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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 fintechs could also ...

On March 17th, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) conditionally approved the application for the newly renamed SmartBiz Bank ...

On March 17, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it has granted conditional approval for SmartBiz Loans to ...

The small-business lender bought a Chicago community bank in what some experts say will be the first of many such deals.

The London-based digital bank will buy Community Unity Bank to get a U.S.-based charter and gain a toehold among lower ...

Henry Munez is tasked with accelerating the bank’s growth as uncertainty from President Trump’s new administration causes ...

After Donald Trump won the US presidential election, bankers predicted a surge in activity, but so far that’s failed to ...

SmartBiz, an SBA lending marketplace, is eager to offer deposit accounts for small businesses nationwide after buying a bank.

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Initially, the fintech considered obtaining its own charter, but decided it made more sense to find a lender open to ...