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Community First Bank of the Heartland

Community First Bank of the Heartland appears in the public SBA loan data with 52 funded 7(a) loans totaling $28.2M, an average of $542K per loan, and an estimated 510 jobs supported. Its SBA lending concentrates in Illinois and the Accommodation and Food Services sector. Across all of its loans in the data, its charge-off rate is 1.9%.

By Mario Bailey · Source: SBA FOIA 7(a) and 504 data, as of 2026-03-31

Funded loans
52
Total volume
$28.2M
Average loan size
$542K
Charge-off rate
1.9%
Share of funded loans charged off
Jobs supported (reported)
510
Programs
7(a)

Bank profile

via FDIC
Total assets
$270M
Headquarters
Mount Vernon, IL
FDIC cert
#3846
Status
Active

Where Community First Bank of the Heartland lends

Top states by funded SBA volume.

StateLoansTotal volume
Illinois 47 $24.5M
Missouri 4 $3.1M
Idaho 1 $575K

What Community First Bank of the Heartland funds

Top industries by funded SBA volume.

IndustryLoansTotal volume
Accommodation and Food Services 5 $9.2M
Transportation and Warehousing 13 $6.5M
Retail Trade 6 $5.0M
Wholesale Trade 2 $3.3M
Manufacturing 5 $1.5M
Other Services 9 $872K

Community First Bank of the Heartland SBA lending by year

Fiscal yearLoansTotal volume
202026$14.7M
202113$8.6M
20227$3.8M
20235$900K
20241$200K
Sources and disclaimer. All figures are computed from the U.S. Small Business Administration's public FOIA 7(a) and 504 loan data (as of 2026-03-31), as described in our methodology. The charge-off rate is the share of Community First Bank of the Heartland's funded loans marked charged off across all of its loans in the data; it is not a lifetime default rate. SBA Loan Index is not affiliated with the SBA and is not a lender, broker, or financial advisor. This is general information, not advice.

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