Only the six most eastern counties are not included as they
are assigned to the Boise, Idaho District.
The SBA also presented Banner with a National Lender Recognition award
in the Sacramento District for originating 23 loans last year totaling
$3,190,600. This district covers the 21 counties of northeastern
California.
About Banner Bank
Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts
business from more than 200 locations in Washington, Oregon, California
and Idaho. With more than $11.7 billion in assets, Banner offers a wide
variety of banking services and financial products to individuals and
small- and medium-sized businesses and their employees throughout the
Western U.S. Visit Banner Bank at www.bannerbank.com.
Contacts
Kelly McPhee, Vice President, Communications, (509) 232-1968
or kelly.mcphee@bannerbank.com