(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 ...

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 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 ...

After several years of almost no fintech/bank M&A activity under the Biden administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency approved a deal for SmartBiz Loans to buy Detroit-based ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 ...

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 ...

The combined company will be called SmartBiz Bank. The deal needed approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Singer said the ...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartBiz announced today the closing of its acquisition of United Community Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Centrust Bank ...