Banking & Finance

A study from SmartAsset ranks Berkeley County as the second-highest in the state for incoming investment. All three Lowcountry counties rank in the top 10 statewide, and Berkeley has ranked fourth or higher since 2015. … Read More

Many Fintech companies in the Lowcountry are growing their workforces and securing investments as they use software to automate financial services. … Read More

Charleston attorney John Kern, who was charged by the SEC in 2013 with aiding and abetting a financier with fraud, was suspended from practicing law for 18 months by the S.C. Supreme Court for professional misconduct. … Read More

Chase is opening new offices and hiring local bankers in Charleston to serve small and midsize businesses in the area. The company has not decided how many bankers it will hire and is currently looking for permanent office space. … Read More

Tennessee-based Pinnacle Financial Partners has named Mickey Renner the bank’s new regional president for the South Carolina coast, taking over for Charlie Rivers, who retired earlier this year. … Read More