Diamond Credit Union has started construction on its planned Muhlenberg Township location. It will open the branch, its seventh, in October 2019.
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Banking & Finance
Major awards spotlight enterprising marketing executive
In little more than a year on the job, Tricia Szurgot, chief marketing and experience officer for First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, has made her mark.
Read More »Looser rules turn on faucet for loans for small businesses
Bankers are showing small-business owners the money.
Read More »Women and business loans: Boosting visibility, opportunity
Why do fewer women than men apply for financing to grow their businesses? While the World War II poster of Rosie the Riveter saying “We Can Do It” may seem a bit outdated, perhaps it’s not when it comes to women and business financing.
Read More »Banks can help farmers caught in cross hairs of tariff wars
We’re living in a global economy, and that means the administration’s recent tariff strategy is affecting many U.S. industries.
Read More »Banks rush to capture millennials
Banks, like most other industries, know that millennials are a key customer base now and particularly in the future.
Read More »AI – or robo advising – gains in investment managing
The concept of plugging in your financial information online and allowing robots to invest your money where they see fit is an emerging trend among large financial advisers and gaining traction with smaller firms.
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Ben Franklin Technology Partners invests $220K in local companies
The Ben Franklin Technology Partnership of Northeastern Pennsylvania board of directors approved $220,000 in loans to six tech and manufacturing companies in the Lehigh Valley, part of a $535,000 investment in companies in the region.
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Lafayette Ambassador Bank to change name
Easton-based Lafayette Ambassador Bank will change its name to Fulton Bank, a move by its parent company Fulton Financial Corp. to consolidate its six subsidiary banks under one name.
Read More »State to hold fintech firms to same standards as banks
businesses and is making sure that companies behind financial technology understand and follow the same rules and regulations imposed on traditional financial institutions.
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