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 YORK (AP) — Spending at restaurants, shops and entertainment venues has come back in force as vaccines become more common and it fueled a revenue surge at American Express during the second quarter. That momentum picked up as the…
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…
LAFAYETTE, La. (press release) — Acadian Capital Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, has invested in YellowBird, a nationwide gig economy marketplace that matches vetted risk and environmental, health, and safety professionals with businesses on demand. Acadian Capital Ventures’ investment…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are the week's biggest business stories: The Hotel Saint Vincent is officially open at 1507 Magazine Street. The 75-room boutique hotel, which cost approximately $22.5 million to create, was developed by Austin-based hospitality hotshots Larry McGuire,…
NEW ORLEANS –Players Coalition, a nonprofit founded by NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins with the collective goal of making an impact on social justice and racial inequality, is hosting an in-person public discussion with New Orleans developers and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - GWM Advisors LLC (“Goss Advisors”), a New Orleans-based RIA supporting successful independent financial advisors nationwide, has appointed David Symecko Director of Business Development. In his new role, Symecko will be responsible for building a business…
NEW ORLEANS - The Greater New Orleans Funders Network will host its "Radically Reimagining Philanthropy Virtual Convening" from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. Edgar Villanueva, founder and principal of the…
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 YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged higher in morning trading Wednesday as investors continue to monitor the economic recovery and rising inflation. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% as of 11:38 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average,…
NEW ORLEANS - The COVID-19 pandemic sent economic shockwaves through the U.S. economy, tripling the monthly unemployment to nearly 15% and leading to a more than 30% quarterly decline in GDP - by far the largest economic contraction in U.S.…
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University has appointed Richard Chau as its new chief investment officer. Chau, who officially began his appointment on May 11, oversees Tulane’s Investment Management Office, which is responsible for managing the university’s endowment and related long-term…
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…
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Treasurer John M. Schroder announced last week that the Department of Treasury will mail $4.3 million in unclaimed property checks to citizens across Louisiana after using tax records to update addresses. More than 33,000 checks…
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Business Alliance said the federal government has made a $400,000 investment in a program to help small businesses set up shop in the New Orleans neighborhoods that have been most impacted by the economic…
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising on Wall Street early Monday, following markets in Europe higher on the back of strong gains by blue chip companies including Mohawk Industries, The Gap and Halliburton. Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway leaped to…
NEW ORLEANS – Creators of the Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund have announced that Louisiana small business owners and nonprofits can now apply for "very low interest" loans of up to $100,000. A group of community lenders said they created…
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,…
RUSTON, La. – Argent Trust Company announced today that it has promoted Deanna Rankin to chief risk officer, Amy Rhodes to chief compliance officer and Kimberly Breithaupt to chief audit executive. Rhodes will report…
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 – LCMC Health announced it has earned an A+ credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. In a report released on Feb. 25, the credit-rating agency said the rating reflects the healthcare system’s “very healthy operating performance in fiscal…
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…
