Each year WIDC ~ Frontier CDC acknowledges and rewards the loan officers and financial institutions participating in the SBA 504 loan program with Frontier CDC, through the 504 Lenders Contest. The contest traditionally runs from October 1 through September 30 of each year and recognizes the Loan Officers for their utilization of the 504 Loan Program. Our Banks of Distinction designation was established in fiscal year 2000, to recognize the financial institutions for participating in the 504 Loan Program. The participating banks with the largest total dollar amount of 504 loan debentures qualify for this award annually.

Banks of Distinction Fiscal Year 2006
Gold	Bank of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NM	Total	$ 2,000,000
Silver	Wells Fargo Bank	Total	$ 1,906,000
Bronze	Shoshone First Bank	Total	$ 1,264,000

Past Banks of Distinction

Year	GOLD LEVEL	SILVER LEVEL	BRONZE LEVEL
2005	First Interstate Bank, Casper	First Interstate Bank, Gillette	Pinnacle Bank of Newcastle
2004	Jackson State Bank & Trust	Pinnacle Bank Newcastle	Wells Fargo Bank Casper
2003
2002	First Interstate Bank, Gillette	First Interstate Bank, Casper	Jackson State Bank, Jackson
2001	First Interstate Bank, Casper	Shoshone First Bank, Cody	Pueblo Bank & Trust, Denver
2000	First Interstate Bank,Gillette	Hilltop National Bank	First Interstate Bank, Laramie