BBVA’s Digital Banking Think Tank
BBVA Compass has recently made several large investments in its banking hub of Birmingham. In 2012, the city was host to a $360 million...
Vince DiChiara – Charge of the Commercial Lending Troops
Back in 2014, Vince DiChiara says he was ready for a change. After a 42-year career that included time as the business sales manager...
Community Banks – Alabama’s Top Performing Community Banks
Alabama’s community banks weathered turbulent times during the Great Recession and in its aftermath, with more stringent regulations and oversight, as well as customers...
Mobile Phone App – Main Street Plus Apps
New technologies have revolutionized the way money is used and managed. Rather than making a purchase with cash, check or even plastic, many consumers...
AIM – High Risk with Due Diligence
Facebook was smaller than MySpace, with fewer than 10 employees, before angel investors swooped in. Without angel investing Google might not be among the...
Alabama Tax Tribunal – Long Road to Tax Fairness
On the surface, not much has changed in Suite 301 of the Business Center of Alabama building in Montgomery. The office is in the same...
Oakworth Capital Bank: De Nouveau in the Wealth Niche
In the fall of 2007, on the eve of the worst financial crisis in U.S. history since the Great Depression, a group of Birmingham...
Weaver and Sons Lawsuit: Your Company on the Line
Late on an October afternoon in 2007, a car headed east on Highway 84 in Clarke County crossed the center line and hit a...
The Money-Printing Machine: Electronically Printing Money
Since 2008 the U.S. Federal Reserve has been printing money like nobody’s business, more than $4 trillion of it. It’s not actually printed, of...
Equities: Five Wealth Managers Weigh the Market
Top wealth managers at Alabama banks recommend stocks for client portfolios because of stocks’ long-term growth potential. While equities are just one investment option...
