Nearly 15 years after bank collapsed, rural SBA loan leader is back in action

Charlie Conoley will seek to grow the USDA loan program at BayFirst National Bank in St. Petersburg.

Charlie Conoley has serviced more than $300 million in USDA and SBA loans in his career.
Charlie Conoley has serviced more than $300 million in USDA and SBA loans in his career.
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Longtime Manatee County community banker Charlie Conoley has been appointed to head up rural SBA lending for St. Petersburg-based BayFirst National Bank.

 

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