By Patrice Gaines Urban News Service Leah Chase recalls a time when she couldn’t get a loan from a white-owned bank to expand her now-legendary New Orleans restaurant. “I remember my husband going to a bank we used for years,” said Chase, 93. “When we went to get a loan, we couldn’t … This was […]
Banking Exec Earned His Money
By Jordan Shanks, NNPA Intern April 24, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) — For many professionals, the road to success starts with humble beginnings. Because B. Doyle Mitchell Jr., President and CEO of Industrial Bank, inherited his business, he has felt he has always had something extra to prove. “There’s the impression that, […]