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Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co. Enters New Partnership with University of New Orleans Athletics
August 24, 2022
NEW ORLEANS – August 24, 2022 - Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company and University of New Orleans Athletics held a press conference announcing their partnership on Wednesday, August 24 at 8 a.m. at the 1825 Veterans Blvd. branch of the bank in Metairie. The two-year partnership is the largest in New Orleans program history. “We at …
Preparing for a Financial Hurricane
July 19, 2022
Jamie Dimon, chairman of Chase Bank, said he expects a financial hurricane. His quote was, “That hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way.” Mr. Dimon is no meteorologist, and neither am I, but I would like to talk about the reality of a financial hurricane, planning for the big wind and rain events that we might expect this …
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company Supports NOLA Coalition
July 19, 2022
GULF COAST BANK & TRUST COMPANY SUPPORTS NOLA COALITION NEW ORLEANS (July 14, 2022) - Today Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company donated $50,000 to On Scene Services (OSS) in support of NOLA Coalition with the goal of freeing up New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) resources and making New Orleans a safer city. OSS employs …
Let’s Talk: It’s Time for a Digital Detox Challenge
July 12, 2022
The average American spends 7 hours a day, nearly half of their time awake, in front of a screen. Nonetheless, the majority of this screen time is spent on mobile devices while scrolling mindlessly through social media, checking emails, watching shows, and listening to music and podcasts. As we spend more time on screens, our children are also …
Live Simply
June 7, 2022
The inflation numbers continue to roll in, and the news is bad. April inflation showed a slight decline from 8.5% to 8.3%. This slight improvement unfortunately looks problematic when examined in detail because almost all the decline came from a dip in gasoline prices that have since reversed. The concerning news was that price increases have …