Stride Bank is a bank that describes itself as a leader in payments and fintech lending while also offering home, transportation, commercial real-estate, healthcare, farm, and commercial-and-industrial lending. Its Payment Solutions Division supports automated funds transfers, debit, prepaid and credit issuing services, corporate treasury products, and fintech lending partnerships.
Chime’s September 8 agreement would acquire Central Service Corporation, the parent of Stride Bank, N.A., for $590 million in cash, subject to purchase-price adjustments. The bank would become Chime Bank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary. Chime’s announcement targets closing in the first half of 2027, subject to Federal Reserve and OCC approvals and other conditions. This is catch-up analysis of the announced transaction, not a report that the acquisition has closed.
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