FINANCIAL SERVICES CAREER PATH
If you're interested in working in the Finance Industry, you've come to the right place. This is one of the fastest-growing and best-paying industries in Northeast Florida.
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Read the 2019 Financial Services Sector Report.
Industry News and Updates
Fidelity kills deal to acquire Stewart Information Services Corp.
January 17, 2020 (Courtesy: JAX Daily Record) Fidelity National Financial Inc. terminated its proposed acquisition of Stewart Information Services Corp., after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted to oppose the merger of the two title insurance companies in September 2019. Jacksonville-based Fidelity, the dominant company in the title insurance industry agreed to buy Stewart for $1.2 billion in March 2018. The deal would have increased Fidelity’s share of the U.S. title m...
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The Florida Blue surface parking lot that will become the FIS headquarters. December 10, 2020 (Courtesy: JAX Daily Record) The Brooklyn area Downtown is in the midst of a boom. More than $269 million in projects are underway or planned in the neighborhood along Riverside Avenue and the St. Johns River. Projects include a Residence Inn hotel; Brooklyn Place, next to the Brooklyn Station shopping center; a parking garage for F...Sign Up Now
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Meet Brian Allen, Finance Industry Manager
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 in to 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 to find out how your company can benefit from partnership with CareerSource Northeast Florida. ballen@careersourcenefl.com
Interested in a finance career and need more information? Contact Brian at ballen@careersourcenefl.com.
