Celtic Bank announced today that their Vice President – Commercial Lending: John Holt was recently recognized for being a top producer with Utah Certified Development Company (CDC). Holt’s award recognizes his esteemed experience in SBA lending with Utah CDC. “In the life of Utah CDC this distinguished award has only been given to a handful of Utah’s top Commercial Lenders. You have to demonstrate years of superior performance in SBA lending to even be considered,”
“I was honored with the award from the Utah CDC, I wasn’t expecting it at all,” says John Holt. Specializing in small business lending, Holt has been in banking for over 25 years. Continually contributing to the community and Utah’s small businesses, John is affiliated with, and a board member of following organizations:
Holt has been with Celtic Bank for over 7 seven years and continues to originate both SBA and commercial loans. Reese Howell, Jr. chief executive officer of Celtic Bank, was delighted to hear of Holt’s award and comments “John consistently shows his expertise and knowledge in the field, I could not think of anyone more deserving.”



