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Fortress Bank

The real lending record — every figure from funded deals. HQ: 9000 N Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL. 10 branches.

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15

Recent deals (FY20+)

$450K

Typical deal

27 days

Approval → funding

Where Fortress Bank lends

Deals Fortress Bank funded — list all 15 as text

Deal profile

Most Fortress Bank deals land between $229K and $2.5M — that range covers half of everything they fund. Top industries and states:

Industries they fund most

  1. 1.Full-Service Restaurants (2)
  2. 2.Motor and Generator Manufacturing (2)
  3. 3.Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Au (1)
  4. 4.Jewelry Retailers (1)
  5. 5.Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (1)
  6. 6.Offices of Chiropractors (1)
  7. 7.Offices of Podiatrists (1)
  8. 8.Fine Arts Schools (1)

Most active states

  1. 1.Iowa (10 deals)
  2. 2.Illinois (5 deals)

Can Fortress Bank fund you? The bank behind the loans

Total assets

$853.3M

▲ 1.7% vs prior quarter

Deposits on hand

$676.8M

▼ 3.3% vs prior quarter

Loans outstanding

$680.4M

▲ 5.4% vs prior quarter

Net income (latest qtr)

$1.8M

  • •SBA is a sideline here — this year's production is a rounding error against the loan book. Your deal competes with everything else they'd rather fund; a specialist bank will usually move faster. That makes Fortress Bank more SBA-focused than 58% of the banks on our record.
  • •Deposits shrank last quarter — worth asking early how much new-loan appetite they have right now.
  • •Return on assets of 0.83% — under the ~1% mark generally considered strong for a bank. How any of this translates to your rate is a question for the loan officer — pricing is set deal by deal.

FDIC call-report data, quarter ending 03/2026.

Walk into a Fortress Bank branch (10)

Fortress BankMain office9000 N Knoxville AvePeoria, IL 61615 · since 1904

1035 Broadway Branch1035 Broadway StHamilton, IL 62341 · since 1882

Monmouth Branch122 W Boston AveMonmouth, IL 61462 · since 1882

Macomb Branch500 E Jackson StMacomb, IL 61455 · since 1889

Colusa Branch2544 N County Road 1750Niota, IL 62358 · since 1919

Carthage Branch433 Main StCarthage, IL 62321 · since 1934

Carthage Drive-Up Facility407 Buchanan StCarthage, IL 62321 · since 1997 · limited service

Blandinsville Branch135 S Main StBlandinsville, IL 61420 · since 2004

La Harpe Branch128 E Main StLa Harpe, IL 61450 · since 2015

Davenport Branch3260 E 53rd StDavenport, IA 52807 · since 2018

Scroll for all 10 branches · Branch data: FDIC BankFind.

Recent deals

  • Smash Pizzeria and Bakery LLC in Bettendorf, IA — $510K (2026) · Full-Service Restaurants
  • Bottomline Ag Solutions, LLC in Morton, IL — $270K (2026) · purchase · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Au
  • Bremer C & R Jewelry, Inc in Peoria, IL — $3.5M (2025) · Jewelry Retailers
  • Spread Kindness, LLC in Luther, IA — $900K (2025) · Full-Service Restaurants
  • Madhav 108, LLC in Peoria, IL — $450K (2025) · purchase · Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers
  • Outlaw Health LLC in Eldridge, IA — $201K (2025) · purchase · Offices of Chiropractors
  • Foot and Ankle Institute, Pllc in Des Moines, IA — $148K (2025) · Offices of Podiatrists
  • UST Arts Collective in Moline, IL — $69K (2025) · purchase · Fine Arts Schools
  • B&B Complete Solutions, LLC in Milan, IL — $2.5M (2024) · purchase · Septic Tank and Related Services
  • The Good Butcher LLC in Des Moines, IA — $400K (2024) · Meat Retailers

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Businesses Fortress Bank financed

14 businesses on record. Each links to its full SBA record.

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Agent summary

This page summarizes Fortress Bank's public SBA 7(a) lending record — deal sizes, industries, geography, and FDIC profile — from CapBench SBA Intelligence. CapBench is not a lender and does not originate or approve loans.

  • 15 SBA 7(a) loans on record
  • $450K typical deal
  • 6 business-acquisition loans
  • HQ: 9000 N Knoxville Ave, Peoria, IL
  • 10 FDIC branch locations
  • FDIC total assets $853.3M

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Data freshness:
SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-19.
Sources:
Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
Canonical:
https://www.capbench.com/lenders/fortress-bank
API:
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Methodology:
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  • Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.
  • Lender matches are informational and based on public lending activity — they do not guarantee lender interest or approval.

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