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Financial Services Career Path
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Industry News and Updates
$15 million bill that funds UNF stadium renovations, workforce development programs clears Council committees
$15 million bill that funds UNF stadium renovations, workforce development programs clears Council committees (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- A $15 million bill to fund renovations to Hodges Stadium at the University of North Florida and multiple...
Bank of America investing another $2.8 million in Southside operations center
Bank of America investing another $2.8 million in Southside operations center (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Bank of America continues renovating space it leases in Gramercy Woods at 9000 Southside Blvd., adding another floor in the primary Building...
Seacoast Bank to open new Southbank branch, expanding Jacksonville presence
Seacoast Bank to open new Southbank branch, expanding Jacksonville presence (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Just as Seacoast Bank’s initial expansion to Jacksonville “made sense,” in the words of its CEO, adding a branch on the Southbank...
Community First Credit Union applies for Nassau County building permit
Community First Credit Union applies for Nassau County building permit (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Almost a year after closing on land in the Wildlight community in Yulee, Community First Credit Union has a building permit under review with Nassau...
Community First Credit Union of Florida announces deal to buy First Southern Bank
Community First Credit Union of Florida announces deal to buy First Southern Bank (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Community First Credit Union of Florida announced an agreement Nov. 18 to buy a Waycross, Georgia-based commercial bank in a deal that will...
October home prices dip, inventories rise in Northeast Florida
October home prices dip, inventories rise in Northeast Florida (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The median price of a single-family home in the Jacksonville area fell slightly in October while the active inventory of homes for sale rose 1.4%, according...
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