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Industry News and Updates
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...
Dun & Bradstreet to provide analytics for Lili app
Dun & Bradstreet to provide analytics for Lili app (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Lili, a platform designed for small businesses to better manage finances, announced a strategic collaboration with Dun & Bradstreet this August. Lili brought...
Jacksonville launches small business capital access program
Jacksonville launches small business capital access program (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The City of Jacksonville Office of Economic Development announced the newly established Small Business Capital Access Programs to support the over 66,000...
Birmingham financial firm makes Jax acquisition
Birmingham financial firm makes Jax acquisition (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- A Birmingham, Alabama-based wealth management firm recently expanded into Jacksonville. Waverly Advisors LLC acquired a registered investment adviser (RIA) known as...
SBA doubles maximum loan amount for loan program
SBA doubles maximum loan amount for loan program (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The Small Business Administration is expanding its lending efforts to boost energy-efficiency and climate-focused projects. The agency's move — branded as the...
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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