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Finance

  • By Carl Cronan
  • May 21, 2010
Change of Plans

Bay Cities Bank, launched in the last decade as a potential buyout candidate, appears to be doing fine on its own. A big vote of confidence comes in the form of $21 million in new capital.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 15, 2010
Banking on Insurance

Consolidation in the banking sector because of the economic crisis is spreading to other financial services, including insurance brokerage. BB&T's acquisition of Oswald Trippe is the latest example.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 8, 2010
Fighting the Fed

By some accounts the end of another Gulf Coast bank could be on the horizon. But the bank's founder, Charlie Conoley, hasn't conceded anything yet.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 8, 2010
Cream Rising

For a handful of Gulf Coast community banks, the struggle to survive remains dire in 2010. More than a few institutions, however, have weathered the worse and are looking to grow.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 8, 2010
Bond managers shine

Good stock advisers are hard to come by on the Gulf Coast, but you don't have to look far to find great bond pickers.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 8, 2010
Off the Shelf

What are a bunch of New York financiers doing in Immokalee? Loaded with $440 million in capital, they're planning to build one of the biggest Florida-based financial institutions since Barnett Bank.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • March 25, 2010
New Kingdom

Mutual of Omaha Bank is the latest financial institution from outside the state to capitalize on the upheaval in Florida banking. The Nebraska bank hired veteran Florida executives to oversee their expansion.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • March 11, 2010
Seeking good loans

Wells Fargo Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf says finding creditworthy customers is the bank's biggest challenge. Wells Fargo became the second-largest bank in Florida when it acquired Wachovia in 2008.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • January 28, 2010
Cheap stuff

Veteran economist Gregory Miller says Florida could lead the country to stronger-than-expected economic growth.

  • Finance
  • By Jean Gruss
  • December 18, 2009
Sold note

The banker who gave you a business loan may not be the same one you negotiate with in harder times. Banks are selling loans to raise capital in the downturn, leaving borrowers to fend off aggressive investors.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2009
A Really Young Buck

The new executive of a $515 million unit of a regional bank on the Gulf Coast is still two years away from turning 30. Age, however, hasn't stopped Chris Rolle before.

  • Finance
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 10, 2009
Victory, at Last

A Gulf Coast community bank has pulled off a rare feat: It raised $15 million in capital during a crippling recession.

  • Finance
  • By Alex Walsh
  • December 10, 2009
Ports in a Storm

By increasing its presence in Tampa Bay, Whitney Bank is attempting to reapply the formula that has kept it in business for more than a century.

  • Finance
  • By Alex Walsh
  • December 10, 2009
Old Faces, New Places

USAmeriBank has had good timing from the beginning, opening their doors just after the real estate market had done its worst to area banks. After building a team of veteran bankers, leadership is looking to continue capitalizing on a timely market entry by outmaneuvering distracted competitors.

  • Finance
  • By Mark Gordon
  • December 10, 2009
Long for Short

Tony Leo is trying to save Peninsula Bank short term by long-term planning.

  • Finance
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