A banker (Mark Monroe) at City National Bank personally guaranteed a $100,000 loan to Whole Foods after the flood, even though the bank had rejected the loan; the bank's formal rejection meant Monroe's signature became the only collateral, which Mackey only learned about 10 years later.
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“the bank did not give you that money... Mark Monroe personally guaranteed that loan... he really believed in you and he believed in Whole Foods”
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