Mainstreet Lender Names Adrienne Sipe, Steven Young As Vice Presidents, Business Development Officers

Sipe and Young to Lead Small Business Lender's Offices Based in Atlanta, GA and Indianapolis, IN.

Chevy Chase, MD (PRWEB) July 21, 2008 -- MainStreet Lender, a national, direct non-bank PLP lender is pleased to announce expansion into two new markets with the addition of Adrienne Sipe, Vice President and Business Development Officer out of Atlanta, GA, and Steven Young, Vice President and Business Development Officer out of Indianapolis, IN.

Adrienne Sipe now joins MainStreet Lender as a Vice President and Business Development Officer with over 14 years of experience in SBA and commercial lending. Since 2003, Adrienne has owned and operated SBA Solutions LLC, providing SBA packaging, processing and closing services for community banks, as well as offering training courses on SBA lending. As the founder of Meridian Financial LLC, Sipe operated as a correspondent lender for commercial real estate loans, closing over $16mm in loans within the first year of business. She currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Lender's Quality Circle, a non-profit organization supporting SBA lenders in the state of Georgia.

Steven Young's career in finance and lending spans over 20 years, most recently as the owner and President of Midwest Capital Corporation, one of the most active SBA 504 lenders in central Indiana. At Midwest Capital Corporation, Steve provided consulting services for community banks, enabling them to compete with larger regional lenders in the small business loan market, as well as originating and brokering conventional and SBA 504 real estate loans. Prior to founding Midwest Capital Corporation, Steve managed and led assorted lending organizations including First Union Small Business Capital, Business Loan Center, AT &T Capital Corporation, and Huntington National Bank.

"The level of talent that MainStreet Lender has been able to attract in this difficult credit market is a testament to our leadership in the SBA Lending community" says MainStreet founder and CEO George Harrop. "MainStreet's strategy for growth is to provided BDOs with support and resources to help them succeed, allowing both the BDO and MainStreet to reap the rewards. We are pleased to bring these accomplished loan officers onto our team, and look forward to promoting their growth within our organization."

Since inception in 2005, MainStreet has experienced growth from four original founders to a team of over 40 employees, recently expanding their lending ability by adding a new warehouse credit line from Wells Fargo Foothill. MainStreet operates offices in over 16 cities across the US, providing SBA and Conventional commercial real estate loans directly to small businesses borrowers, and through their broker referral network. To find out more about MainStreet, visit www.msl.com.

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