Rita Lowman, president of Pilot Bank

Rapid organic growth comes with a healthy dose of caution for veterans of the 2008 financial meltdown who united to start their own investment advisory firm.

In July, Reba Rogers completed the sale of Bradenton-based Secure Aging to Melissa Leedom.

Longtime community bankers, despite some obstacles, believe the timing is right to invest — significantly — in the industry’s future.

The pair of banks hovering around $400 million in assets have one key: stick-to-itiveness to the founding strategy.

Naples startup processes millions of dollars in transactions per day with a one-of-a-kind fintech model. Market education is the next hill to climb.

Credit unions, nationally and especially in Florida, are diving into a new form of expansion: buying banks. A pair of billion-dollar area credit unions lead the way in the buy-to-grow strategy.