Kurt Chambliss

Chief Business Development Officer

As Chief Business Development Officer, Kurt Chambliss is responsible for advancing TMC Financing’s growth priorities, strengthening strategic partnerships, and reinforcing a strong, consistent client and partner experience across the organization’s multi‑state footprint. With more than two decades of experience in SBA 504 lending, Kurt plays a central role in aligning business development strategy with TMC’s long‑standing mission to support small businesses and promote economic development.

Since joining TMC Financing in 2010, Kurt has been instrumental in expanding the organization’s business development platform, broadening its reach across Arizona, California, Hawai‘i, Nevada, and Oregon, and helping establish TMC as the nation’s #1 SBA 504 lender—a position the company has held since 2018. His leadership has focused on building high‑performing teams, deepening relationships within the small business lending community, and fostering a disciplined, collaborative sales culture grounded in service and expertise.

Prior to TMC Financing, Kurt held business banking roles at Wells Fargo, First Republic Bank, Heritage Bank, U.S. Bank, and Greater Bay Bank, where he gained extensive experience supporting small business owners through SBA financing. He earned a degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was also a nationally ranked swimmer.

Kurt’s leadership is defined by a commitment to partnership, disciplined execution, and long‑term impact—qualities that continue to support TMC Financing’s role as a trusted leader in SBA 504 lending and the small business communities it serves.

Testimonials

Kurt Chambliss is an amazing and vital resource for me. Extremely knowledgeable about the banking industry and processes. A big asset for my company.

— Jeremiah Van Puffelen, Owner, Prism Team Services Inc.

Working with TMC Financing has been amazing. Everyone is so helpful and patient. It was a long process, but it was seamless. The communication between everyone was great.

— Teresa Blea, Owner of Mio Pre-School

“This was like a miracle. I never knew about the SBA 504 Program, so I never thought I could afford to purchase property for the business. The 10 percent down payment and the low-interest rate made it possible. TMC Financing worked really hard for me to get the loan. My whole family is so thankful for that.

— Sandra Vargas, Owner of Santa Fe Park

Kurt was a tremendous help. This was uncharted territory for us so he led the way. He helped us get a competitive rate from the first mortgage lender and made sure we closed quickly to meet the seller’s deadline. He has been a fantastic resource for us.

— Jere Van Puffelen, Co-founder and President, Prism Logistics

Kurt was absolutely excellent. He was fast, communicative, and always clear. He worked smoothly with our other bank and even arranged the appraisals for us. His help and expertise allowed us to complete the project with efficiency.

— Manoj Vuriti, Safari Kid

TMC — and particularly Kurt Chambliss — are miracle workers. I work with a small LA based non profit that’s been hit hard by the economic fallout of COVID. We faced a serious financial crunch, and were striking out with getting PPP loans through our own bank. A friend of mine turned us onto Kurt at TMC. We contacted Kurt, and literally less than 24 hours later, he had our loan approved. I’ve never received that kind of hands on, responsive customer service from a bank ever. Thank you Kurt and TMC!

My happy client relationship with this company started just a week ago, and in that time they secured me a life saving PPP loan for my small company, and did the same for TWO Non profits serving un privileged kids, plus some individuals I referred. None of us even had a prior client relationship, and a couple of the loans were so small they probably practically lost money on doing them. Kurt Chambliss was incredibly kind, professional and responsive. From what I saw, these are GOOD PEOPLE. Their service just blew away BofA, Chase, PayPal, First Republic, and several others, just a world of difference on customer service and follow through. Incredible 24 hour or less turn time, alerting us when loan numbers were received at all hours, on and on. I don’t know yet what all services they offer, but this is my new go-to financial services company for whatever they do.

— Matthew Fraser, Owner, Education Unlimited

The SBA is stable, no-nonsense and has locked in rates which gives us projectable expenses. They share the forward-looking mentality that we have, which is encouraging growth and diversity. If you partner with a good loan expert like TMC Financing, they will help you see it through and that makes us a better company in the long run. There was no question or problem I had that I didn’t get an immediate response on…that makes us both win

— Dr. John Kenny, Owner, Northwest Career College