KBRA Assigns BBB Senior Unsecured Debt Rating to SmartFinancial, Inc.

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns a senior unsecured debt rating of BBB, subordinated debt rating of BBB-, and short-term debt rating of K3 to SmartFinancial, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMBK), (“the Company”) a bank holding company headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. Additionally, KBRA assigns deposit and senior unsecured debt ratings of BBB+, a subordinated debt rating of BBB, and short-term deposit and debt ratings of K2 for its subsidiary, SmartBank. The Outlook for al