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Lendistry Wins Community Impact Award at 2025 Estrella Awards

The Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (OCHCC) recognized Lendistry for revolutionizing financing for undercapitalized local businesses

Los Angeles, April 14, 2025 (Lendistry) – Lendistry announces today that it has been recognized with the Community Impact Award. The lender accepted the award at the 27th Annual Estrella Awards, hosted by Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, April 12. Each year, this award is presented to an organization that has greatly advanced the progress of Hispanic business and education.

Though it’s been headquartered in Los Angeles since 2018, Lendistry’s first office opened in Brea in 2015. This year, Lendistry is celebrating ten years in business and ten billion dollars in loans and grants deployed to businesses nationwide. In that time, they have funded over 37,600 businesses in Orange County and moved their OC branch to a larger location in Tustin.

“Our story began in Orange County, so this recognition means a great deal to me and my team,” says Everett K. Sands, CEO of Lendistry. “We’re proud to be a source of financing and financial education in collaboration with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce both in OC and on the national level.”

About Lendistry 
Lendistry (lendistry.com) is a tech-enabled small businesses lender, grant administrator for private and public agencies, and a trusted resource for undercapitalized entrepreneurs including people of color, veterans, and those in rural communities. Founded in 2015, Lendistry has used technology and community partnerships to deploy over $10 billion in its first ten years. Lendistry was recently named the winner of the LA Area Chamber of Commerce Corporate Leadership Award and BankRate’s Best Minority-Led Business Lender. Lendistry has both Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and Community Development Entity (CDE) certifications, is an SBA Preferred Lender and is now the #2 non-bank SBA 7(a) lender in the country. In collaboration with The Center by Lendistry, a nonprofit business education organization, Lendistry helps business owners achieve their goals and prepare to scale.