Providence Bank & Trust

About Us

Our Story
Providence Bank & Trust (PB&T) was formed in 2004 as a de novo community bank in South Holland, IL, with 14 employees. As initiated by its founding members, the Bank’s ongoing mission-focused approach has consistently been a commitment to community service and stewardship, offering meaningful financial products and services – both personal and commercial, as well as, empowering our communities.

PB&T is so sincerely committed to the neighborhoods it serves, that they incorporated the Providence Bank & Trust Stewardship Program into their corporate principles when the Bank was founded – promising that ten percent of the Bank’s profits would be donated to local civic, nonprofit and Christian organizations. To date, over 9.3 million dollars has been donated, substantially impacting the ability for these vital community organizations to deliver their services to the people of these neighborhoods.

The growth of the organization, over the years, has occurred organically and through strategic opportunities and smart acquisitions with a diligent community focus. A notable step in Providence’s success came in July of 2014 with the strategic whole bank purchase of GreenChoice Bank. Uniquely, GreenChoice Bank was focused on supporting the local community and fostering green initiatives.

Similarly, a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Urban Partnership Bank (UPB) was entered into in late August 2018. This like the earlier GreenChoice acquisition came with a storied history and a unique marketplace position. In 2010 UPB was formed to carry on the work of Shore Bank, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) serving low and moderate income communities. This institution held deep roots in the Chicago market and was the genesis of many organizations and programs focused on this mission.

PB&T continues to build on the investment of these and other acquisitions, notably with a focus on the Urban Partnership/Shore Bank agreement and expanding the impactful work of serving the underserved and providing for neighborhood revitalization. In doing so, through the formation of the Providence Stewardship Foundation, PB&T extends low cost, community development loans, known as our Community Stewardship Loan, to stimulate positive change among small businesses and nonprofit organizations in low to moderate income communities of the Chicagoland area and Northwest Indiana. In addition, PB&T established the BankOn certified account, Neighborhood Connect Banking, to assist the underserved and underbanked in taking control, rebuilding and managing an affordable banking relationship.

To that end, today, through our mission-based focus, our #stewardstrong initiatives, and our collective acquisitions, we are not only the bank with an authentic stewardship program but also the bank with a unique, nurturing and impactful relationship with our customers and the communities we serve. And, we are furthermore the values-based choice for banking services where funds are responsibly invested back into the community and community based organizations, creating greater impact and long-term success for all.



Impact can be measured many ways, but however you look at it,
the positive impact that can be made can only get stronger when we come together.

– Steve Van Drunen,
President & Chief Executive Officer



Additionally, the Bank continues to deliver unsurpassed customer service and products that meet & exceed the needs of our personal and commercial customers. Through the adversity of the pandemic, we leveraged our talents and resources to support our customers in many ways as a/an:

community leader,
gatekeeper to safe & secure banking,
community bank,
COVID-19 warrior,
PPP loan provider,
digital banking champion and
empowering employer
We continue to implement procedures, processes and products & services creating solutions to make it seamless for our customers to continue banking safely and easily as banking needs continue to evolve!

As your true community bank, we continue to focus on assisting our customers, community members and employees alike in Achieving more!