CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association

Headquartered in Northbrook, ILsmartbizbank.com$205M in assetsFounded 20061 officeData: SBA 7(a) FOIA file

Loans
4

#219 of 249 by loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3

Approved
$2M

gross approvals

Median deal
$500,500

national $709,300

Median rate
10.50%

national 9.25% at approval

Loans per fiscal year

FY2026 is partial: 1 loans approved through June 30, 2026.

Loans per fiscal year
Fiscal yearLoans
FY202013
FY20213
FY20224
FY20236
FY20245
FY20253
FY2026 (partial year, through June 30, 2026)1

How they lend

Across 4 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Acquisition share of their 7(a) lending

Acquisitions 35 (2.8%)Other purposes 1,209 (97.2%)

Their full 7(a) book since FY2020 is 1,244 loans. Every other figure on this page counts the 35 acquisition loans only.

Initial rate structure

Variable 100.00%Fixed 0.00%

Middle half of rates
10.31% to 10.63%
Median term
120 months
Collateral reported
100.00% of loans
Sold on the secondary market
100.00% of loans
Franchise loans
0.00% of loans

Processing method

Preferred Lenders Program
100.00%

SBA processing-method labels as they appear in the loan file, as shares of this lender’s window loans.

What they fund

Industries and deal sizes across 4 change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Top industries

Wholesale Trade
50.00%
Accommodation and Food Services
25.00%
Retail Trade
25.00%

Deal size mix

Under $350K 0.00%$350K to $1M 100.00%$1M to $3.5M 0.00%$3.5M+ 0.00%

Sectors from each loan’s NAICS code; deal sizes from gross approval amounts. Window loans only.

Where they lend

Top states by this lender’s change-of-ownership loans, FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

Grouped by ProjectState. State names link to the state lender pages where one exists.

CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association: SBA acquisition lending, answered

Does CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association make SBA acquisition loans?

Yes. CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association was approved for 35 SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans since FY2020, including 4 in FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. That ranks it #219 of 249 acquisition lenders by loan count in that window. Acquisitions are 2.8% of its 7(a) lending; the rest are startups, expansions, and working capital.

What interest rates does CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association charge on SBA loans?

Across its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans, the median rate at approval was 10.50%, against a national median of 9.25%. Half of them started between 10.31% and 10.63%. Most 7(a) loans float over Prime, so these are rates at approval, not what a borrower pays today.

How large are CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association's SBA acquisition loans?

The median deal was $500,500, against a national median of $709,300. In total it has approved $2M in gross change-of-ownership loans over FY2025 to FY2026 Q3.

What kinds of businesses does CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association finance?

Its FY2025 to FY2026 Q3 acquisition loans concentrate in Wholesale Trade and Accommodation and Food Services. 0.00% of its acquisition loans went to franchises. The full industry and deal-size mix is above.

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA file, change-of-ownership loans for CenTrust Bank, A Division of SmartBiz Bank National Association. Window stats cover FY2025 to FY2026 Q3, as of June 30, 2026, and refresh with each quarterly cut. Rates and rate quartiles are the rates at approval. Website, headquarters, assets, founding year, and office count come from the FDIC BankFind Suite API and, for credit unions, the NCUA Credit Union Locator (public US government data). Methodology. See an error? Email us and we will correct it.