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

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK: 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 ...

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 ...