San Diego's "Most Committed Small Business Lender" Announced
Home Bank of California Tops List of Local Banks Making Under-$1 Million Loans
A little beach bank has quietly become "the mouse that roared" when it comes to San Diego County small business lending. For many local businesses struggling to grow in this brutal economy, Home Bank of California, with only a modest Pacific Beach branch located walking distance to the sand and surf, must seem like the biggest little bank in the world for approving their loans when others turned away their business. The plucky bank not only earned an "A" rating for it's commitment to small business lending, but had the highest score - 52.48 - of any San Diego County bank ea…