Director/Market Executive, Nevada MarketBank of America Merrill Lynch Type of Business: Financial Services/BankingBased In: Las Vegas, NevadaHails From: Nanuet, NY Years Co. Has Been in Nevada: 120Months with Company in Nevada: 06Employees with Company: 1,800 What was your first job? A financial Advisor for PaineWebber in NYC. As a teenager, my first job was working … [Read more...] about Dufresne “Didi” Nicholas
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Industry FocusBankers
From Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to overnight advances in contactless transactions, 2020 has been an interesting and challenging year for bankers. Now, as they try to navigate changing customer and business needs, bankers are pivoting their services and interactions to reflect those changes. Recently, banking executives met in a virtual roundtable to … [Read more...] about Industry Focus
“Special Taxes”ls Your Business Next?
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me.Martin Niemoller, a German theologian … [Read more...] about “Special Taxes”
Wealth of Knowledge: Banking on Nevada
From federal budget challenges and Dodd-Frank to the housing market, borrowers’ shaky confidence and the state of the national economy, Nevada’s banking industry has its work cut out for it in 2013. While top executives remain cautiously optimistic, they are under no illusions about the challenges facing growth over the next 12 months. “I think we’re on the road to … [Read more...] about Wealth of Knowledge: Banking on Nevada
Banking on Nevada: Moving Forward
No one is singing Ding-Dong, the Wicked Witch is Dead just yet, but a great many bankers across Nevada are already hailing the end of the recession – or something that looks a lot like it – and searching for ways to chart a better course through 2012 and beyond. Many banks statewide have gone by the wayside, and more may still follow. But for those willing and able to … [Read more...] about Banking on Nevada: Moving Forward
Industry Focus: Bankers
Recently, executives representing Nevada’s banking industry met at the law offices of Holland & Hart in Las Vegas to discuss the changed industry and their expectations for the future. Despite some signs of improvement, there continues to be a divide between banks looking to lend and businesses looking to borrow. Bankers hope to bridge that divide and find qualified … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Bankers
Banking on Nevada: A New Day
Though the recession was officially declared over in June, of 2009, Nevada’s recovery continues to lag behind that of the rest of the nation. There were more national banks than state-chartered banks involved in the residential mortgage and commercial real estates loan problems, but state-chartered banks in Nevada felt the impact through trickle down. “The pressure on banks … [Read more...] about Banking on Nevada: A New Day