METAIRIE, La. – OnPath FCU has announced the addition of Joseph DiTommaso as Northshore community president. DiTommaso is responsible for the growth and expansion of the St. Tammany parish market for OnPath as well as promoting brand awareness through community…
NEW ORLEANS – M C Bank has hired Trey Richoux as senior vice president, innovation director. Richoux will develop and oversee the bank’s new products, services and vendor management. Most recently, Richoux was the chief operating officer at ROAM Destinations…
NEW ORLEANS — From Fidelity Bank: Fidelity Bank was honored by the American Bankers Association’s Brand Slam Awards at this week’s Annual Marketing Conference in Denver. ABA’s panel of 52 credentialed marketing professionals judged hundreds of entries from elite banks…
METAIRIE — OnPath Federal Credit Union President and CEO Jared Freeman announced the promotion of Kristen DeDual to chief operations officer. “Kristen has been an influential and significant force here at OnPath,” Freeman said in a press release. “She has…
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company announced it has acquired the assets of KLC Financial Inc. and KLC Capital Partners LLC. Founded in 1987 and located in Minnetonka, Minn., the company provides specialized lease solutions for vendors…
NEW ORLEANS – Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company and University of New Orleans Athletics have announced a new, two-year partnership agreement. The bank is paying an undisclosed sum to sponsor the school’s athletic department, and the bank will develop…
NEW ORLEANS – M C Bank has hired Megan Beer Eustis as senior vice president, director of marketing and communications. Eustis was the community relations director at IberiaBank (now First Horizon Bank) for five years. She managed nonprofit partnerships and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – BankPlus has announced the successful combination of all First Bank and Trust accounts into the BankPlus system. Following the transfer, clients in both customer bases now have greater access across the Gulf Coast. With the…
NEW ORLEANS — On Aug. 16, Fidelity Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas toured the repairs they funded as part of their investment in New Orleans and affordable home ownership. The tour included presentations of giant, symbolic checks…
METAIRIE — OnPath has hired Thomas Aleman, a New Orleans native, as SVP of growth. Aleman comes from Corporate One FCU, a $6 billion corporate credit union, where he was the AVP of key accounts. He specialized in providing consultative…
NEW ORLEANS — Many experts think that the U.S. is heading toward a recession. With the upward pressure on fuel prices, consumers are being squeezed at the pump, at the grocery store and beyond. Sixty-four percent of households are living…
NEW ORLEANS — Investar Bank recently named Tim Smith commercial real estate market president, senior vice president. The 40-year banking veteran comes to Investar from Capital One, where he was a national commercial real estate relationship manager. Smith, a New…
NEW ORLEANS — Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company said it donated $50,000 to On Scene Services in support of NOLA Coalition with the goal of freeing up New Orleans Police Department resources and making New Orleans a safer city.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On June 30, local community development financial institutions NewCorp Inc. and TruFund Financial Services Inc. announced a new collaboration with the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund aimed at expanding access to capital and other resources to…
METAIRIE – Metairie Bank will host a grand reopening celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, July 29 at its Airline Branch, 7807 Airline Drive. The newly renovated branch, led by Airline Sales Manager Bryan House, will serve customers…
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation and Fidelity Bank will celebrate women in the hospitality industry with the July 1 launch of the fourth annual P.O.W.E.R. Plates fundraising program. The month-long celebration is part of Fidelity’s “Potential of Women Entrepreneurs…
NEW ORLEANS — From Fidelity Bank and the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation: Fidelity and LHF will celebrate women in the hospitality industry again this summer with their annual launch of the unique women’s fundraising program P.O.W.E.R. Plates on July 1, 2022.…
NEW ORLEANS — JPMorgan Chase is hosting a full day of conversations and informational sessions to support financial health education, wealth-building, and financial inclusion for New Orleans’ Black community as part of its three-city Advancing Black Wealth Tour. The New…
NEW ORLEANS — Brenton Bowman, an investment portfolio specialist at Hancock Whitney, has joined the board at Boys Town Louisiana. Boys Town opened in 1989 and today meets the needs of youth and families through a variety of "continuum of…
LAFAYETTE, La. — Home Bank welcomes Chris Coulon as senior vice president/director of SBA program lending. Coulon brings more than 20 years of experience in banking and 10 years of experience in SBA lending to Home Bank. He previously worked…
METAIRIE (press release) – Metairie Bank and Trust Co. has announced several new hires and promotions. New Hires Patrick Becker joins the Metairie Bank and Trust Team as Vice President, Commercial Lender, Julie Otillio as Community Development Officer, and Ryan…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union has announced that Chief DEI Officer James Hunter has been selected as a “mastermind” for the CUES Emerge program. CUES Emerge is an emerging leader program that combines online learning, peer…
METAIRIE – MBT Bancshares Inc. (OTC: MBKL), the holding company of Metairie Bank & Trust Co., announced that its board of directors at its meeting on May 24, 2022, declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.50 per share on the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Fidelity Bank and the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation will celebrate women in the hospitality industry this July with the P.O.W.E.R. Plates fundraising program. The monthlong celebration of women in the state’s hospitality industry is part of…
NEW ORLEANS — Work is underway at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, where a $34 million renovation will convert the old IMAX movie theater space into the new home of the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium. It’s the most…
NEW YORK — Hancock Whitney Corporation participated in the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony to open the stock market on Monday, May 16 at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. John Hairston, the bank’s president and CEO, led the ceremony alongside…
NEW ORLEANS — The Association for Corporate Growth (Louisiana Chapter) presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Alden J. McDonald Jr. at the 13th Annual ACG Louisiana Awards on Thursday, May 12 at the Roosevelt Hotel. McDonald is the founding president…
NEW ORLEANS — A $250,000 Affordable Housing Program subsidy awarded to the Leona Tate Foundation for Change from Home Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas in 2019 has helped convert a historic school building in the Lower…
METAIRIE — Hibernia Bank employees gathered with local officials and community members on May 3 to celebrate the debut of a new full-service bank branch at 5620 Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Hibernia has served the greater New Orleans area since 1886.…
METAIRIE — OnPath Federal Credit Union President and CEO Jared Freeman announced the promotions of the following team members: Nellie Lovergne to VP of retail sales and lending, Sherrill Woods to AVP of branch operations, Shasta Leininger to VP of…
