Utah-chartered industrial bank — top SBA 7(a) lender in the US.
Celtic Bank is a Utah-chartered industrial bank specializing in SBA 7(a) loans, asset-based lending, and banking-as-a-service partnerships. The bank went private in 2006 after previously trading publicly; 2024 revenue was approximately $345M, down 21% YoY amid SBA market softness.
Banking📍 Salt Lake City, UTFounded 2001
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2025
PRIVATE
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Celtic Bank going public?
No. Celtic Bank is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Celtic Bank's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Celtic Bank. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Celtic Bank filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Celtic Bank.
Who are Celtic Bank's investors?
Celtic Bank's investors include Management / private holders.
Is Celtic Bank publicly traded — can you buy Celtic Bank stock?
No. Celtic Bank is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Celtic Bank on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Reese Howell Jr.
Founded
2001
HQ
Salt Lake City, UT
Employees
500+
Est. Revenue
$345M (2024)
Growth
-21% YoY
IPO Status
none
Fundraising Status
Private (went private 2006) · 20y 9mo ago
none
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Private (went private 2006)
—
Jan 2006
Management buyout
—
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▼ Hiring downtrend
-55% vs 2026-08
Open roles
9
via careers page
Product-build share
11%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
tightening
go-to-market push — Only 11% of open roles build product — hiring is concentrated in sales/marketing/ops (4 of 9 open roles are finance).
Open roles trending down; no tracked executive churn.
Counted from Celtic Bank's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Reese Howell Jr.
Investors
Management / private holders
Products
SBA 7(a) and 504 loans
Asset-based lending
Commercial real estate loans
Equipment financing
Banking-as-a-Service partnerships
Competitors
Live Oak Bank · Cross River Bank · Newtek · Huntington Bancshares · WebBank
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025. Refreshed quarterly.