Meet Our Senior Commercial Lenders:
Joe Arie
President Commercial & SBA Lending Division
Phone: 407-690-8292
Email: jarie@bankofedison.com
Markets: AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, MD, MI, MS, NC, OH, SC, WV
Joe Arie has over 45 years of experience in SBA & Commercial lending, and in that time, he’s successfully setup and managed several SBA divisions for community banks. In 2020, Joe joined the Bank of Edison management team as President of the SBA & Commercial Lending Division, which has a strong focus on SBA 7(a) loans, SBA 504 loans and USDA Loans.
Joe frequently speaks on the subject of small business lending at national banking conferences, and in 1994, he was the recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Financial Advocate of the Year Award from the SBA. In 1995, he was appointed as a Presidential delegate to the White House conference on small business. From 1996 to 2004, he served on the board of National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL).
He is a graduate of Parkland Community College and Eastern Illinois University, where he earned a bachelor’s in business administration.
Desa Phetchareun
Vice President SBA & Commercial Lender
Phone: 312-279-8878
Email: dphetchareun@bankofedison.com
Markets: CO, DE, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, ME, MA, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, OK, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY
Desa Phetchareun, better known as “DP,” has 7 years of SBA and Commercial lending experience, having worked for multiple community banks. Prior to that, he worked as a realtor for many years. This positions him as a lender with a firm grasp of the commercial real estate market.
DP joined the Bank of Edison team in 2021 a Vice President of the SBA & Commercial Lending Division. DP is a graduate of Parkland Community College and the University of Illinois, where he received a bachelor’s degree in economics.
Ben Dismukes
Vice President CTO / Commercial Lender
Phone: 229-835-1808
Phone: 931-398-3370
Email: bdismukes@bankofedison.com
Markets: KS, KY, MO, NJ, NY, OR, TN, UT
Ben Dismukes has over 18 years of experience in banking, including working as a credit analyst for one of the nation’s largest banks. He’s also worked previously as an accountant for 2 Fortune 500 companies. He joined the team at the Bank of Edison in 2007 and became a member of the bank’s board of directors in 2008. He now functions as the CTO for the bank, as well as an SBA & Commercial Lender.
Ben has a bachelor’s degree in business management with a minor in accounting from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
*The Bank of Edison does NOT fund loans in AZ, CA, HI, NV, ND, SD, or VT.