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…
NEW ORLEANS - Fidelity Bank President Chris Ferris said small business owners should be cheering the passage of the new federal stimulus bill. “There is a lot of great help … both from the standpoint of reforming the first round…
LAFAYETTE - Home Bank has announced the promotion of David T. Kirkley to the executive management team as executive vice president/chief financial officer. Kirkley joined Home Bank in 2012 as treasurer. He brings a wealth of experience in financial analysis…
METAIRIE – MBT Bancshares Inc. (OTC: MBKL), the holding company of Metairie Bank & Trust Co., announced that its board of directors at their meeting on Nov. 24, 2020, declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.50 per share on the…
NEW ORLEANS – On. Nov. 2, Fidelity Bank officials officially opened the bank's new corporate headquarters and its newest branch in downtown New Orleans at 353 Carondelet Street, a historic building once occupied by the former Union Savings & Loan. …
NEW ORLEANS – Investar Bank has opened its newest branch at 4401 St. Charles Ave. This is Investar’s 31st branch location and fifth in the greater New Orleans region. It offers "high-touch, personal community banking service for businesses and individuals with…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – First Horizon National Corp. has reported third quarter 2020 net income available to common shareholders of $523 million, with earnings per share of $0.95. Third quarter 2020 results reflect the impact of the July 1, 2020, IBERIABANK…
BATON ROUGE – Business First Bancshares Inc., parent company of b1BANK, announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2020, including net income of $9.6 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, increases of $4.1 million and $0.06, respectively,…
NEW ORLEANS — For the third 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 South states the bank…
NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Delta approached the southwest Louisiana coast, New Orleanians were thankful for another near miss and hoped for the best for their neighbors. Meanwhile, it was another Biz-y week of news: Phase 3 Restrictions to Stay…
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department have released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. The agencies say the action streamlines the PPP forgiveness process to…
NEW ORLEANS - Entrepreneurs working to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 have additional resources at their disposal, thanks to a $200,000 grant from JP Morgan Chase to the Good Work Network. The funding will support programming for women and…
NEW ORLEANS - The Knowledge is P.O.W.E.R. series is back in virtual form with seven sessions scheduled before the end of the year. Next up: Knowledge is Power - Social Media in Business from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday,…
BATON ROUGE – b1BANK President and CEO Jude Melville announced today the addition of Carol Calkins to the board of directors of b1BANK and its parent company Business First Bancshares Inc. Calkins is a certified public accountant and joins the…
NEW ORLEANS – Freddie Mac has named NOLA Lending Group as one of the winners of its Home Possible RISE Awards. The annual Recognizing Individual for Sustained Excellence program salutes Freddie Mac’s top clients across multiple categories for excellence with…
