BUSINESS BRIEF

SB Financial awarded 
‘preferred lender’ status

5/6/2014

DEFIANCE — SB Financial Group Inc., the parent company of State Bank, has been named a “preferred lender” by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The preferred lender status is awarded based on a lender’s record in processing and servicing SBA-guaranteed loans.

“Preferred Lender status further demonstrates the success of SB Financial Group and the diligent work of our employees,” said Mark Klein, president and chief executive officer of SB Financial Group.

The company has 17 banking centers in northwest Ohio — including Sylvania and Perrysburg — and one in Indiana.