Build South Bend: Secure Financing

Banking Seminar for Small Developers

The links below bring you to some of the national and local banks with a physical presence in South Bend. Please note that we are not recommending any bank and we encourage you to contact eee@southbendin.gov if you would like to have your financial institution represented in the list below. It is up to you to develop relationships, do your due diligence, and find a bank and banker who you trust and who will support your project. Do not be afraid to ask hard questions and expect excellent service.

NATIONAL BANKS

Woodforest National Bank
- Paulina Mayagoitia, Branch Manager
  - mmayagoitiagarcia@woodforest.com
  - (574)299-5329
Fifth Third Bank
- Schedule a phone call online
JP Morgan Chase
- Chase for Business SBA Financing
Wells Fargo
- Small Business Credit

LOCAL BANKS

1^st Source Bank
- Mark Gould
  - gouldm@1stsource.com
  - (574)236-4562
Centier Bank
- John Wingfield
  - jwingfie@centier.com
  - 574-232-3595 4723; 574-232-4728
- Len Amat
  - lamat@centier.com
  - 574-243-2822
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union
- Tom Gryp
  - TGryp@notredamefcu.com
  - 574-400-4601
- Quentin Phillips

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (CDFIS)

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are private financial institutions that are dedicated to delivering responsible, affordable lending to help low-income, low-wealth, and other disadvantaged people and communities join the economic mainstream.

CDFI Friendly South Bend
- cdfifriendlysb@gmail.com
- (574)318-7242
Bankable
- Adam Hoeksema
  - adam@bankable.org
  - (765)622-7960
- Kyle Fawcett
  - kylef@bankable.org
  - 765-203-2307
Brightpoint Dev. Fund
- Sherry Early-Aden
  - sherryaden@mybrightpoint.org
  - 260-423-3546
CIFI
- Phil Black
  - PhilBlack@CapitalizingIndiana.org
  - 317-960-3710
- HaydenWiesinger
  - 317-960-3710 132
  - Hwiesinger@capitalizingindiana.org
IFF
- Andre Gibson
- agibson@iff.org
- 317-860-6923
Accion Serving Illinois and Indiana
- BradMcConnell
  - bmcconnell@accionchicago.org
  - 312-924-2180
Hurry Home
- JohnGibbons
  - john@hurryhome.io
- JadaMcLean
  - LinkedIn