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Steve Ogus Joins First Business Bank As Senior Vice President - Asset-Based Lending
September 18, 2025
By First Business Bank®
September 17, 2025 – First Business Bank welcomes Steve Ogus as Senior Vice President – Asset-Based Lending to First Business Specialty Finance, LLC, a subsidiary of First Business Bank.
With more than 30 years of asset-based lending expertise, Steve Ogus is an experienced leader in helping middle-market companies secure flexible financing solutions to manage growth, acquisitions, refinancing, and turnaround situations. Steve works with companies across diverse industries, from traditional manufacturing and distribution to technology and venture-backed enterprises, providing customized lending solutions that address complex financial needs and support strategic objectives.
Steve holds a Master of Business Administration from Baruch College, City University of New York. He demonstrates his commitment to community service through his board membership with Solutions for Change, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending homelessness one family at a time. Based in San Diego County, Steve serves clients across the western United States.
The Asset-Based Lending team provides asset-based loans to businesses in transition with sales from $10,000,000 to $100,000,000+ and financing requirements of up to $24,000,000. Our financing assists these companies with lending solutions to accomplish turnarounds, restructurings, business acquisitions, assist with rapid growth, and more.
About First Business Bank
First Business Bank® specializes in Business Banking, including Commercial Banking and Specialty Finance, Private Wealth, and Bank Consulting services, and through its refined focus delivers unmatched expertise, accessibility, and responsiveness. Specialty Finance solutions are delivered through First Business Bank’s wholly owned subsidiary First Business Specialty Finance, LLC®. First Business Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Business Financial Services, Inc®. (Nasdaq: FBIZ). For additional information, visit firstbusiness.bank.
