NEW ORLEANS – Fidelity Bank’s Board of Directors elected the bank’s retiring Chief Human Resources Officer Todd Schnexnayder as its newest director. A St. John Parish native and current Baton Rouge resident, Schnexnayder has led Fidelity’s human resources division since…
NEW ORLEANS — Hancock Whitney Bank has expanded the number of financial experts serving the greater New Orleans region. Hancock Whitney senior vice presidents Elizabeth Hefler and Billy Hoffmann, two longtime Hancock Whitney financial…
NEW ORLEANS — ACG Louisiana (the Louisiana Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth) has announced the award winners for the 13th Annual ACG Louisiana Awards, which recognize growth companies, business professionals and noteworthy transactions throughout Louisiana. The winners will…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — For the fourth year in a row, Hancock Whitney, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation, is offering competitive grant opportunities to help nonprofits broaden community development efforts across the five Gulf Coast states…
Xplore Federal Credit Union has announced the promotion of Tiffany Jefferson to financial service specialist lead. An employee of the credit union for more than 12 years, she will lead the Xplore Away video banking department. Her previous experience includes…
NEW ORLEANS - The following companies have pledged funds to help communities affected by Hurricane Ida: Louisiana First Horizon Foundation announced a pledge of $1 million. The funds will be distributed through nonprofit partners to address the needs of affected…
HARAHAN – From OnPath Federal Credit Union: After battering southeast Louisiana with strong winds and heavy rains, Hurricane Ida left many residents without electricity and access to important services for more than 50 hours. Approximately 118,000 households are still in…
NEW ORLEANS – From Louisiana First Horizon Foundation: Louisiana First Horizon Foundation announced its pledge of $1 million to help communities impacted by Hurricane Ida. These funds will be distributed through nonprofit partners to address the needs of affected areas.…
LAFAYETTE, La. – Home Bancorp and Home Bank, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, announced that J. Scott Ballard has been appointed to its board of directors, effective Sept. 1. “We are pleased to add Scott to our board of directors,” said…
NEW ORLEANS – Fidelity Bank said its third-annual P.O.W.E.R. Plates Program raised $15,000 for the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation. This year, 67 women-led companies in New Orleans, the Northshore and Baton Rouge participated in an event that aims to drive business…
NEW ORLEANS — Xplore Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Pany Taylor to assistant vice president of member experience. Taylor has been with Xplore FCU for 13 years and brings a wealth of knowledge to this new role. Recently,…
METAIRIE - Jeff Guillot joins the Metairie Bank & Trust team as vice president, director of retail banking. He brings more than 35 years of banking experience in retail banking having previously worked for Hancock Whitney Bank, First NBC Bank, Fidelity…
NEW ORLEANS - Xplore Federal Credit Union has hired Amanda Credeur to take on the role of business development manager. Credeur is a native of Lafayette, and a graduate of Loyola University New Orleans. In her new role, she is…
NEW ORLEANS – IberiaBank, a division of First Horizon Bank, announced in a press release that it has named Hunter Hill chief digital transformation officer for the entire organization - a 12-state footprint -…
BATON ROUGE – Investar Bank, National Association (“Investar”) recently hired Elizabeth Adler as its Treasury Management Director/Senior Vice President. Adler joins Investar from Wells Fargo Bank where she was a Commercial Relationship Manager. Prior to that she was Executive Director…
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company’s Auctions in August fundraiser is an online silent auction hosted at its 19 branches during the month of August. “Auctions in August is a win-win deal," said Sheila Englert, the bank's…
NEW ORLEANS - Veteran New Orleans banker Jim Hudson, the former president of Omni Bank, is returning to the area to open the first south Louisiana branch of Bossier City-based Citizens National Bank. Hudson spent the last five years in…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — At a joint news conference today Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF) and Fidelity Bank announced a month-long celebration of women in the hospitality industry with the launch of their third annual P.O.W.E.R. Plates campaign. The month-long…
NEW ORLEANS - As National Homeownership Month draws to a close, Hancock Whitney is touting results of its “Plan Your Way Home” initiative to increase homeownership opportunities for local families. Launched in 2018, the program combines financial literacy training and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Veteran banking executive James Hudson, who founded and led Omni Bank for 23 years, will open Citizens National Bank’s first south Louisiana branch this fall as its president of the New Orleans region. Citizens National…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – IberiaBank, a division of First Horizon Bank, has announced the naming of Jimmy Dunn as Senior Vice President and Private Client Group Manager for the New Orleans Market. Jimmy is a graduate of Washington &…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - Home Bank is pleased to welcome Rachel Nunez as Vice President/Senior Commercial Relationship Manager serving the Greater New Orleans market. Nunez was most recently a Vice President/Commercial Banking Loan Officer at Hancock Whitney. Known for…
NEW ORLEANS – Argent Financial Group announced that Michael Faherty will be joining its New Orleans office as senior vice president of institutional services. Faherty will serve clients throughout south Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge. He will report…
METAIRIE - According to personal finance website thebalance.com, there are plenty of reasons to shred mail before throwing it away. Thieves can gain access to your accounts by using information from canceled checks and any online purchase orders that contain…
GULFPORT, Miss. - Hancock Whitney bank recently released a report highlighting its "community commitment and success in a year of unprecedented regional, national and global challenges." The Hancock Whitney 2020 "Environmental, Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance (ESG) Report" provides a comprehensive,…
NEW ORLEANS – Chase bank has announced the conversion of its Gentilly Woods branch (4525 Chef Menteur Highway) into a community center designed to "help Black and Latinx consumers open bank accounts, get home loans and start businesses." It is…
NEW ORLEANS – Investar Bank recently hired Brice Howard as a commercial relationship manager and vice president working at the bank's Mandeville branch. Howard re-joins Investar from American Bank & Trust, where he was the chief lending officer/president. He has…
NEW ORLEANS - Home Bank has named Stephen Damore senior vice president/director of special assets. He comes to Home Bank with 25 years in loan workout and loan risk remediation experience, most recently as loan review segment manager at Hancock…
NEW ORLEANS - From Hannis T. Bourgeois CPAs and Business Advisors: On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act. The $1.9 trillion law is intended to provide far-reaching relief from the economic and other…
NEW ORLEANS — Hancock Whitney, in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation, has awarded Thrive New Orleans a $25,000 competitive grant to continue helping entrepreneurs of color garner the know-how, resources, and guidance to cultivate well-planned small business growth…
