The Bancorp added five new officers to the Small Business Lending unit of its bank subsidiary, The Bancorp Bank, including: Dwight Bateman, Hetal Engineer, Tom Hurdman, Brian Kuntz and George Taylor, who will support The Bancorp in making new inroads as a national portfolio lender of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.

Dwight Bateman will serve as director, head of Small Business Loan Credit Operations. His career spans nearly 25 years in financial services, including his most recent position at Simmons Bank where he was a regional president responsible for credit administration and sales management.

Engineer will serve as director, SBA sales manager. He brings experience in SBA management and loan production to his new role. Prior to joining The Bancorp, he was SVP/regional sales manager with Evolve Bank & Trust.

In their roles as vice presidents/business development officers, Hurdman, Kuntz and Taylor will deliver The Bancorp’s small business financing solutions to business owners across a range of industries.

Hurdman’s past positions include director at FINOVA’s Realty Capital Group, financial consultant with Merrill Lynch and vice president in business lending at several of the nation’s largest banks. Kuntz’s career experience includes SBA lending and business development for Cornerstone Bank and Paragon Bank. Taylor’s background spans all facets of SBA lending. He was most recently a business development officer at Paragon Bank.

“The Bancorp welcomes the expertise and potential these new officers add to our lending capabilities,” said Jeff Nager, executive vice president and head of Small Business Lending. “We continue to build a first-class team of lending specialists committed to helping small business owners get the resources they need to start and grow a successful business.”

The Bancorp is dedicated to serving the unique needs of non-bank financial service companies, ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to those on the Fortune 500.