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Financial Services Career Path
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Financial Services Industry Guide
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Industry News and Updates
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses got shortchanged on SBA economic injury loans
Oct. 16, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) Hundreds of thousands of businesses that applied for the Small Business Administration's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program were ultimately given less than they needed, according to a Government...
Community First Credit Union opens headquarters expansion in LaVilla
Oct. 9, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) Ten months after purchasing the West Adams Street property formerly known as the Elkins Building, Community First Credit Union has opened its headquarters expansion in the LaVilla area. About 75 employees,...
SBA updates PPP guidance for owner-employees. Here’s what it means.
Oct. 2, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) New guidance from the Small Business Administration changes the compensation limits for certain Paycheck Protection Program borrowers who are considered owner-employees. The federal agency released a new...
Jax-based bankruptcy expert says bankruptcies likely to increase
Sept. 25, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) As Covid-19 rages on throughout the country, coupled with continued closures and a disruption to supply chains, many businesses are being forced into bankruptcy. The Jacksonville Business Journal...
VyStar Credit Union’s Downtown breezeway to open in mid-2021
Sept. 18, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Financial Record) VyStar Credit Union anticipates opening the breezeway project at its Downtown headquarters by next year this time. “Construction should start in the 4th quarter 2020 with a tentative completion timeframe...
First Coast financial institutions see smooth path for PPP loan forgiveness
Sept. 11, 2020 (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) First Coast financial institutions anticipate more efficiency in processing Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness applications compared to the frenzy that occurred in the first days of...
Meet Brian Allen, Finance Industry Manager

Brian Allen is the Finance sector manager at CareerSource Northeast Florida 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 Northeast Florida.
Interested in a finance career and need more information? Contact Brian at ballen@careersourcenefl.com