LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Newtek Business Services Corp. ("Newtek") (NASDAQ:NEWT), an internally managed business development company, announced that its portfolio company, ADR Partners LLC dba banc-serv Partners LLC ("banc-serv"), was served with a search warrant by the FBI yesterday at banc-serv offices in Westfield, Indiana.  Newtek closed on its $5.4 million investment in banc-serv in June 2016.  Newtek is monitoring the situation and is cooperating fully with the authorities.  Banc-serv will be open for business today.

About Newtek Business Services Corp.

Newtek Business Services Corp., Your Business Solutions Company^®, is an internally managed BDC, which along with its controlled portfolio companies, provides a wide range of business services and financial products under the Newtek^® brand to the small- and medium-sized business ("SMB") market. Since 1999, Newtek has provided state-of-the-art, cost-efficient products and services and efficient business strategies to SMB accounts across all 50 states to help them grow their sales, control their expenses and reduce their risk.

Newtek's and its portfolio companies' products and services include: Business Lending, SBA Lending Solutions, Electronic Payment Processing, Technology Solutions (Cloud Computing, Data Backup, Storage and Retrieval, IT Consulting), eCommerce, Accounts Receivable Financing & Inventory Financing, The Secure Gateway, The Newtek Advantage^™, Insurance Solutions, Web Services, and Payroll and Benefits Solutions.

Newtek^® and Your Business Solutions Company^® are registered trademarks of Newtek Business Services Corp.

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SOURCE: Newtek Business Services Corp.

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