Banking & Finance
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Hatboro Federal Savings Presents Total of $222,222 in Donations to Nine Educational Organizations
Nine local educational organizations have received a total of $222,222 in donations from Hatboro Federal Savings, according to a staff report from the Montgomery Media. All of the benefiting organizations had to meet the criteria for Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. This allows tax credits for eligible businesses that donate to a scholarship, educational…
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Philadelphia Area Woman Part of Equal Pay Class Action Lawsuit Involving 3,000 Women
Allison Gamba was a success in the investment business at Goldman Sachs, writes Alexia Fernandez Campbell for vox.com. She went to business school. She sat on the New York Stock Exchange. She turned mediocre stocks into top-performing investments. She put in nine years at the company and was doing the job of managing director, overseeing…
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Have Yourself a Debt-Free Holiday
With the holidays swiftly approaching, so is the pressure of holiday shopping. Buying for others is fun and the holiday season often brings out our generosity, but without planning ahead it can be easy to go overboard and spend more than you intend. Here are some helpful hints to avoid draining your bank account so…
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MONTCO Careers – Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial has helped individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth for more than 140 years. Prudential has operations in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, including a local office in Dresher. Project Management Specialist This position manages small- and medium-sized projects in accordance with company methodologies; develops and manages project plans to ensure…
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Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust Ushers in Holiday Season with Annual Children’s Christmas Party
For the past 21 years, the staff and board of Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust, a community bank committed to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves, have delighted children and parents with an Annual Children’s Christmas Party. More than 500 people recently attended this year’s party at the Colonial Theatre, and…
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Smead Capital Management To Open East Coast Sales Hub In West Conshohocken
Smead Capital Management, the Seattle-based investment adviser, will make West Conshohocken its East Coast sales hub when it opens a new office there in January, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new hub will provide better services to clients along the eastern coast and reduce the time required to travel to serve…
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More Can Benefit From Student Loan Discharge Program Designed to Help Those With Disabilities
A student loan discharge program meant to erase student debts for those with significant and permanent disabilities is only helping a fraction of targeted borrowers, writes Cory Turner for the NPR. The program targets borrowers such as Drew Lehman of Lansdale, who could no longer work following a traumatic car accident. So far, only 28…
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Conshohocken-Based WealthHub Solutions Raises $1.5M From Local Investor
Conshohocken-based WealthHub Solutions has completed a $1.5 million seed round from investor Richard Vague, managing partner of Gabriel Investments, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The fintech startup is hoping to capitalize on the traction of its product, a workflow software platform aimed at managers of trusts and family offices. WealthHub Solutions CEO…
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Citadel to Host Job Fair on Dec. 5; Interviews Will Be Given on the Spot
Citadel – the second-largest credit union in Greater Philadelphia with branches in Chester, Lancaster, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties – will host a job fair on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 4-7 PM at its corporate headquarters located at 520 Eagleview Boulevard in Exton. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet directly with hiring managers and…
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Visionary Tech, Internet Investor Warren “Pete” Musser Dies
Warren “Pete” Musser, the longtime Pennsylvania tech investor and former head of Radnor-based Safeguard Scientifics for nearly half a decade, died on Sunday at 92, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Musser passed away in a nursing facility near his Main Line home, where he was recovering from a fall he suffered a…
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See Which Montgomery County Movers and Shakers Made This Year’s Power 100 List
Five movers and shakers from Montgomery County have found their place on the Philadelphia area’s Power 100, writes Ryan Sharrow for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list features individuals who possess the influence, respect, skill, and effectiveness that provide them with the power to shape the look and feel of the entire Philadelphia region for…
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PA Student Debt Is Second Highest in the Nation. 2 Legislators Have Started a Coalition to Do Something About it.
Pennsylvania has the dubious honor of having the second highest amount of student debt in the nation, an average of $37,061 per student, writes Ford Turner for The Morning Call. State residents have $68 billion in student debt. Over 10 years, tuition increased 40 percent while higher education state funding dropped 5 percent. “You hear…
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Third Annual Citadel Country Spirit USA to Return to Chester County’s Brandywine Valley
Citadel Country Spirit USA – a spectacular, three-day country music festival – will return to Chester County’s Brandywine Valley from Aug. 28-30, 2020. Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, a picturesque, 33-acre site, again sets the scene for the third annual event. Heralded as a Great American Festival Experience, Citadel Country Spirit USA features 20 country…
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Haverford Grad Ronald Perelman Instigated Hostile Takeover Era, But Rules Are Now Changing Once Again
Ron Perelman, a Haverford School graduate, started the era of hostile takeovers with the Revlon acquisition 34 years ago. Now the company is back and with the rules changing again, that era is coming to an end, writes William D. Cohan for the Vanity Fair. Perelman shocked Wall Street and corporate establishments in 1985 when…
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Is Your Culture Driving Business Success?
We highly value our culture and truly believe it drives performance at Univest. We also realize that culture isn’t something that just happens – it has to be defined and cultivated. We firmly believe that an engaged workforce who follows a common set of fundamental behaviors creates success. The Univest Way consists of 18 fundamentals…
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Community Involvement a Hallmark of Malvern Bank, One of Region’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Malvern Bancorp – the parent company of Malvern Bank, National Association – has been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2019 list of the 76 fastest-growing companies in Greater Philadelphia. The list was determined by revenue over a three-year period from 2016 through 2018. Malvern Bancorp placed 59th. “Making the ‘Soaring 76’ list is an…
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What Homebuyers Need to Know About Interest Rates
As a home buyer, one of the biggest questions you probably have when looking for a mortgage lender is, “what is your rate?” The answer is there are lots of factors that influence a consumer’s mortgage interest. You have probably heard that the Federal Reserve (Fed), or, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), officially cut benchmark…
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Huntingdon Valley Bank Grows Its Commercial Lending Team to Nine
Huntingdon Valley Bank is continuing its push into commercial banking by adding a team of three lenders from Mid Penn Bank to its Center City loan production office, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Huntingdon Valley-based bank entered the commercial banking world together with its parent company, HV Bancorp, in March. At…
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