By Kevin Gilligan, SBA Lending Director at The Bank of Tampa As a business owner or a prospective business owner, there may come a time when you need additional financing. Perhaps you are interested in completing a business acquisition, a...

By Roxanne Chance-Chin, BSA Officer & Fraud Investigations Manager Government agencies including the FBI are reporting a rise in fraud attempts correlated with COVID-19. Although many fraud attempts at the beginning of the pandemic targeted individuals, the financial community warns...

By Lantz Martin, Wealth Advisor, BT Wealth Advisors There is one timeless, universal truth that governs financial planning and wealth management: nobody can predict or time the markets or returns. The overall uncertainty and economic volatility caused by COVID-19, the...

By Stacey Pittman, Managing Director, BT Wealth Advisors As we proceed through 2020—a year that brought us some unexpected (and unwelcomed) surprises! Not only have we faced a global health crisis, but for many of us, we have faced the...

By Maureen Busch, VP, Compliance and CRA Officer COVID-19 has dominated 2020, no doubt. However, natural disasters have not taken the year off.  Quite the contrary. We have seen wildfires in California, an inland hurricane in Iowa, and most recently...

By Maureen Busch, VP, Compliance and CRA Officer You’ve heard it many times: It’s important to maintain good credit. It’s a basic financial best practice. But, regardless of how diligent you are in protecting your credit, things like data breaches,...