SmartBiz Bank N.A. was formed in 2025 when SmartBiz Loans, a leader in small business lending, acquired Centrust Bank, known for its excellence in small business community banking.

CHICAGO, May 05, 2025--SmartBiz Bank, N.A., a leader in small business lending, today announced the findings from its "State of Small Business: Industry Pulse" survey. Released in recognition of ...

SmartBiz Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), a leader in small business lending, today officially announced its Board, Management, and Organizational structure, which underscores the Bank's commitment to ...

SmartBiz became the first financial-technology firm to receive regulatory approval to be a bank since President Donald Trump took office in January, ...

SmartBiz Loans, a fintech firm for small-business loans, received regulatory approval to acquire CenTrust Bank and its bank charter on Monday. The announcement indicates softening regulatory attitudes ...

SmartBiz has become the first financial technology (fintech) firm to receive regulatory approval to be a bank since president Donald Trump took office in January, a regulatory signal that other ...

(Bloomberg) -- SmartBiz became the first financial-technology firm to receive regulatory approval to be a bank since President Donald Trump took office in January, a regulatory signal that other ...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, 2025--SmartBiz announced today the closing of its acquisition of United Community Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Centrust Bank, N.A. The combined company, ...

SmartBiz will retain all of Centrust’s Chicago-area employees and its branch in Northbrook. Centrust had about $118 million in customer deposits as of June 30, 2024.

SmartBiz announced today the closing of its acquisition of United Community Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Centrust Bank, N.A. The combined company, renamed SmartBiz Bank, N.A ...