Regions
Bank has named Jeffrey “Jeff” Rosen senior vice president,
Government Guaranty Lending Manager, within the Business and Community
Banking division.
Jeff Rosen, SVP, Government Guaranty Lending Manager, Regions Bank (Photo: Business Wire)
Rosen will oversee government lending programs across the 16 states
Regions serves and will be the bank’s liaison to the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA), the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and various Certified Development
Companies (CDCs). He will report to Lynetta Steed, head of Business and
Community Banking.
“Government guaranteed loans are important tools to support economic
development, job creation and small business growth, which are critical
to a sustained economic recovery,” said Steed. “Regions has a long
history of supporting small businesses, and under Jeff’s leadership
Regions will expand our strong emphasis on government guaranty lending
to help communities and small businesses succeed.”
Rosen has more than 25 years of experience in financial services with a
focus on serving small business clients. He joins Regions Bank from
Rosen Advisors, LLC, a consulting practice serving the retail and
commercial banking industry. Prior to this Rosen held business banking
leadership roles at both Huntington Bank and U.S. Bank, most recently
serving as executive vice president, Business Banking Director for
Huntington Bank.
Rosen earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and is a
graduate of the Consumer Bankers Association Graduate School of Retail
Banking at the University of Virginia. He is former chair of the
Consumer Bankers Association Small Business Committee.
“Regions Bank has demonstrated a strong commitment to meeting the needs
of small business clients by providing expertise and access to capital
through both traditional loans and government guaranteed loan
opportunities,” said Rosen. “I'm looking forward to partnering with our
bankers and communities across all of the markets we serve to help small
businesses grow and prosper.”
Regions is a member of the SBA’s
Preferred Lender Program and provides government guaranteed loans
through dedicated relationship managers and through the bank’s network
of approximately 1,700 branches.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $122 billion in assets, is
a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions
serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700
banking offices and 2,100 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and
its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
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