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Industry News and Updates
Jacksonville stocks rise as market hits record highs
Jacksonville stocks rise as market hits record highs (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- As the stock market reached record highs in the third quarter, most of the public companies headquartered in the Jacksonville area rose with it. Of the 20 publicly...
Southfield-based Sterling Bank being sold to Florida institution
Southfield-based Sterling Bank being sold to Florida institution (Courtesy of The Detroit News) -- Sterling Bancorp, Inc., the Southfield-based parent company of Sterling Bank and Trust, said Monday it has entered into an agreement to sell all of the bank's stock to...
How a Nashville-based bank entered the Jax market and expanded
How a Nashville-based bank entered the Jax market and expanded (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Views of the St. Johns River will no longer be temporary for the 43 employees a Nashville-based bank has now hired for its Jacksonville expansion....
The story behind EverBank’s deal to acquire troubled Sterling Bancorp
The story behind EverBank’s deal to acquire troubled Sterling Bancorp (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- EverBank Financial Corp. is expanding into California with the acquisition of a bank that struggled after a 2017 initial public offering and has...
Dream Finders invests fully in mortgage banking company
Dream Finders invests fully in mortgage banking company (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Jacksonville-based Dream Finders Homes Inc. is now fully in the mortgage banking business. As the homebuilding company reported an increase in second-quarter...
Chase Bank building-out in College Park
Chase Bank building-out in College Park (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Chase Bank is approved for build-out at College Park, the former Town & Country Shopping Center, in Arlington. The city issued a permit July 16 for iConstructors LLC of...
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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