NEW ORLEANS - Explore 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…
NEW ORLEANS - Liberty Bank and Trust Company has announced the hiring of Jaimmé A. Collins to be its general counsel and lead its strategic initiatives division. Collins is a former partner at the law Firm of Adams and Reese…
NEW ORLEANS —Hancock Whitney Bank has named seasoned New Orleans commercial banker Philip Gordillo as regional wealth manager for Louisiana. A 25-year veteran of the Hancock Whitney organization, Gordillo will lead a multidisciplinary team of wealth professionals providing a myriad…
NEW ORLEANS – Fidelity Bank has announced plans to open a new branch at The Rink Shopping Center on Prytania Street. Officials are targeting an opening date of August 2021. Fidelity, founded in 1908, said the newly-renovated 2,100-square-foot space will…
NEW ORLEANS - JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced that it has invested $10 million in Liberty Bank to "strengthen the independent, African American bank, increase local lending and promote market expansion." “This infusion of capital will allow us to scale…
NEW ORLEANS —Hancock Whitney and the Amistad Research Center, an independent archive of America's ethnic and racial history, have partnered to create a virtual exhibit about the importance of Black-owned businesses, organizations and institutions to the history of New Orleans.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says there are “tough months ahead” for the country with COVID-19 continuing to flare, making it critical that Congress pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package. In her first public interview since…
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company President and CEO Guy T. Williams said the bank has worked hard to respond to the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic - and, as a result, experienced record growth in 2020. “Last…
METAIRIE - Metairie Bank and Trust has announced the hiring of Todd Rauch, CPA, as its new vice president and chief financial officer. Rauch will be responsible for all financial operations and activities, including financial reporting, budgeting, investments, and interest…
NEW ORLEANS - Home Bank has announced the promotion of John J. Zollinger IV to the role of senior vice president and director of commercial banking. Zollinger joined Home Bank in 2010 and has been a banker for 30 years.…
NEW ORLEANS - Fidelity Bank and WDSU have awarded a $5,000 prize to Joe Franklin, the winner of their home office makeover contest. With millions of people working from home due to the COVID-19 crisis, Fidelity Bank and WDSU have…
GULFPORT, Miss. — Hancock Whitney bank has named veteran brand and marketing strategy executive Laura Sullivan Ethridge as its new chief marketing officer. As Hancock Whitney’s CMO, Ethridge is the executive vice president responsible for leading the company’s marketing strategy…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Independent Banker magazine, the monthly publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America, has recognized five community banks for their exemplary efforts to create an exceptional work environment for employees. “Community banks have always valued relationships and…
