Prebezac to head new loan office for Business Bank

Business Bank of Nevada opened a loan

production office in the Stateline area of

Lake Tahoe.

The office is in the Lake Tahoe Center

at 225 Kingsbury Grade in Stateline, and

will house Ursula Prebezac, the bank's new

senior commercial loan officer for the

northern Nevada market areas served by

the bank.

Prebezac previously worked for Colonial

Bank and its predecessors for the 20 years.

"Our decision to move into the Lake

Tahoe area was certainly prompted by the

hiring of Ursula and the knowledge and

understanding she has of

this market," said

Business Bank

President and CEO

John Guedry. "Ever

since we opened our

Carson City office nearly

three years ago, we've been looking at other

markets in and around this area, and Lake

Tahoe made the most sense at this point in

time.With Ursula's contacts, we think we

can make some significant inroads into this

area that would warrant the need for a

larger presence."

Guedry said the bank continues to look

at other markets in northern Nevada to

open more loan-production offices as well

as satellite and full-service branches.

The loan-production office can be used

to meet with customers, accept loan applications

and complete loan transactions. The

office can't directly receive deposits, handle

cash or take care of withdrawals.

The hours of the bank's new office will

vary depending upon Prebezac's travel

schedule to other markets. The phone number

of the Lake Tahoe office is 588-3810.

Business Bank, with more than $225.5

million in assets on June 30, has four

offices three in the Las Vegas area and

one in Carson City.