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Oak Valley Community Bank and Commercial Loan Officer Recognized
| Source: Oak Valley Community Bank
OAKDALE, CA--(Marketwire - December 10, 2009) - Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ : OVLY ), was recently recognized by
Success Capital Expansion & Development Corporation as their "Most Active
Lending Partner" for Success Capital's fiscal year-end September 30, 2009.
Oak Valley Senior Vice President, Gary Stephens, was also recognized and
received the award for "Most Active Loan Officer" during the same period.
Success Capital recently held their annual meeting in Modesto and presented
the aforementioned awards. Guest speakers included Ron Truly, Deputy
District Director of the Fresno District Office for the U.S. Small Business
Administration, who reported that Success Capital was one of the top five
Certified Development Companies (CDC's) in the Fresno District, which
serves 15 Central California counties. CDC's provide low down payment,
fixed rate financing via the SBA 504 Loan Program for business owners to
purchase or build facilities for their businesses.
Oak Valley's Stephens has 25 years of commercial lending experience. He
joined the Bank in 2004. In 2009, he began taking on additional credit
administration responsibilities and has become more involved in both the
oversight and credit quality of both the Commercial and Small Business loan
portfolios of the bank.
"Working with Success Capital is the key to effectively delivering SBA 504
loans to our mutual clients. Success Capital serves as the bridge between
banks and the 504 program; their specialized knowledge of SBA rules, forms
and procedures expedites the loan process and facilitates a virtually
seamless experience for both the Bank and our valued clients in the
community," stated Stephens. "It's an honor for us to be recognized by
them for our mutual efforts to make commercial real estate ownership
possible for small businesses within our community," he concluded.
Oak Valley Bancorp operates Oak Valley Community Bank & Eastern Sierra
Community Bank, through which it offers a variety of loan and deposit
products to individuals and small businesses. The Company currently
operates through 12 conveniently located branches: Oakdale, Sonora,
Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, two branches in Modesto, and
three branches in their Eastern Sierra Division, which includes Bridgeport,
Mammoth Lakes and Bishop.
For more information call 1-866-844-7500 or visit us online at
www.ovcb.com.