First Bank is pleased to announce it has been granted Preferred Lender Status by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)(Opens in a new Window), the highest bank designation reserved for top-tier lenders. The Preferred Lender status provides First Bank with the authority to process, close, service and liquidate most SBA-guaranteed loans without prior review to provide faster financing to businesses in southeast Illinois and southwest Indiana. 

Read the full blog at: https://www.myfirst.bank/articles/first-bank-earns-sba-preferred-lender-status