Winner of 9 Greenwich Excellence Awards in U.S. Middle Market and Small Business Banking

Wintrust Financial Corporation (“Wintrust” or “WTFC”) announced today that it has received nine Greenwich Excellence Awards for 2022 across U.S. Middle Market and U.S. Small Business Banking. They include:

• U.S. Middle Market Banking (Revenues of $10 million – $500 million)
  • National Awards
    • Best Brand – Ease of Doing Business
    • Best Brand – Trust
    • Best Brand – Values Long-Term Relationships
    • Cash Management – Customer Service
    • Likelihood to Recommend
    • Overall Satisfaction
    • Overall Satisfaction with Relationship Manager
  • Midwest Award
    • Likelihood to Recommend

• Small Business Banking (Revenues of $1 million – $10 million)
  • Midwest Award
    • Overall Satisfaction

Coalition Greenwich is a leading provider of global market intelligence and advisory services to the financial services industry. In preparation for its annual Greenwich Excellence Awards, the group interviewed more than 20,000 bank clients to help rank institutions based on performance. It is the eighth straight year Coalition Greenwich has recognized Wintrust.

“It is an honor to once again be recognized so prominently for our team’s services to our middle market and small business clients in 2022,” said Chief Operating Officer and Market Head of Wintrust Commercial Banking Paul Carlisle. “This longstanding acknowledgment by Coalition Greenwich is a testament to our relationship-driven approach to banking and our commitment to understanding the unique histories, needs, and goals of the businesses we serve. I’m incredibly proud of the entire Wintrust team for continuously raising the bar for excellence in the industry.”

The awards given by Coalition Greenwich highlight both national and regional performance, regardless of bank size, and are ranked using a five-point scale. While Coalition Greenwich evaluated over 500 banks nationwide, only 21 banks received an Excellence Award in U.S. small business banking. Learn more about the awards here.

“To once again receive such an impressive array of Greenwich Excellence Awards reaffirms Wintrust’s position as one of the region’s — and nation’s — premier commercial banking institutions,” said President of Wintrust Timothy S. Crane. “We hold customer satisfaction in the highest regard, and this latest recognition demonstrates how our mission translates into action. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our incredible Wintrust commercial banking teams for their hard work and dedication to supporting our customers’ needs, without fail.”

The Greenwich Excellence Awards follow other recent recognition Wintrust has received, including ranking Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Retail Banking in Illinois by J.D. Power two years in a row and earning the distinction as Illinois’ No. 1 SBA lender in 2021 and 2022 based on the total amount of dollars lent through SBA loans in each fiscal year.