Pub. 16 2019 Issue 3

Issue 3 • 2019 19 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S BANK NEWS LANB before its merger with Enterprise, representing a 33% increase over its historical annual contributions. "Enterprise has a reputation as a strong communi- ty partner, and we are dedicated to strengthening the well-being of every community we serve,” said Jim Lally, president and CEO of Enterprise Financial Services Corp. “We are deepening our ties within our New Mexico markets, and these contributions to seven vital nonprofits is one of the many ways we plan to support Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Albuquerque,” Lally said. • In Albuquerque, Enterprise is providing $75,000 over the next three years to the Ronald McDonald House. In Los Alamos, through a three-year matching cam - paign, Enterprise has pledged up to $150,000 to the Los Alamos Community Foundation. • In Santa Fe, Enterprise is partnering with the following five organizations, each via a three-year matching campaign: Kids Kitchen – a joint venture between United Way of Santa Fe and The Food Depot (providing up to $60,000), Assistance Dogs of the West (providing up to $60,000), Santa Fe Children’s Museum (providing up to $30,000), Es - peranza Shelter for Battered Families (providing up to $30,000) and Communities in Schools (provid - ing up to $60,000). Enterprise is proud to partner with these organizations to help serve children, families in need and individuals with disabilities. These contributions will provide for the building of new or expanded facilities, enhanced pro - gramming and access to additional resources for the New Mexico communities. Enterprise Bank & Trust is committed to supporting the communities in which we operate, including New Mexico, Phoenix, Kansas City and St. Louis. Enterprise Bank & Trust and the Enterprise Bank & Trust Founda - tion have committed more than $1.8 billion in our com - munities over the last 2.5 years and its charitable giving impacts approximately 130 organizations in New Mexico each year. Enterprise Bank & Trust has six full-service locations in Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Albuquerque. Colorado-based Sunflower Bank Secures SBA Preferred Lending Status Denver, Colorado-based Sunflower Bank recently achieved the U.S. Small Business Administration Pre - ferred Lender designation, giving it the ability to provide small-business loans to more companies and, in many cases, faster than before. Sunflower Bank, which operates as First National 1870 throughout New Mexico and West Texas, joins 11 other Colorado-based financial institutions as a preferred lender, each of which provided $49 million in small-business lending throughout 2019. “Each preferred lender helps to launch and grow our state’s small businesses with access to much-needed cap- ital,” says Frances Padilla, director of the SBA Colorado district office. “Because of them, our small businesses can succeed.” “Earning the SBA Preferred Lender designation is an important achievement as we enhance our capacity to pro - vide growing businesses with tools they need,” says Mollie Carter, chair of Sunflower Bank. “By combining our local expertise with our SBA Preferred Lender status, we can continue to create possibility for all of our Sunflower Bank and First National 1870 customers through timely credit approvals while strengthening communities through job creation and economic growth.” n Visit us online! www.nmbankers.com www.facebook.com/pages/New-Mexico-Bankers-Association/371559049590485