Bio

Mr. Loomis founded Loomis & Co., Inc. and its broker dealer subsidiary, Northeast Capital & Advisory, Inc., in 1992. He is responsible for sourcing and committing superior team resources to each client relationship. Consistently ranked among the top investment banks to community banks nationwide in mergers and acquisitions, branch transactions, strategic planning and performance enhancements, private placements, public offerings, valuations, and fair value analyses, the Firm provides enduring advice and capital through responsiveness, quality, and value. Prior to Loomis & Co., Mr. Loomis had progressive levels of responsibility at four Wall Street firms, where he was responsible for corporate finance activities for financial institutions. Mr Loomis also had extensive commercial banking and regulatory experience while at Banc One Corporation in Columbus, Ohio and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, respectively. In 1996, Mr. Loomis also founded the Financial Institutions Fund, LLC, a successful hedge fund, which emphasizes investments in community banks. Mr. Loomis received his Bachelor’s in Economics and Master’s in Business Administration degrees from Cornell University. He has lectured at Cornell and the University of Rochester, made frequent presentations at various banking seminars, state and national conventions and banking schools, and is regularly quoted in such periodicals as American Banker, Bank Director, and U.S. Banker. He has also been a director of The Peoples Bankshares, a $400 million community bank in Pratt, Kansas.