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SBA Award winners

From left to right: Eric Ness, Wisconsin SBA District Director; Byline Bank SBA Lenders Matt Dolsky, Rogette Koby, Tom Lyons, and Derek Schoenborn; and Geri Sanchez Anglipay, Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration.

WISCONSIN (JUNE 1, 2022) – Byline Bank is proud to be ranked first in Wisconsin for SBA 7(a) loan dollar volume for the seventh year in a row. Byline was presented with a Wisconsin SBA Lender Award for Highest Dollar Lender for FY2021 at the 32nd Annual Wisconsin Lenders Conference with loans totaling $51,581,000.

“I’m extremely proud of our entire Wisconsin SBA loan production team who worked hard over the past year to provide help for small businesses throughout the state,” said Michael Knazur, Senior Vice President and SBA Sales Manager of Small Business Capital, the SBA lending division of Byline Bank.

“It has been a particular tumultuous year for small business. Byline’s focus on the SBA loan program in Wisconsin helped many small businesses start, grow, and succeed to the benefit of Wisconsin’s communities and economy,” said Eric Ness, Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Wisconsin District Office.

About Byline Small Business Capital

Byline Bank’s Small Business Capital team specializes in government guaranteed lending and provides SBA lending services throughout the country, with a primary focus on the Midwest, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Utah and California. Distinguished by the SBA as an SBA Preferred Lender, Byline Bank is a top 5 SBA lender in the nation and is the number one SBA lender in Illinois and Wisconsin. Byline was also named the International Trade Lender of the Year in 2021. Byline Small Business Capital also specializes in USDA lending across the country.