July 30, 2021
Banking & Finance
Climate First Bank plans to supercharge solar loan products
After selling the first bank he started in 2006, Ken LaRoe and his wife bought a small motor home and traveled across country...
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Published on 5/26/2021
Florida financial planner's post-COVID-19 investment advice
Calling a year like 2020 a “free look” period, Michelle Barron advises her clients to examine their losses in early 2020 and adjust their portfolio if the figures were distressing.
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Published on 3/29/2021
2020 wealth management advice for Floridians
Florida Trend asked money managers around the state how investors should move forward during this extended bull market.
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Published on 3/25/2020
BB&T and SunTrust merger
In a recent interview, Sandy Hostetter talks about the $28-billion merger that “solidified” Truist as the biggest bank in Central Florida and the sixth-largest in the country.
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Published on 2/26/2020
JPMorgan Chase invests $250,000 in Palm Beach State College
Palm Beach State College has received a $250,000 investment from JPMorgan Chase to widen the reach of its Supply Chain programs and create a larger pipeline of skilled workers for Palm Beach County's growing distribution and logistics industry.
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Published on 11/14/2019
South Florida's Global Presence is Significant in Banking, Finance, and Professional Services
For years, Latin American and U.S. executives who sought bankers sophisticated in international finance bypassed Miami and went straight to New York.
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Published on 11/7/2019
Miami-Dade's largest accounting firms plan for tech changes
Accounting firms are adjusting as new tech takes over some traditional tasks.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Fort Lauderdale CPA Soneet Kapila is a numbers sleuth
Fort Lauderdale CPA Soneet Kapila got his introduction to forensic accounting in the mid- 1980s...
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Published on 9/25/2019
Credit unions go shopping
Florida leads the nation in the number of banks purchased by credit unions.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Florida's Neptune Flood Insurance: the FEMA alternative
Relying on analytics and algorithms, Neptune Flood Insurance provides flood insurance quotes in less than 2 minutes.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Healthier snacks from Windmere investment fund KEEN Growth Capital
After graduating from Rutgers College of Pharmacy in 1991, Jerry Bello launched a company called IntraCare in New Jersey.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Jax Federal's new CEO Joe Nowland talks expansion strategy
This month, Jax Federal Credit Union will open its ninth location in Northeast Florida after acquiring and renovating a vacant bank-branch building in Jacksonville's Southside.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Growth Engine: Navy Federal Credit Union
Navy Federal Credit Union has grown from a call center to an economic powerhouse.
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Published on 9/25/2019
Keith Hoskins: A Sense of Mission
Navy Federal's new Pensacola leader is a former Blue Angel and base commander for NAS Pensacola.
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Published on 9/24/2019
Is Mastercard avoiding Florida taxes?
This in-depth article looks at where Mastercard makes its money.
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Published on 1/25/2019
JPMorgan Chase to Add 35 Branches in Florida in Next Three Years
Bank has doubled its branch footprint since entering Florida 10 years ago; will create 200 more jobs
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Published on 9/27/2018
CFO Jimmy Patronis: State Debt Reduction Another Positive Sign for Florida's Economy
CFO Jimmy Patronis: State Debt Reduction Another Positive Sign for Florida's Economy
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Published on 8/15/2018
First Bancshares, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of FMB Banking Corporation
The First Bancshares, Inc., holding company for The First, A National Banking Association, announced today the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Merger with FMB Banking Corporation, parent company of Farmers & Merchants Bank, pursuant to which First Bancshares has agreed to acquire 100% of the common stock of FMB in a combined stock and cash transaction.
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Published on 7/26/2018
Synovus to Acquire FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. for $2.9 Billion
Creates Premier Southeast Regional Bank with $36 Billion in Deposits and $44 Billion in Assets
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Published on 7/24/2018
CFO Jimmy Patronis: Florida Needs Cryptocurrency Oversight
lorida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis today released a statement on the need for Florida to provide oversight of the growing industry of cryptocurrency by creating a statewide cryptocurrency chief.
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Published on 6/27/2018
Moody's upgrades Florida's GO to Aaa, leases to Aa1/Aa2 and lottery to Aa3; outlook stable
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Florida's general obligation (GO) rating to Aaa from Aa1. We have also upgraded the Department of Management Services facilities pool revenue bonds and certificates of participation to Aa1 from Aa2, and the Department of Children and Families certificates of participation to Aa2 from Aa3, which are all notched off the state's GO rating.
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Published on 6/22/2018
City National Bank completes purchase of TotalBank
The combination creates the third largest Florida bank
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Published on 6/19/2018
Rent-A-Center to be Acquired by Vintage Capital for $15.00 Per Share in Cash
Transaction Consideration of Approximately $1.365 Billion -- Provides Significant Cash Premium to Rent-A-Center Stockholders
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Published on 6/19/2018
VyStar Credit Union Moving Corporate Headquarters Downtown Jacksonville
Brian E. Wolfburg, President/CEO of VyStar Credit Union, announced today that VyStar's Corporate Headquarters, currently located at 4949 Blanding Boulevard, will move to 76 S Laura Street in Downtown Jacksonville. Built in 1989, the tower has 23 floors and provides over 380,000 square feet of office space. The building, currently known as the SunTrust Tower, will be renamed the VyStar Tower after closing.
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Published on 6/7/2018
Florida Credit Union Reaches $1 Billion in Assets
Florida Credit Union is proud to announce that it has exceeded $1 billion in assets; a major milestone achieved ahead of expectations in February of this year.
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Published on 3/29/2018
