Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan Portfolios
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Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan Portfolios
Community Banks with the Largest C&I Loan PortfoliosOn March 31, 2015. Dollars in thousands | ||||||
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Rank | Type of institution | Commercial and industrial loans | Total loans and leases | |||
March 31 | Year earlier | Change | ||||
1 | AloStar Bank of Commerce Birmingham, Ala. | commercial | $510,164 | $477,250 | 6.9% | $582,201 |
2 | Crestmark Bank Troy, Mich. | commercial | 426,666 | 397,637 | 7.3 | 523,928 |
3 | Triumph Community Bank Moline, Ill. | commercial | 308,143 | 174,512 | 76.6 | 716,062 |
4 | Western State Bank Devils Lake, N.D. | commercial | 268,784 | 236,315 | 13.7 | 677,409 |
5 | First Bank & Trust Evanston, Ill. | commercial | 258,859 | 212,016 | 22.1 | 728,445 |
6 | Security Bank Midland, Texas | commercial | 256,960 | 287,476 | -10.6 | 528,267 |
7 | Park Bank Milwaukee | commercial | 235,368 | 241,374 | -2.5 | 574,675 |
8 | Modern Bank New York | commercial | 233,719 | 232,337 | 0.6 | 406,942 |
9 | Level One Bank Farmington Hills, Mich. | commercial | 221,930 | 155,881 | 42.4 | 675,394 |
10 | Xenith Bank Richmond, Va. | commercial | 215,398 | 180,137 | 19.6 | 757,400 |
11 | Citizens Bank Elizabethton, Tenn. | commercial | 213,800 | 131,767 | 62.3 | 448,353 |
12 | California First National Bank Irvine | commercial | 206,389 | 94,429 | 118.6 | 489,486 |
13 | Sterling Bank Poplar Bluff, Mo. | commercial | 206,344 | 119,659 | 72.4 | 515,201 |
14 | Veritex Community Bank Dallas | commercial | 204,061 | 166,649 | 22.4 | 617,954 |
15 | CapitalMark Bank & Trust Chattanooga, Tenn. | commercial | 201,341 | 153,383 | 31.3 | 765,481 |
16 | Signature Bank Chicago | commercial | 194,060 | 187,774 | 3.3 | 381,906 |
17 | Metropolitan Commercial Bank New York | commercial | 186,378 | 131,233 | 42.0 | 657,653 |
18 | California Bank of Commerce Lafayette | commercial | 186,321 | 144,224 | 29.2 | 344,705 |
19 | Business First Bank Baton Rouge, La. | commercial | 185,353 | 188,521 | -1.7 | 579,580 |
20 | Somerset Trust Co. Pa. | commercial | 183,620 | 138,295 | 32.8 | 585,639 |
21 | Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank Manchester, Iowa | commercial | 180,505 | 149,443 | 20.8 | 439,124 |
22 | Peoples National Bank Mount Vernon, Ill. | commercial | 180,207 | 148,267 | 21.5 | 836,585 |
23 | Lone Star State Bank of West Texas Lubbock | commercial | 179,707 | 159,359 | 12.8 | 613,355 |
24 | Mabrey Bank Bixby, Okla. | commercial | 178,764 | 133,425 | 34.0 | 604,180 |
25 | Community National Bank Melville, N.Y. | commercial | 176,756 | 167,827 | 5.3 | 780,823 |
26 | First Community Financial Bank Plainfield, Ill. | commercial | 176,281 | 165,234 | 6.7 | 713,563 |
27 | Venture Bank Bloomington, Minn. | commercial | 174,861 | 143,138 | 22.2 | 432,159 |
28 | Bank 7 Oklahoma City | commercial | 173,612 | 141,708 | 22.5 | 384,692 |
29 | BTH Bank Quitman, Texas | commercial | 173,249 | 95,182 | 82.0 | 537,698 |
30 | FirstCapital Bank of Texas Midland | commercial | 170,319 | 129,385 | 31.6 | 600,088 |
31 | Frontier State Bank Oklahoma City | commercial | 165,841 | 148,004 | 12.1 | 499,204 |
32 | Pacific Enterprise Bank Irvine, Calif. | commercial | 164,409 | 138,556 | 18.7 | 291,839 |
33 | Alma Bank Astoria, N.Y. | commercial | 163,096 | 166,358 | -2.0 | 794,096 |
34 | CFG Community Bank Baltimore | commercial | 158,176 | 149,376 | 5.9 | 486,762 |
35 | NebraskaLand National Bank North Platte | commercial | 157,264 | 138,976 | 13.2 | 459,861 |
36 | Royal Business Bank Los Angeles | commercial | 157,090 | 113,018 | 39.0 | 785,157 |
37 | Signature Bank Toledo, Ohio | commercial | 156,802 | 136,127 | 15.2 | 560,755 |
38 | Montgomery Bank Sikeston, Mo. | commercial | 154,034 | 163,368 | -5.7 | 682,882 |
39 | Live Oak Banking Co. Wilmington, N.C. | commercial | 154,028 | 126,518 | 21.7 | 525,523 |
40 | Congressional Bank Bethesda, Md. | commercial | 153,113 | 149,480 | 2.4 | 361,251 |
41 | Bank of San Antonio | commercial | 150,018 | 119,450 | 25.6 | 385,621 |
42 | Missouri Bank and Trust Co. of Kansas City | commercial | 148,911 | 155,584 | -4.3 | 399,561 |
43 | AimBank Littlefield, Texas | commercial | 148,158 | 133,214 | 11.2 | 558,074 |
44 | Redding Bank of Commerce Calif. | commercial | 147,710 | 160,659 | -8.1 | 699,544 |
45 | Baylake Bank Sturgeon Bay, Wis. | commercial | 141,266 | 125,826 | 12.3 | 673,759 |
46 | Howard Bank Ellicott City, Md. | commercial | 141,182 | 97,094 | 45.4 | 619,596 |
47 | Central Bank Storm Lake, Iowa | commercial | 140,614 | 127,195 | 10.5 | 572,070 |
48 | Coastal Commerce Bank Houma, La. | commercial | 140,028 | 97,771 | 43.2 | 327,253 |
49 | Katahdin Trust Co. Patten, Maine | commercial | 139,141 | 127,624 | 9.0 | 559,331 |
50 | Post Oak Bank Houston | commercial | 138,701 | 132,092 | 5.0 | 738,774 |
51 | QNB Bank Quakertown, Pa. | commercial | 138,262 | 124,107 | 11.4 | 571,592 |
52 | Parkside Financial Bank & Trust Clayton, Mo. | commercial | 138,139 | 132,554 | 4.2 | 283,031 |
53 | United Community Bank Raceland, La. | commercial | 136,339 | 104,574 | 30.4 | 430,646 |
54 | First Western Bank & Trust Minot, N.D. | commercial | 136,338 | 124,328 | 9.7 | 509,153 |
55 | First Western Trust Bank Denver | commercial | 136,332 | 137,803 | -1.1 | 553,111 |
56 | Meadows Bank Las Vegas | commercial | 135,885 | 105,921 | 28.3 | 394,535 |
57 | Bank of River Oaks Houston | commercial | 135,702 | 117,420 | 15.6 | 328,977 |
58 | Yellowstone Bank Laurel, Mont. | commercial | 134,142 | 102,550 | 30.8 | 459,431 |
59 | Lubbock National Bank Texas | commercial | 132,806 | 138,480 | -4.1 | 488,515 |
60 | First National Community Bank Dunmore, Pa. | commercial | 131,896 | 127,752 | 3.2 | 672,165 |
61 | Avidbank Palo Alto, Calif. | commercial | 131,536 | 104,988 | 25.3 | 383,422 |
62 | Blackhawk Bank Beloit, Wis. | commercial | 131,278 | 117,179 | 12.0 | 405,356 |
63 | Bank of Springfield Ill. | commercial | 131,177 | 102,569 | 27.9 | 693,693 |
64 | Security Bank of California Riverside | commercial | 131,071 | 101,255 | 29.4 | 451,425 |
65 | Sunwest Bank Irvine, Calif. | commercial | 131,070 | 139,828 | -6.3 | 704,392 |
66 | Bank Midwest Spirit Lake, Iowa | commercial | 130,840 | 103,144 | 26.9 | 567,996 |
67 | Integrity Bank SSB Houston | savings | 130,551 | 101,318 | 28.9 | 494,979 |
68 | Westchester Bank White Plains, N.Y. | commercial | 130,468 | 133,312 | -2.1 | 399,283 |
69 | NBC Oklahoma Oklahoma City | commercial | 130,130 | 122,176 | 6.5 | 424,958 |
70 | Commercial State Bank Andrews, Texas | commercial | 129,001 | 158,252 | -18.5 | 342,606 |
71 | Bank of Blue Valley Overland Park, Kan. | commercial | 128,318 | 117,475 | 9.2 | 425,256 |
72 | Bank of Washington Mo. | commercial | 125,451 | 131,779 | -4.8 | 464,992 |
73 | Bank of Commerce Ammon, Idaho | commercial | 125,091 | 107,655 | 16.2 | 551,555 |
74 | Bank of Maine Portland | savings | 124,471 | 130,031 | -4.3 | 650,436 |
75 | Espirito Santo Bank Miami | commercial | 123,887 | 162,997 | -24.0 | 375,658 |
76 | Banesco USA Coral Gables, Fla. | commercial | 123,408 | 88,722 | 39.1 | 646,272 |
77 | Heartland Bank Little Rock, Ark. | commercial | 123,212 | 87,427 | 40.9 | 190,028 |
78 | Century Bank Santa Fe, N.M. | commercial | 123,102 | 114,127 | 7.9 | 389,267 |
79 | Puget Sound Bank Bellevue, Wash. | commercial | 122,833 | 101,617 | 20.9 | 318,571 |
80 | Central National Bank Waco, Texas | commercial | 122,376 | 120,870 | 1.2 | 524,733 |
81 | Sonabank McLean, Va. | commercial | 121,446 | 105,127 | 15.5 | 729,224 |
82 | Sabine State Bank and Trust Co. Many, La. | commercial | 121,006 | 93,764 | 29.1 | 581,387 |
83 | Mid Penn Bank Millersburg, Pa. | commercial | 120,559 | 78,991 | 52.6 | 695,153 |
84 | Security National Bank of Omaha Neb. | commercial | 119,866 | 121,010 | -0.9 | 473,051 |
85 | Two Rivers Bank & Trust Burlington, Iowa | commercial | 119,528 | 123,103 | -2.9 | 552,902 |
86 | Meridian Bank Malvern, Pa. | commercial | 119,286 | 90,410 | 31.9 | 520,473 |
87 | Triumph Bank Memphis, Tenn. | commercial | 118,805 | 95,289 | 24.7 | 406,931 |
88 | Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Chillicothe, Mo. | commercial | 117,412 | 136,820 | -14.2 | 588,952 |
89 | Waterford Bank Toledo, Ohio | commercial | 116,146 | 103,004 | 12.8 | 386,117 |
90 | Evans Bank Hamburg, N.Y. | commercial | 116,081 | 99,827 | 16.3 | 701,738 |
91 | Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Lakeville, Conn. | commercial | 115,983 | 45,764 | 153.4 | 682,243 |
92 | North Side Bank and Trust Co. Cincinnati | commercial | 115,280 | 115,929 | -0.6 | 350,203 |
93 | Southwest Bank Odessa, Texas | commercial | 115,109 | 92,239 | 24.8 | 226,069 |
94 | Security Bank Tulsa, Okla. | commercial | 113,958 | 103,344 | 10.3 | 398,938 |
95 | Providence Bank Columbia, Mo. | commercial | 113,902 | 91,540 | 24.4 | 445,157 |
96 | Choice Financial Group Fargo, N.D. | commercial | 112,020 | 86,002 | 30.3 | 789,307 |
97 | MutualOne Bank Framingham, Mass. | cooperative | 111,614 | 88,391 | 26.3 | 511,035 |
98 | First Bank & Trust Lubbock, Texas | commercial | 110,880 | 104,298 | 6.3 | 560,897 |
99 | Hawaii National Bank Honolulu | commercial | 110,129 | 82,984 | 32.7 | 397,526 |
100 | Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust Chicago | commercial | 109,804 | 72,746 | 50.9 | 162,419 |
101 | Presidio Bank San Francisco | commercial | 109,540 | 105,747 | 3.6 | 416,492 |
102 | Third Coast Bank SSB Humble, Texas | savings | 109,100 | 91,478 | 19.3 | 298,038 |
103 | First Bank and Trust New Orleans | commercial | 106,950 | 85,011 | 25.8 | 665,353 |
104 | Icon Bank of Texas Houston | commercial | 106,637 | 96,502 | 10.5 | 526,178 |
105 | American State Bank Sioux Center, Iowa | commercial | 106,606 | 113,523 | -6.1 | 669,754 |
106 | Plaza Bank Irvine, Calif. | commercial | 105,975 | 85,213 | 24.4 | 489,963 |
107 | First Community Bank Batesville, Ark. | commercial | 105,313 | 84,574 | 24.5 | 733,020 |
108 | Commonwealth Business Bank Los Angeles | commercial | 105,042 | 85,671 | 22.6 | 607,193 |
Genesee Regional Bank Rochester, N.Y. | commercial | 105,042 | 89,621 | 17.2 | 308,148 | |
110 | First Northern Bank of Dixon Calif. | commercial | 104,896 | 99,066 | 5.9 | 550,013 |
111 | Platinum Bank Brandon, Fla. | commercial | 104,828 | 87,544 | 19.7 | 418,834 |
112 | Citizens Alliance Bank Clara City, Minn. | commercial | 104,788 | 97,096 | 7.9 | 400,413 |
113 | Thomasville National Bank Ga. | commercial | 103,891 | 88,177 | 17.8 | 569,877 |
114 | Horizon Bank SSB Austin, Texas | savings | 103,572 | 81,107 | 27.7 | 465,342 |
115 | Business Bank of St. Louis Clayton, Mo. | commercial | 103,007 | 95,632 | 7.7 | 404,799 |
116 | NexTier Bank Butler, Pa. | commercial | 102,334 | 52,163 | 96.2 | 663,846 |
117 | Community Bank & Trust Waco, Texas | commercial | 102,237 | 102,169 | 0.1 | 261,166 |
118 | RidgeStone Bank Brookfield, Wis. | commercial | 101,849 | 94,603 | 7.7 | 321,950 |
119 | Fairfield National Bank Ill. | commercial | 100,791 | 93,640 | 7.6 | 240,061 |
120 | Fidelity Co-operative Bank Leominster, Mass. | cooperative | 99,594 | 95,095 | 4.7 | 454,412 |
121 | First Bank Texas SSB Baird | savings | 99,473 | 83,020 | 19.8 | 352,653 |
122 | Chesapeake Bank Kilmarnock, Va. | commercial | 99,318 | 101,212 | -1.9 | 420,785 |
123 | Foundation Bank Bellevue, Wash. | commercial | 99,028 | 92,954 | 6.5 | 282,564 |
124 | Firstar Bank Sallisaw, Okla. | commercial | 98,327 | 83,499 | 17.8 | 380,901 |
125 | Peoples Bank of Alabama Cullman | commercial | 98,092 | 68,723 | 42.7 | 442,036 |
126 | First National Bank of Central Texas Waco | commercial | 98,088 | 86,378 | 13.6 | 544,830 |
127 | Pacific City Bank Los Angeles | commercial | 97,721 | 86,473 | 13.0 | 777,650 |
128 | Centennial Bank Lubbock, Texas | commercial | 96,853 | 78,047 | 24.1 | 503,270 |
129 | Farmers Exchange Bank Cherokee, Okla. | commercial | 96,804 | 70,251 | 37.8 | 191,872 |
130 | Pioneer Savings Bank Troy, N.Y. | savings | 96,803 | 75,986 | 27.4 | 671,690 |
131 | Spirit of Texas Bank SSB College Station | savings | 96,270 | 90,926 | 5.9 | 614,062 |
132 | Oakworth Capital Bank Birmingham, Ala. | commercial | 95,679 | 58,287 | 64.2 | 271,813 |
133 | BankWest Inc. Pierre, S.D. | commercial | 95,276 | 80,982 | 17.7 | 675,475 |
134 | Farmers & Merchants State Bank Archbold, Ohio | commercial | 95,128 | 90,024 | 5.7 | 614,709 |
135 | Farmers Bank and Trust Co. Blytheville, Ark. | commercial | 94,889 | 66,430 | 42.8 | 355,170 |
136 | First Bank Hamilton, N.J. | commercial | 94,568 | 94,851 | -0.3 | 545,074 |
137 | Commercial and Savings Bank of Millersburg Ohio | commercial | 94,494 | 95,452 | -1.0 | 421,160 |
138 | Fidelity Bank Edina, Minn. | commercial | 94,392 | 80,666 | 17.0 | 406,023 |
139 | Citizens National Bank Bossier City, La. | commercial | 93,783 | 66,090 | 41.9 | 567,974 |
140 | Central National Bank & Trust Co. of Enid Okla. | commercial | 93,592 | 95,599 | -2.1 | 426,275 |
141 | Bank of the Pacific Aberdeen, Wash. | commercial | 92,884 | 74,527 | 24.6 | 583,563 |
142 | Hardin County Bank Savannah, Tenn. | commercial | 92,865 | 77,288 | 20.2 | 354,608 |
143 | First National Bank and Trust Co. Chickasha, Okla. | commercial | 92,806 | 85,396 | 8.7 | 312,436 |
144 | Adirondack Bank Utica, N.Y. | commercial | 92,675 | 94,155 | -1.6 | 420,967 |
145 | CoreFirst Bank & Trust Topeka, Kan. | commercial | 92,409 | 94,327 | -2.0 | 522,771 |
146 | Northwest Bank Boise, Idaho | commercial | 92,330 | 64,208 | 43.8 | 328,402 |
147 | Provident Bank Amesbury, Mass. | savings | 92,198 | 81,520 | 13.1 | 500,930 |
148 | United Security Bank Fresno, Calif. | commercial | 92,084 | 92,345 | -0.3 | 492,560 |
149 | Synergy Bank Houma, La. | commercial | 91,442 | 80,739 | 13.3 | 331,306 |
150 | Androscoggin Savings Bank Lewiston, Maine | savings | 91,321 | 72,749 | 25.5 | 692,809 |
151 | Community Financial Services Bank Benton, Ky. | commercial | 91,118 | 90,225 | 1.0 | 625,240 |
152 | Vermillion State Bank Minn. | commercial | 90,777 | 90,105 | 0.7 | 299,001 |
153 | First Intercontinental Bank Doraville, Ga. | commercial | 90,291 | 62,580 | 44.3 | 212,426 |
154 | Dakota Community Bank & Trust Hebron, N.D. | commercial | 90,166 | 77,098 | 16.9 | 493,624 |
155 | GBC International Bank Los Angeles | commercial | 90,146 | 87,504 | 3.0 | 401,132 |
156 | Delaware Place Bank Chicago | commercial | 89,926 | 71,095 | 26.5 | 165,597 |
157 | mBank Manistique, Mich. | commercial | 89,852 | 79,621 | 12.8 | 589,180 |
158 | Community National Bank & Trust Chanute, Kan. | commercial | 89,493 | 79,870 | 12.0 | 604,276 |
159 | Signature Bank Minnetonka, Minn. | commercial | 89,487 | 75,952 | 17.8 | 239,947 |
160 | Core Bank Omaha, Neb. | commercial | 89,239 | 64,591 | 38.2 | 343,084 |
161 | Texas Champion Bank Corpus Christi | commercial | 88,590 | 69,301 | 27.8 | 283,036 |
162 | Franklin Bank & Trust Co. Ky. | commercial | 88,385 | 72,665 | 21.6 | 329,760 |
163 | ChoiceOne Bank Sparta, Mich. | commercial | 88,140 | 75,306 | 17.0 | 340,355 |
164 | BankFirst Financial Services Columbus, Miss. | commercial | 87,894 | 85,467 | 2.8 | 582,016 |
165 | Valley Bank Roanoke, Va. | commercial | 87,745 | 93,681 | -6.3 | 627,632 |
166 | CNB Bank & Trust Carlinville, Ill. | commercial | 86,943 | 76,104 | 14.2 | 561,684 |
167 | First Bank Financial Centre Oconomowoc, Wis. | commercial | 86,796 | 67,407 | 28.8 | 650,988 |
168 | Guaranty Bank Springfield, Mo. | commercial | 86,774 | 85,532 | 1.5 | 502,902 |
169 | Itasca Bank & Trust Co. Ill. | commercial | 86,732 | 80,594 | 7.6 | 310,601 |
170 | First National Bank and Trust Co. Beloit, Wis. | commercial | 85,947 | 86,918 | -1.1 | 568,046 |
171 | First Community Bank Santa Rosa, Calif. | commercial | 85,806 | 48,857 | 75.6 | 708,884 |
172 | Cache Valley Bank Logan, Utah | commercial | 85,674 | 69,451 | 23.4 | 617,349 |
173 | Penn Liberty Bank Wayne, Pa. | commercial | 85,347 | 86,811 | -1.7 | 497,187 |
174 | First Bank & Trust East Texas Diboll | commercial | 85,123 | 95,378 | -10.8 | 601,219 |
175 | Urban Partnership Bank Chicago | commercial | 84,852 | 95,680 | -11.3 | 522,708 |
176 | Centennial Bank Colo. | commercial | 84,536 | 68,464 | 23.5 | 556,392 |
177 | First Sentry Bank Inc. Huntington, W.Va. | commercial | 83,921 | 85,634 | -2.0 | 365,927 |
178 | John Marshall Bank Reston, Va. | commercial | 83,631 | 102,743 | -18.6 | 709,102 |
179 | Magna Bank Memphis, Tenn. | commercial | 83,491 | 74,927 | 11.4 | 480,031 |
180 | Peoples State Bank Wausau, Wis. | commercial | 83,417 | 71,414 | 16.8 | 535,544 |
181 | State Bank and Trust Co. Defiance, Ohio | commercial | 83,397 | 81,846 | 1.9 | 520,453 |
182 | Texas Citizens Bank Pasadena | commercial | 83,009 | 71,144 | 16.7 | 288,936 |
183 | CorTrust Bank Mitchell, S.D. | commercial | 82,846 | 91,258 | -9.2 | 497,659 |
184 | Continental Bank Salt Lake City | commercial | 82,832 | 43,054 | 92.4 | 155,938 |
185 | Beneficial State Bank Oakland, Calif. | commercial | 82,763 | 60,669 | 36.4 | 291,829 |
186 | Citizens Bank Kilgore, Texas | commercial | 82,634 | 73,065 | 13.1 | 204,278 |
187 | Radius Bank Boston | savings | 82,546 | 63,619 | 29.8 | 607,236 |
188 | First Bank Burkburnett, Texas | commercial | 82,462 | 70,776 | 16.5 | 278,750 |
189 | Capstone Bank Tuscaloosa, Ala. | commercial | 82,107 | 76,036 | 8.0 | 359,853 |
190 | Crown Bank Edina, Minn. | commercial | 81,818 | 85,307 | -4.1 | 159,825 |
191 | CommerceWest Bank Irvine, Calif. | commercial | 81,655 | 68,583 | 19.1 | 294,337 |
192 | American Bank of Commerce Wolfforth, Texas | commercial | 81,582 | 70,205 | 16.2 | 470,686 |
193 | T Bank Dallas | commercial | 80,404 | 80,265 | 0.2 | 142,562 |
194 | Waukesha State Bank Wis. | commercial | 80,337 | 46,487 | 72.8 | 476,767 |
195 | SpiritBank Tulsa, Okla. | commercial | 79,942 | 113,598 | -29.6 | 609,125 |
196 | High Point Bank and Trust Co. N.C. | commercial | 79,674 | 91,260 | -12.7 | 507,521 |
197 | Illinois National Bank Springfield | commercial | 79,388 | 76,406 | 3.9 | 497,963 |
198 | Horicon Bank Wis. | commercial | 79,167 | 67,443 | 17.4 | 528,913 |
199 | Falcon International Bank Laredo, Texas | commercial | 78,547 | 66,470 | 18.2 | 587,581 |
200 | Inland Northwest Bank Spokane, Wash. | commercial | 78,012 | 71,843 | 8.6 | 358,293 |
Note: Independent banks with less than $1 billion of assets or whose holding companies have less than $1 billion. Rankings include only companies current as of March 31, 2015. Excludes industrial banks, those at which loans were less than 50% of assets, and those whose credit card loans exceeded 25% of gross loans. Figures for prior periods are not adjusted for mergers and acquisitions.
Source:
SNL Financial
, Charlottesville, Va. © 2015 American Banker