Bank based in Chicago
Byline Bank is a bank headquartered in Chicago , Illinois, United States. It is the primary subsidiary of Byline Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company . As of 31 December 2019[update] , it operated 57 branches , 56 of which were in the Chicago metropolitan area . It is the 4th largest Small Business Administration lender.[ 1]
History
The company was founded in 1978 by the Fasseas family as Metropolitan Bank Group after the purchase of North Community Bank.[ 2] The family grew the bank from a single location to more than 90 branches in the Chicago metropolitan area before suffering in the 2007–2008 financial crisis .[ 3]
In 2009, it accepted $71.5 million from the Troubled Asset Relief Program .[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] In 2013, BXM Holdings LLC, led by Roberto Herencia, purchased and recapitalized the bank with a $207 million investment.[ 3]
A year before acquiring Ridgestone Bank,[ 6] [ 7] the company was renamed Byline Bancorp Inc. in 2015 and consolidated all its subsidiaries under the name Byline Bank.[ 8]
In June 2017, the company became a public company via an initial public offering .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] In May 2018, the company acquired First Evanston Bancorp for $178.6 million in cash and stock.[ 12]
In April 2019, the company acquired Oak Park River Forest Bank shares for $40.0 million in cash and stock.[ 13] In December 2022, Byline entered merger agreement and acquired Inland Bank valued at approximately $165 million in cash and stock[ 14] - the merger was completed in July 2023.[ 15]
References
^ a b "Byline Bancorp, Inc. 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report" . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .
^ a b Yerak, Becky (April 23, 2012). "Investor to pump $150M into Metropolitan Bank" . Chicago Tribune .
^ a b Daniels, Steve (June 28, 2013). "Sale of Fasseases' Metropolitan Bank Group final" . Crain Communications .
^ Daniels, Steve (April 23, 2012). "Herencia-led group agrees to rescue Fasseas family banks" . Crain Communications .
^ Daniels, Steve (April 9, 2010). "Metropolitan Bank Group cuts salaries, headcount -- and a bank" . Crain Communications .
^ "Byline Bancorp, Inc. Announces Bruce Lammers to Retire from Byline Bank" (Press release). Business Wire . May 15, 2019.
^ Schuyler, David (June 9, 2016). "Ridgestone Financial to be purchased by Chicago's Byline Bancorp" . American City Business Journals .
^ Daniels, Steve (March 19, 2015). "Meet the biggest bank in Chicago you never heard of" . Crain Communications .
^ "Byline Bancorp Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering" (Press release). Business Wire . June 29, 2017.
^ Daniels, Steve (June 30, 2017). "Byline is Chicago's newest publicly traded bank" . Crain Communications .
^ Zumbach, Lauren (June 30, 2017). "Byline Bancorp shares begin trading on New York Stock Exchange" . Chicago Tribune .
^ "Byline Bancorp, Inc. Completes the Acquisition of First Evanston Bancorp" (Press release). Business Wire . May 31, 2018.
^ "Byline Bancorp, Inc. Completes the Acquisition of Oak Park River Forest Bankshares" (Press release). Business Wire . April 30, 2019.
^ "Byline Bank to Merge with Inland Bank & Trust" .
^ "Byline Bancorp, Inc. Completes the Merger with Inland Bancorp, Inc" . Business Wire . Retrieved 2023-08-17 .
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