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Financial Services Career Path
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Industry News and Updates
Florida expansion pays off as Fifth Third clinches top spot in banking satisfaction survey
Florida expansion pays off as Fifth Third clinches top spot in banking satisfaction survey (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Fifth Third Bank has been named the top bank in Florida for customer satisfaction in retail banking, according to J.D....
Fifth Third Bank plans Rivertown branch in St. Johns County
Fifth Third Bank plans Rivertown branch in St. Johns County (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Fifth Third Bank continues to expand in St. Johns County with plans for a branch in the Rivertown master-planned community. It would be the Cincinnati-based...
Bank OZK renovating for a fourth Northeast Florida branch
Bank OZK renovating for a fourth Northeast Florida branch (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- With three branches operating in Jacksonville and the Beaches, Bank OZK is preparing to open a fourth. Bank OZK wants to renovate the bank branch building it...
EverBank completes acquisition of Sterling Bank and Trust
EverBank completes acquisition of Sterling Bank and Trust (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- EverBank Financial Corp. said April 1 it completed the acquisition of Sterling Bank and Trust F.S.B, a deal that expands the Jacksonville-based bank’s branch...
Bank of America seeks another Southside permit at $4.55 million
Bank of America seeks another Southside permit at $4.55 million (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Bank of America applied for another permit toward the $200 million upgrade it plans of its Jacksonville Operations Center at 9000 Southside Blvd. near The...
Chase Bank approved to clear site for East Arlington branch
Chase Bank approved to clear site for East Arlington branch (Jacksonville Daily Record) -- As Chase Bank seeks construction approval for a branch and drive-thru in East Arlington at an estimated project cost of $1.5 million, the city issued a site-clearing permit...
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
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