About GreatBanc Trust Company
Our Company
GreatBanc Trust Company is a full-service trust company and independent ERISA fiduciary specializing in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Founded in 1989, we are the longest-standing and largest ESOP fiduciary in the country, employing the largest group of ESOP experts and professionals in the industry. Our organization provides comprehensive trustee services for new ESOP transactions and existing employee-owned companies of all sizes across every major business sector. Unlike other trustees, GreatBanc’s core focus is ESOPs, which account for nearly 90% of our business. This specialized expertise and experience is why 500+ companies actively rely on our team for their trustee needs.
Where We’re Located
Our home office is in beautiful Lisle, Illinois, just outside Chicago. In addition to staff at GreatBanc headquarters, we have team members distributed across country, giving us the ability to maintain close relationships with our clients and reach them quickly when they need us.
70 employees across 14 states
GreatBanc ESOP Business Acquisition History
Acquisitions have accelerated the growth of our business. GreatBanc has acquired books of ESOP trustee business from the following institutions:
- Horizon Bank (2021)
- Lubbock National Bank (2019)
- Bankers Trust Company of South Dakota (2016)
- North Star Trust Company (2014)
- LaSalle Bank NA (2005)
- The Trust Company of Knoxville (2004)
- HSBC (2002)
U.S. Fiduciary Services
GreatBanc Trust Company is the sole operating subsidiary of U.S. Fiduciary Services, Inc.



