SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (March 8, 2004) —Kenneth W. Dennis has joined Sterling Bank’s San Antonio region as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender to enhance the bank’s service to the business community of San Antonio.

Dennis comes to Sterling Bank with more than 19 years of SBA lending experience in the San Antonio market, along with 8 years of commercial banking experience. He previously owned the SBA consulting firm Commercial Loan Consultants, where he coordinated the approval of more than 600 SBA loans and provided assistance to other local banks. Dennis was also named SBA San Antonio District Financial Services Advocate for 1990.