These 13 Austin-based banks grew real estate loans the fastest in Q1
Information on The List was obtained from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and could not be independently verified by the Austin Business Journal. Rankings were determined by year-over-year percent change in real estate loan volume in the period analyzed. In case of ties, banks are listed alphabetically.
To qualify for this List, banks are required to have a real estate lending balance at the end of the first quarter. Only institutions headquartered in the Austin-area are included.
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