Banking & Finance

Remitly opens Spokane office

International money transfer company cites talent pool here

October 16, 2019

Remitly, a Seattle-based international money transfer company that claims to serve nearly 2 million customers, has opened a Spokane office in the Bennett Block building, at 503 W. Main downtown. The company transfers more than $6 billion annually for c

AristaPoint establishes office in Spokane

Specialty insurance agency plans to double staffing

October 10, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Kirkland, Washington-based AristaPoint, an insurance agency and private group market administrator, has opened a new Spokane office in the historic Flour Mill, at 621 W. Mallon, says CEO Patrick Chestnut. The new office will include full-time consulting

Deposits rise for most banks with branches in Spokane area

Washington Trust garners highest market share for 10th consecutive year

September 26, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Deposits at bank branches in the Spokane area grew by 1.7% in the 2019 fiscal year, according to a new report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

2019 Rising Stars James Krejci

VP builds connections through podcast series

September 12, 2019

Sandra Hosking

It's not just about the numbers for banker James Krejci. It's about the relationships. 'You have to be able to manage the interaction with customers and the people side of it, but in order to do it very well, you have to understand the numbers side

Q&A with Canopy Credit Union CEO Charlotte Nemec

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September 12, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Canopy Credit Union - formerly Spokane Federal Credit Union - has seen some changes in the past year. Last summer, Charlotte Nemec became the Spokane-based credit union's president and CEO. Around that time, the credit union announced it was

HomeStreet Bank sells three of its Spokane, Coeur d'Alene offices to HomeBridge

HomeBridge Financial buys Spokane ops as part of larger transaction

September 12, 2019

Virginia Thomas

New Jersey-based mortgage lender HomeBridge Financial Services Inc. has acquired three HomeStreet Bank standalone home loan centers in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area as part of a larger transaction. In all, HomeBridge acquired 72 standalone home loan

2019 Rising Stars: Rosemary Warnick

Owner works with investors to 'make Spokane better'

September 12, 2019

Mike McLean

Rosemary Warnick, owner and president of Premier 1031 Inc., says she became a business owner almost by necessity, after her mentor died, leaving a void in service providers for Spokane-area commercial real estate transactions known as 1031 exchanges.

2019 Rising Stars: Adam Jackson

Early exposure to business shapes career decisions

September 12, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Ask Adam Jackson, Mountain West Bank's assistant vice president of professional and commercial lending, how he arrived at this place in his life and you'll hear more about others than you will about him. Growing up on Spokane's South Hill as the

2019 Rising Stars: Mary McDirmid

Adviser manager invests in success of others

September 12, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Mary McDirmid, managing director and special care planner at MassMutual Northwest, says nothing is more important to her than time, and that being able to set her own schedule is the key to her success. 'Time is the most important thing to me right

Washington Trust Bank plans South Hill community center

Structure along Grand to include meeting space, coffee shop

August 29, 2019

Kevin Blocker

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank is moving forward with its plans to develop a neighborhood community center and coffee shop on a vacant pad site on Spokane's South Hill.