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Industry News and Updates
Chase Bank’s Jacksonville strategy: More locations, deeper community roots
Chase Bank's Jacksonville strategy: More locations, deeper community roots (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- When leaders of JPMorgan Chase Bank look at Jacksonville, they see opportunity. The New York-based bank is a third-of-the-way...
Wells Fargo laying off 90 workers in Jacksonville
Wells Fargo laying off 90 workers in Jacksonville (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Wells Fargo & Co. is laying off 90 employees as it closes a division in Jacksonville, the San Francisco-based bank said in a letter to city and state officials. The...
Northeast Florida economy exceeds expectations ‘due to a sturdy consumer’
Northeast Florida economy exceeds expectations ‘due to a sturdy consumer’ (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- State numbers show that Northeast Florida’s 3% unemployment rate, accompanied by a projected 2.1% population growth along with job gains and income...
Here’s why Community First exceeded its 2024 growth expectations
Here’s why Community First exceeded its 2024 growth expectations (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- It was a year of substantial growth across the First Coast region for Community First Credit Union as it celebrated an 8% growth rate for deposits in...
Fifth Third Bank planning first Nassau County branch
Fifth Third Bank planning first Nassau County branch (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Fifth Third Bank is planning a branch in the Wildlight master-planned community in Nassau County.It will be its first location in the county.Site plans show a...
Behind the tellers of VyStar’s financial boot camp for students
Behind the tellers of VyStar’s financial boot camp for students (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Seventeen years ago, VyStar Credit Union opened a new branch identical to all its others, but this one came with one catch: it was opened at Bartram High...
Meet Brian Allen, Finance Industry Manager

Brian Allen is the Finance sector manager at CareerSource NEFL and a native of Jacksonville, FL.
Brian Allen was born and raised in Jacksonville, and graduated from UNF, initially with a BA in Education and later with a Master of Business Administration.
Brian began his career as a teacher and athletic coach in Duval County Public Schools and eventually found his way into the Mortgage Industry, working both as a Mortgage Broker and then as a Mortgage Loan Officer for both BBVA Compass and TD Bank. He has a total of 13 years of mortgage banking experience in both mortgage origination and mortgage servicing. During the most recent recession, Brian’s employer closed operations and he found employment with Fidelity National Information Services as a Quality Assurance Analyst, testing multiple enterprise applications.
Brian currently serves as both the Finance and Information Technology Sector Managers for CareerSource NEFL.
Contact Brian for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.
Interested in a finance career and need more information? Contact Brian at ballen@careersourcenefl.com