20 community banks with the largest C&I loan portfolios

March 28, 2023 10:33 AM

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The top five community banks in our ranking have combined commercial and industrial loans of more than $2 billion as of September 30, 2022. Several increased their loans over the last year, with one seeing a rise of 77.1%.

Scroll through to see which community banks made the top 20 and how they fared in the twelve months ending September 30.

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