Since December, Paragon National Bank has been showcasing art pieces from Dogwood Elementary School students at its Saddle Creek bank branch at 7600 Poplar Ave.

2. County’s Mortgage Market Up 7 Percent - Monday, December 24, 2012

If they had any worries about next year’s taxes, the fiscal cliff and economic uncertainty, the local mortgage market saw borrowers brush them aside during November.

Continuing a pattern that’s been more the rule than the exception this year, Shelby County’s mortgage market keeps growing at a steady clip, and continued doing so through last month. Total mortgage volume countywide in November was up 7 percent over November 2011, climbing to almost $93 million in November 2012 from about $87 million during the same period last year, according to real estate information company Chandler Reports, www.chandlerreports.com.

3. Easy Money - Monday, October 08, 2012

When the Federal Reserve announced a few weeks ago its newest – i.e., third – round of quantitative easing intended to once again try to juice a sluggish economy, an employee of FTN Financial couldn’t resist a metaphor for the Fed’s open-ended commitment.

4. Local Mortgage Market Up 22 Percent - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

It’s been an old story for several quarters – for a few years now, in fact: Rates are low, and homebuyers keep tiptoeing back into the market.

That’s especially liable to be the case going forward, in light of the Federal Reserve’s steps last week to keep interest rates low for an indefinite period of time. Indeed, the local mortgage market continues to feel the effects of those low rates.

5. Evolve Bank ‘Hitting on All Cylinders’ - Monday, August 06, 2012

Scott Stafford, president and CEO of Evolve Bank and Trust, said his bank is forecasting a strong second half of the year, and it’s not hard to see where that optimism comes from.

6. Evolve Bank & Trust Announces Additions - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Marty Ferguson has joined Evolve Bank & Trust as CEO of the bank’s Small Business Administration Division.

7. Back to Black - Monday, November 28, 2011

The Friday after Thanksgiving, often dubbed, “Black Friday,” is considered by many to be the traditional start of the holiday season shopping in the U.S.

The origin of the term varies. Some sources attribute the Philadelphia Police Department’s coinage of the phrase in 1966 to describe the hectic traffic and chaotic crowds on the busy shopping day. Others deem the expression to reflect a retailer’s shift to profitability during the holiday season, when a boost in sales moves a business out of the “red” and into the “black.”

8. Industry Growth - Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The local banking and finance industries have proven to be a temporary boon of late to a group of people hit hard by contractions in banking and housing: architects and construction workers.

At the moment, a handful of new branches or office locations are either in some phase of construction or are preparing to open for companies that include Independent Bank, Evolve Bank & Trust, Metropolitan Bank, Iberiabank and Shoemaker Financial.

9. Evolve Bank Moving Into Triad Centre III - Monday, August 29, 2011

Evolve Bank & Trust is preparing to move into a new branch location next month at 6070 Poplar Ave. in the Triad Centre III office building.

10. Evolve Announces New Hires - Thursday, April 14, 2011

Dick Wittenberg has been hired as a senior vice president and private banking officer in the private banking division of Evolve Bank & Trust.

11. Evolve Bank & Trust Adds SBA Division - Friday, March 25, 2011

Evolve Bank & Trust has added a Small Business Administration division with a nationwide platform to its portfolio of service offerings.

12. Mortgages Plummet 24 Percent - Tuesday, October 12, 2010

If the quarterly period between July and September had been a normal one for the local housing market – or even one characterized by recovery – homebuyers should have been lining up to take advantage of plummeting mortgage rates.

13. Response Mixed to Government Small Biz Loan Programs - Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Tri-State Bank of Memphis has exchanged its nearly $2.8 million in Troubled Asset Relief Program money for a lower-cost infusion of federal capital that has a slightly different purpose – to boost bank loans to small businesses.

14. Evolve Honors House With Law Scholarship - Thursday, July 15, 2010

A new scholarship established at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law honors the legacy of a respected Memphis lawyer and financial consultant who died in December.

E. James “Jim” House Jr. is still remembered for his wisdom, strong work ethic and place in the local business community. One colleague recalled him as a “man’s man” and a “prince of a guy” who would have been thrilled to know his name graces a scholarship that will cover a major part of a law student’s tuition.

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