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Finance

  • By Jim Stinson
  • January 10, 2024
Bank president accomplishes life goal: Learning to fly planes

Brandon Box gets away from it all by heading into the clouds.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 4, 2024
Area tech startup using AI for better accounting raises $120K

Pezzi, a tech startup in Tampa and Sarasota that uses AI to create accounting software for small businesses, has raised $120,000 from undisclosed investors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jim Stinson
  • January 2, 2024
St. Petersburg bank names new CEO and president

St. Petersburg-based BayFirst Financial, parent company of BayFirst National Bank, appointed Thomas Zernick as CEO and Robin Oliver as president and COO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 31, 2023
Real estate industry insiders dish about the upcoming year — good and bad

A look at how four significant issues, from consumer spending to artificial intelligence, will impact the region.

  • Florida
  • By Jim Stinson
  • December 14, 2023
Tampa execs make national list of powerful women in credit unions

Darlene Johnson and Julie Renderos cite work ethic and internal growth opportunities for success at Suncoast Credit Union.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 13, 2023
$6B Michigan credit union seizes strong acquisition opportunities in Florida

DFCU Financial, now in Southwest Florida and Tampa, aims to grow its presence more in the Sunshine State — even as a community banking lobbying giant sours on the acquisition strategy.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 12, 2023
Regions Bank appoints new market head for Naples

Regions Bank has named Cynthia Valenti Smith, who has more than 20 years of experience in mortgage lending, as market executive for the Naples area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Alex Walsh
  • December 12, 2023
Bank survives industry shakeout, surpasses $1B in assets

The Bank of Central Florida, which was founded just prior to a crippling downturn, looks to grab market share in Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jim Stinson
  • December 8, 2023
Regions Bank promotes Tampa Bay executive

Regions Bank has made Tricia Johnson the company's market executive for St. Petersburg, Clearwater and surrounding communities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 6, 2023
Daytona Wells Fargo unionization effort could spread statewide

Employees at a branch in Daytona Beach have filed for a union election to allow them to join the Communications Workers of America.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 4, 2023
Survey: Interest rates, sales drop cause annual high in rent delinquencies

Rent increases, when paired with high interest rates and declining revenue, not surprisingly, makes for a toxic concoction in terms of small businesses paying rent on time.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 28, 2023
Lee County bank names senior vice president

Sanibel Captiva Bank named Rudi Hamer senior vice president, promoting her from the role of vice president, commercial loan officer and commercial relationship manager.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jim Stinson
  • November 25, 2023
Bank names top lending exec for Tampa, Central Florida markets

First American Bank's Tampa headquarters hired Tony Sasso as senior vice president for commercial lending.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jim Stinson
  • November 19, 2023
$3.9 billion trust company names a Fort Myers office president

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. says it has made Megan Marquardt its president of the company's new Bell Tower office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jim Stinson
  • November 14, 2023
St. Pete green-focused bank wins major certification, adds execs

Climate First Bank, the world's first FDIC-insured community bank founded to combat the climate crisis, won a vaunted LEED "platinum certification" for its Winter Park branch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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