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Financial Services Career Path
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Industry News and Updates
Mayor Deegan tells City Council her $2 billion budget is ‘not just balanced. It is urgent.’
Mayor Deegan tells City Council her $2 billion budget is 'not just balanced. It is urgent.' (Courtesy of the Florida Times-Union) -- Mayor Donna Deegan (pictured above) rolled out a $2 billion city budget that would boost overall spending by 7% — mainly for increases...
Community First Credit Union to launch renovation of Edgewood Bakery as Murray Hill branch
Community First Credit Union to launch renovation of Edgewood Bakery as Murray Hill branch (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Nearly nine months after it purchased the former Edgewood Bakery building, Community First Credit Union says it’s moving forward...
Chase market strategy turns to Baymeadows for next branch
Chase market strategy turns to Baymeadows for next branch (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Chase Bank continues adding to its Northeast Florida branch count. The city issued a permit June 20 for Marand Builders Inc. of Jacksonville Beach to build-out...
Dun & Bradstreet shareholders overwhelmingly approve $7.7 billion buyout
Dun & Bradstreet shareholders overwhelmingly approve $7.7 billion buyout (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- While the price might have been lower than some had hoped, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc. shareholders overwhelmingly approved the...
Pay raises for 2025 aren’t falling in line with projections. Here’s what’s different.
Pay raises for 2025 aren't falling in line with projections. Here's what's different. (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Pay raises are so far this year slightly lower than originally projected by employers, the latest evidence of a slowing job market...
Billions in small-business funds keep flowing. Here’s who’s making money available.
Billions in small-business funds keep flowing. Here's who's making money available. (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Missouri’s Department of Economic Development recently announced more than $2.9 million in grant funding to expand entrepreneur and...
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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