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Lendistry Welcomes Stacie Olivares-Castain as Chief Investment Officer
Stacie Olivares-Castain has been appointed chief investment officer of Lendistry and will head the company's investment management and capital raising. Ms. Olivares-Castain says she joined the small business lender because she is passionate about building ventures and investments that yield…
Lendistry Announces Deanna Bassett as Chief Financial Officer
Deanna Bassett, a serial entrepreneur with more than two decades of financial and operational leadership in technology-focused enterprises, has joined Lendistry in an executive position at a critical stage in the company’s growth. Ms. Bassett, who held a consulting role…
Lendistry Becomes a Member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Lendistry announced today that it has been approved for membership by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. The technology-enabled small business lender will leverage the bank to offer affordable commercial real estate financing with a focus on serving…
Kathy Gonzales Joins Lendistry, Where Traditional Banking Culture Meets Innovation With a Purpose
Lendistry announced today industry veteran Kathy Gonzales has joined their team as executive vice president of sales. Ms. Gonzales previously held the position of senior vice president and director of branch banking at Bank of Southern California before joining the…
Royal Business Bank Reaffirms Commitment to Community Investment With $1MM to Lendistry's CRA Loan Fund
Lendistry announced today Royal Business Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to small business owners with an additional $1MM investment to Lendistry’s CRA Loan Fund I. Lendistry’s banking partners have invested $7MM in the public welfare fund aimed at strengthening local…
Lendistry to Receive Top SBA Lender Award
Lendistry was named a Top District Lender for 2018 by the SBA’s Orange County/Inland Empire District Office. After receiving SBA approval in 2017, Lendistry quickly shot up the regional and national rankings. Lendistry attributes its success to their team and…
Royal Business Bank Invests $500K in Lendistry Loan Fund, Providing Opportunity for Small Businesses in Underserved Communities
Royal Business Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBB Bancorp, has made a $500K commitment to the Lendistry CRA Loan Fund I. Launched at a time when most banks were struggling, Royal Business Bank has been successfully serving the Asian-American community…
Lendistry Receives $500K Commitment From Pacific Western Bank
Small business lender, Lendistry, announced they have received a $500K commitment from Pacific Western Bank to the Lendistry CRA Loan Fund I. The Lendistry CRA Loan Fund invests in commercial small business (C&I) and commercial real estate (CRE) loans, providing…
Lendistry is Climbing the SBA Rankings
Lendistry recently appeared on two SBA year-to-date performance rankings in Southern California since closing their first SBA loans in August. After receiving SBA Community Advantage approval in May, the Brea based lender has funded several businesses throughout California earning the…
Lendistry Hires Kaleb Kim as Community Banking Relationship Manager
Lendistry is pleased to announce that Kaleb Kim has joined the team as Community Banking Relationship Manager. Mr. Kim comes to Lendistry from Orange County Small Business Development Center (OCSBDC) where he specialized in loans and lines of credit for…
Lendistry Receives $3MM Commitment From Community Bank, a Partnership Aimed at Investing in Southern California’s Small Businesses
In the 1920s, Los Angeles was a prosperous city. The population was growing thanks to the burgeoning Hollywood film industry, but with little else to service local residents, opportunity was ripe. It’s no wonder Charlie and Howard Cook chose this…
Lendistry's Guaranteed Loans Help California Businesses Create New Jobs, Retain Existing Positions
"We're not competing with banks, we're working with them to offer small business owners affordable loans." Everett K. Sands, CEO, Lendistry Lendistry closed several state guaranteed loans this past May, marking another milestone in the company’s expansion of loan products…
Lendistry Receives SBA Approval for Community Advantage Program
Lendistry announced today it received approval from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to be a Community Advantage SBA lender. The Community Advantage program was designed to meet the credit, management, and technical assistance needs of small businesses in underserved…
Lendistry Adds Janet Perez to Business Development Team
Lendistry announced today that Janet Perez has joined their Business Development Team as Vice President. Prior to joining Lendistry, Ms. Perez was a Sales Finance Manager at World Business Lenders. “Janet shares Lendistry’s passion for small business,” says Everett K.…
Former NBA Star John Salmons Announced as Keynote Speaker at Philadelphia Business Symposium
John Salmons is best known as a star college and NBA player, but he has also found success in his post-basketball career as an entrepreneur and investor. Salmons will be the keynote speaker at “Conversation on Entrepreneurship & Business Capital”…
Three Coachella Businesses Win $1,000 Grants at Small Business Workshop
Three Coachella area business owners were each awarded $1,000 business advancement grants at a workshop held on March 30th at the Palm Desert Center of UC Riverside. The “Access to Capital” event was hosted by Orange County nonprofit, The Center,…
Free Palm Desert Small Business Workshop Offers Opportunity to Win $1,000 Grants
Everett Sands, CEO of online small business lender, Lendistry, will be presenting at a small business workshop in Palm Desert on Thursday, March 30th, hosted by The Center, a southern California based business coaching non-profit organization. Access to Capital is…
Los Angeles Latino-Owned Small Business Takes a Step Back to Take Two Steps Forward
In 2014, a Latino owned tax service company was struggling despite having a large customer base in their LA neighborhood. A Plus Financial Consulting LLC was providing their bi-lingual community with professional services including tax preparation and filing, and all…
Lendistry Adds Small Business Loan Veteran, and One-Time Fintech Skeptic, Carla Panzera Ulloa to Growing Team
Lendistry (Lendistry.com), an online lender providing financial solutions for small businesses, announced today they added veteran loan officer, Carla Panzera Ulloa, to their growing sales team. Mrs. Panzera Ulloa joins Lendistry from CDC Small Business Finance, where she was a…
The Center Awards Grant to Sur-Ryl Marketing, Pays It Forward to Other Small Businesses
“At Sur-Ryl Marketing, we do marketing all day, every day.” Sequoia Houston, winner of The Center’s “Access to Capital” grant explains. “Because we work with so many different clients across a number of industries, we have insight into metrics that…