Wintrust Financial (NASDAQ: WTFC) just posted a record quarter with strong loan and deposit growth. Being a mid-sized regional banking company, Wintrust doesn’t get the attention of money-center banks, but maybe that’s why now could be a good time to take notice.
Over the years, the Illinois-based company has quietly built a regional banking franchise that blends traditional community banking with specialty finance, wealth management, and other fee-based businesses. With a series of multistate subsidiaries in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, the banking company appears to have room to grow.
