Finance

By Laura Lyon
June 18, 2024

$10B bank based outside Miami names Tampa, Central Florida leader

Mike Nursey joins Amerant Bank as Central Florida market president.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
June 18, 2024

Sarasota finance agency acquired by national wealth management firm

Atlas Fiduciary Financial in Sarasota, which manages $219 million in client assets, was acquired by a national wealth management company.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Mark Gordon
June 14, 2024

Pinellas credit union giant expands to Naples area for first time

Dunedin-based Achieva Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the region, has opened its first-ever Collier County branch.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Elizabeth King
June 13, 2024

Tampa bank division embarks on community association expansion

American Momentum Bank plans to target Texas first, then other areas of the country, in an effort to gain more property management clients.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
June 12, 2024

Sanibel bank to begin rebuilding Ian-damaged branch

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank will begin construction on new McGregor Road branch building in August.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Mark Gordon
June 12, 2024

Michigan credit union closes $160M deal for SWFL bank division

DFCU Financial, one of the largest credit unions in the country with $6.4 billion in assets, purchased MidWestOne Bank’s Florida operations in Naples-Marco Island and Cape Coral-Fort Myers.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Mark Gordon
June 12, 2024

Report: Trouble lurks for big banks with big CRE loan overexposure

Billions of dollars in property financing will mature by 2026. For banks seeped in commercial real estate loans, this poses some outsized risks.

Florida

By Mark Gordon
June 11, 2024

Tampa digital payments firm picks up $50M investment

Restaurant and retail digital payments firm Mad Mobile has picked up $50 million in financing from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Bridge Bank.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
May 31, 2024

Tampa credit union adds commercial services

Suncoast Credit Union says the newly instituted financial tools will help clients better manage transactions.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
May 29, 2024

Tampa real estate trust Sila wins bid for NYSE listing

The company will begin trading on the stock exchange in June under the symbol SILA.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
May 28, 2024

Finance lab expands at USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus

The University of South Florida is doubling the number of Bloomberg Terminals at its Sarasota-Manatee campus and adding a new finance lab at its Tampa campus.