COMMUNITY IMPACT LENDER AWARDS | THIRD PARTY LENDERS PANEL
Thursday, October 16
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
Caribbean Ballroom
NADCO Community Impact Awards
As we mentioned, a big part of NOW is to CELEBRATE FY25! We will be recognizing our lending partners that elevated our work this past year.
2025 Community Impact Award Categories
- Community Bank Lender of the Year: awarded to the most active 504 bank partner with less than $10 billion in assets
Winner: Celtic Bank - Regional Bank Lender of the Year: awarded to the most active 504 bank partner with between $10 billion and $100 billion in assets
Winner: Glacier Bank - Super Regional Bank Lender of the Year: awarded to the most active 504 bank partner with between $100 billion and $500 billion in assets
Winner: First Citizens Bank - Large National Bank Lender of the Year: awarded to the most active 504 bank partner with over $500 billion in assets
Winner: Bank of America - Credit Union Lender of the Year: awarded to the most active 504 credit union partner
Winner: Mountain America Credit Union - Non-Bank Lender of the Year: awarded to the most active 504 non-bank partner
Winner: Harvest Small Business Finance
** Bank assets determined by Federal Reserve data as of June 30, 2025
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Lending Partners Panel
Panelists:Katherine Lockhart, Senior Vice President, SBA East Division Market Executive
Bank of America
Tim McGoff, Chief Business Development Officer
Celtic Bank
Laurel Sendach, SVP, Business Development Officer
Harvest Small Business Finance
Bill Sommer, Senior Director, SBA Lending
First Citizens Bank
Chad Witcher, VP Business Lending , Business Lending Team
Mountain America Credit Union
Moderator:
Sara Vanhala, VP/Director of Marketing
Small Business Growth Corporation
Join us for an engaging panel discussion featuring our 2025 Third Party Lender Award winners. Learn how leading CDCs cultivate strong relationships with lenders and gain practical insights into collaborative strategies and best practices for success.
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