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Bank Special Assets Midwest
September 9-10, 2026
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent MileChicago, IL

Scott Gillanders
SVP, Credit Director at 44 Business Capital - A Division of Beacon Bank & Trust
Speaker

Profile

A native Californian, Scott started his career in the late 1980s at Wells Fargo in San Francisco. Based in Philadelphia since 2000, Scott has held various credit management roles where he is currently Sr. Vice President, Credit & Operations Director for Government Guaranteed Lending at Beacon Bank & Trust, a $24bn bank headquartered in Boston. He oversees all aspects of the credit, closing, construction disbursement, servicing, and collection efforts of the bank’s SBA department. Beacon is consistently ranked as a top twenty-five lender of US Small Business Administration 7a loans and has over a $1bn portfolio. Scott holds a BS Degree from Drexel University with a minor in Architecture.

Agenda Sessions

  • SBA lending: market insights, regulatory changes and digital transformation

    4:15pm
  • Closed door session for bankers only

    8:15am