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Community Trust named top lender





Phillip Danhauer, Small Business Administration (SBA) Finance Chief for Kentucky, recently presented Community Trust Bank with the “Gold Lender Award” for being Kentucky’s top SBA 7a lender during 2012- 2013. Terry Spears, SBA Small Business Banking Officer for Community Trust, accepted the honor on behalf of the bank.

Phillip Danhauer, Small Business Administration (SBA) Finance Chief for Kentucky, recently presented Community Trust Bank with the “Gold Lender Award” for being Kentucky’s top SBA 7a lender during 2012- 2013. Terry Spears, SBA Small Business Banking Officer for Community Trust, accepted the honor on behalf of the bank.

Community Trust Bank, Inc. was recently honored with the ‘Gold Lender Award’ by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as Kentucky’s top community bank SBA 7a lender in 2012-2013. This is the fifth consecutive year the bank has received this award from the SBA.

In the federal fiscal year 2012–2013, Community Trust Bank funded 89 SBA loans for more than $16.89 million. In Kentucky alone, the bank funded 77 loans totaling $ 10,263,700. Community Trust also had the fifth highest number of SBA loans approved in West Virginia (seven for $343,500) and was among the top dozen SBA lenders in Tennessee in dollars loaned with three loans for $4,823,900.

In the last five years, Community Trust has funded more than 410 SBA loans, providing approximately $67 million for small businesses through its partnership with SBA.

Community Trust Bank, Inc. has been originating loans for over 110 years. It has been an active participant in the government’s SBA programs for many years. In all, 27 loan officers at Community Trust Bank’s 81 locations in Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee were successful obtaining SBA loans for their customers during the year.

•Bob Watson in Versailles, was, for the fifth consecutive year, Community Trust Bank’s top SBA loan producer in total number of loans, with 19 for $670,800. Bob received a special Louisville Slugger bat engraved with his name as a five-peat member of SBA’s Kentucky “All-Star” Team.

•Larry Forester in Lexington, had the second-highest number of SBA loans in the company with 11 for $1,935,850.

• Chris Castle in Lexington, closed 10 loans for $3,499,800.

•Kristy Gross in Ashland, closed eight SBA loans for $1,092,759.

•Brian Clark in Flemingsburg, closed four SBA loans for $1,100,000.

•Willie Swatzell in Middlesboro, closed an SBA 7a loan in Tennessee for $ 4,444,300, making him Community Trust’s highest dollar performer for the fiscal year.

“We are pleased to once again receive this honor from the Small Business Administration,” said Mark Gooch, President and CEO of Community Trust Bank, Inc. “Over the years, the relationship with the SBA has been an excellent one for both Community Trust Bank and our customer base, allowing us to offer competitive business loan products across our service area. I’m proud of our employees as we look forward to continued profitable growth in this business in 2014.”

“Community Trust Bank, Inc., with 77 SBA loans valued at over $10.2 million this past fiscal year, has continued to set the standard for SBA 7(a) loans in Kentucky,” stated Ralph Ross, SBA Kentucky District Director. “This represents an increase of over 40 percent in SBA loan numbers and over 25 percent in SBA loan dollars over the prior year. We value their commitment to SBA and to the business community across the Commonwealth and look forward to growing our relationship with Community Trust Bank in the future.”

Terry Spears, SBA Officer for Community Trust, said 2014 should be a good year for small businesses seeking SBA- guaranteed loans, as SBA has eliminated the guaranty fee for loans up to $150,000 for all small businesses and loans up to $ 350,000 for SBAExpress loans to veterans.

“SBA has implemented some new policies which should greatly benefit small businesses in 2014,” said Spears. “We plan to use these new tools to continue helping small businesses grow stronger and to create jobs in the communities we serve.”


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