Where and how to find lenders?

[Vincent Dang]

Hi,

What are some of the best ways to find lenders?  Ideally, I'm looking for smaller banks or credit unions as they usually have lower rates.  Right now, I'm trying to call up the local ones and hoping they would do the type of loans that I need but it's quite time consuming.  Would like to get some ideas on how you find them.

Thanks!