Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. After looking at the consolidation in our market, we concluded that the lack of community banks was the reason.”. Keith Costello, Locality Bank.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware. Lake City, a community of about 12,000 people west of Jacksonville, forked over hundreds of thousands of dollars after a ransomware attack crippled its systems.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2017

Walmart has opened a massive eCommerce fulfillment center in Florida, creating 1,500 jobs and enabling faster shipping to customers or to stores for free pickup. Chain Store Age reported that the state-of-the-art facility, located in Davenport, is 2.2 million square feet — equivalent to about 20 football fields. eCommerce supply chain.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Community banks approved 49 percent of SMB loan applications in November, according to the latest data from the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Here, again, lies another opportunity for community banks to fill the void. We urge you to make such legislation a priority.”.

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Gateway is a three bank holding company and totals $8880mm in assets and nine branches located in central Florida. in assets with 85 branches spread throughout Florida and cements our position as the second largest community bank headquartered in Florida. Combined, that makes us $6.5B

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2019

is set to see its first new community bank in decades, as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) lent its approval for MOXY Bank to launch in Washington, D.C. With clearance to move forward with its plans, the community banking landscape will see its first new industry player in years. have emerged to do.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who spearheaded the landmark Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, now has to organize further funding to help the still-ailing economy, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. But the crux of his plan was to hopefully help underserved communities.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

“This is a transformational partnership for First Citizens and CIT, designed to create long-term value for all of our constituents, including our stockholders, our customers, our associates and our communities,” said Frank Holding Jr. chairman and CEO of First Citizens, roles he will keep in the combined company. .

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 3, 2024

United Community Banks in Greenville, South Carolina, has agreed to buy ANB Holdings in Oakland Park, Florida. The post United Community in South Carolina to buy ANB Holdings in Florida appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Community banking may get a boost from technology, if recent activity is any indication. In Florida, reported American Banker – in the community banking realm – Seacoast Banking has paired with SmartBiz Loans to shorten the loan approvals process. Joint efforts from community banks are reportedly picking up steam.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

But Disney has promised to reopen the park with many health guidelines in place to protect guest safety — upgrades the company put it place when its Florida parks reopened in July. And despite early concerns in Florida about Disney World’s reopening, the park’s efforts appear to have so far been a success.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

Small community banks may not have the ample resources that Wells Fargo or Bank of America have to develop high-tech, experimental solutions internally. In fact, the executives recently told PYMNTS that community banks actually have an advantage over the big guys, especially when it comes to small business banking.

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Banking Exchange

JUNE 3, 2020

Banks based in California, Michigan, Ohio, Louisiana and Florida have been added to the Nasdaq index of community institutions Community Banking Feature3 Feature Management M&A Financial Trends ABA News Nasdaq.

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American Banker

APRIL 14, 2025

banking since 1990, turning Florida, especially, into a "banking colony." Just as two North Carolina universities have dominated college basketball in recent decades, two banks from the Tar Heel state have dominated much of U.S.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

bank and credit union, named the “ Top 15 community banks by commercial loan growth.” The list identified a significant uptick in commercial and industrial lending in the South, as 7 of the 15 community banks included are located in the region. From that subset of all U.S. Blog Bank'

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PopularBank

MAY 1, 2020

Dear Customers, Partners and Community Members, Thank you for being part of our Popular Bank family. As we face the immediate and serious health concerns as a community, we are also seeing a much wider impact on all our lives as well as our local, national, and global economies. A Message from Chief Operating Officer Manuel Chinea.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2018

And though Publix has closely guarded its turf – particularly in its home state of Florida – in 2015, Safeway took over three Albertsons stores and poured $30 million in bringing the West Coast brand to Publix country. Kroger , for example, has none of its eponymous locations in Florida, as it has been hesitant to take on Publix.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Locations in California, Alabama, Idaho, Georgia, Oklahoma, Nevada and Louisiana are set to shutter on Thursday, while shops in Mississippi, Texas, Florida and Utah were shuttered as of Wednesday (July 1). The closures announced on Wednesday include many stores in the vicinity of Los Angeles and the last two open stores in Florida.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2018

One month after Target acquired delivery startup Shipt in an effort to bring same-day delivery to customers nationwide, the retailer plans to roll out same-day delivery in select Florida markets, CNBC reported. Target will offer the service first from its stores in the Tampa and South Florida areas on Feb.

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American Banker

JANUARY 16, 2020

Executives at Beach Community want to pursue more acquisitions in central Florida.

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ABA Community Banking

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

During the first MDI Partnership Summit held this week in Orlando, Florida, participants from minority depository institutions and banks across the country gathered to discuss approaches to better serve the unique banking needs of communities of color and low- to moderate-income communities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

And they're going to travel to thousands of smaller communities, too.". Read More On Travel: Airbnb CEO: Post-Pandemic Travel Will Focus On Smaller Cities AspireHR Teams With SAP Concur For T&E, Invoice Management Pandemic Ripple Effects Extend To Business Events Florida Officials Soft-Pedal Notion Of Vaccine Tourism.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in a deal valued at $2.9 According to Synovus, once the deal closes, it will be the largest mid-cap bank in the Southeast by deposits. billion.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Welcome Technologies , which builds data-driven tech for immigrant communities, has chosen PSCU , a credit union service organization, to provide processing services and support for the first credit card program to be offered by Welcome, an online consumer platform that focuses on immigrant communities, according to a press release.

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ABA Community Banking

MARCH 5, 2025

Seacoast Banking of Florida in Stuart has agreed to buy Heartland Bancshares in Sebring, Florida. The post Seacoast to buy Heartland Bancshares in Florida appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 16, 2020

First City Bank of Florida had suffered “longstanding capital and asset quality issues” that were unrelated to the pandemic, the FDIC said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Together with Walgreens, we remain steadfast in our commitment to providing accessible, coordinated primary care in more communities nationwide,” said VillageMD Chairman and CEO Tim Barry , according to the release. The companies intend to build "hundreds more" in the coming years, too, the release noted.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Achieva Credit Union, which previously bought two community banks, is furthering its growth through the acquisition of an insurance company.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Kroger is excited to enter Florida to redefine the customer experience through our industry-leading partnership with Ocado,” said Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chairman and CEO. The $55 million center, expected to become operational in 2021, will measure up to 375,000 square feet and is expected to generate up to 400 new jobs.

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PopularBank

JUNE 17, 2020

With South Florida Region Executive Israel Velasco. The impact of COVID-19 has dramatically affected our small business community. Nonessential businesses were forced to close their doors and unemployment in South Florida has outpaced much of the United States. This activity signals promise for South Florida.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

The news comes a few months after Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer David Solomon spoke at a conference in Florida that was hosted by Credit Suisse. Part of that effort means expanding in the middle-market community.

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American Banker

MARCH 10, 2020

The Georgia company will expand into central and southern Florida by buying the parent of Seaside National Bank & Trust.

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ABA Community Banking

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Banesco USA Cali Garcia-Velez discusses how he and his team are growing a Latino banking franchise in South Florida. The post Podcast: How a Latin American banking franchise is growing in South Florida appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ABA Community Banking

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

EverBank in Jacksonville, Florida, agreed to buy Sterling Bank and Trust in Southfield, Michigan, in an all-stock deal valued at $261 million. The post EverBank in Florida to acquire Michigan bank appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. Le Pain Quotidien , the U.S. SeafoodSource.com has reported that a number of U.S.

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BankInovation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Bowling, a 22-year veteran of community banking who began his career as a teller, was ready for a change. The de novo Reunion Bank of Florida he had helped found and grow with his business partner and […]. The transformation of Barwick Bank began in 2019 with a note left in Chad Bowling’s unlocked Range Rover.

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American Banker

AUGUST 13, 2021

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