WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a sweeping new set of restrictions on the investments its officials can own, a response to questionable recent trades that forced two top Fed officials to resign. The Fed announced Thursday…
NEW YORK (AP) – Solid earnings from health care companies helped power broad gains for stocks on Wall Street Wednesday and pushed the benchmark S&P 500 within range of an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% as of…
NEW YORK (AP) — Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day. Cryptocurrencies have surged so much that their total value has reached nearly $2.5 trillion, rivaling the world's most valuable…
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…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — More than 1,000 investors will convene in New Orleans for the 47th Annual New Orleans Investment Conference Tuesday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 22 at the Hilton New Orleans…
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…
LAFAYETTE — Acadian Capital Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm, is investing in Iconic Moments, an NFT marketplace exclusively for museums and cultural institutions around the world. Acadian Capital Ventures joined VentureSouth, Cultivation Capital,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Even before the pandemic, home booking sites like Airbnb and Vrbo were becoming increasingly popular with travelers. The opportunity to have a homelike experience, complete with full kitchen, extra living space and local flavor, was more…
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.…
NEW ORLEANS - At what point does pivoting become spinning in circles until you fall down? That’s a fair question for New Orleans business leaders to ask after they have endured four COVID-19 spikes and two hurricanes in the last…
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 YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading Monday, amid worries about rising coronavirus infections in the U.S. and around the globe, as well as geopolitical concerns out of Asia. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5% as of 11:30…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Startup Fund, a nonprofit venture fund, announced a seed investment in Actual Innovation Inc., a tech company innovating in text messaging. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Actual leveraged its SMS text message technology, TextHotline.com, to…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) —Good Work Network announced it is changing its name to Go.Be. to better reflect the organization’s work supporting entrepreneurial minority small business owners gain access to the resources they need to succeed and prosper. The name…
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 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…
