Chime Financial acquires Stride Bank, N.A.

● STRATEGIC | FINTECH · Banking & Lending

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026

Chime Financial acquires Stride Bank, N.A.

TARGET

Federally chartered community bank providing consumer and commercial banking, payments, and specialized fintech sponsor-banking services, headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma.

Deal value	$590M transaction value
Ownership	—
Headcount	251-500 FTEs
Headquarters	Enid, Oklahoma
Leadership	Brud Baker, Chairman and CEO
Sell-side advisor	Piper Sandler

ACQUIRER

Chime Financial

Consumer neobank offering fee-free digital banking, payments, deposits, and lending products to mainstream American consumers

Ownership	Publicly traded (NASDAQ: CHYM)
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Leadership	Chris Britt, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Buy-side advisor	Morgan Stanley

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Chime Financial -> Stride Bank, N.A.  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | FinTech | $590 million transaction value | announced
Target: Federally chartered community bank providing consumer and commercial banking, payments, and specialized fintech sponsor-banking services, headquartered in Enid, Oklahoma.
Website: stridebank.com | Buyer site: chime.com
HQ: Enid, Oklahoma | Buyer ownership: public (NASDAQ: CHYM)
Advisors - Sell-side: Piper Sandler; Buy-side: Morgan Stanley
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/chime-financial-stride-bank-n-a.html

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