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Best local bank in the New Orleans area?

Posted on 7/26/23 at 3:35 pm
Posted by Richard Grayson
Bestbank
Member since Sep 2022
2149 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 3:35 pm
I'm looking to move my money away from Chase and go with a local bank. Any recommendations on who to go with or who to avoid for general family banking?

Gulf Coast
Hancock Whitney
Jefferson Financial
Regions
Etc?
This post was edited on 7/26/23 at 3:40 pm
Posted by Rendevoustavern
Member since May 2018
1701 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 4:48 pm to
Regions isn’t local

Jeff Financial is a joke

We’ve been at GCBT for a while. Nice people.

Hancock kind of lost a lot of its local sense with the Whitney merger. Our Whitney folks were transitioned out.
Posted by ned nederlander
Member since Dec 2012
5073 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 4:54 pm to
Home Bank is pretty good. Nice people.

Hancock Whitney is more of a deposit outflow at this point, with New Orleans area deposits funding loans in other areas. Red River Bank is the reverse. They are trying to move into the market and are investing outside deposits into the New Orleans area.
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
9982 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 6:38 pm to
I saw that MC Bank opened up a branch in Lakeview.

They are a pretty small bank with offices mainly in St. Mary Parish. They even have branches in Covington, Youngsville, and Lafayette.

I guess since the St. Mary Parish market is drying up, they are expanding to other areas to increase customers and deposits as oilfield and old money leave St. Mary Parish.

I was pretty surprised seeing a bank that had just 4 or 5 branches around Morgan City a few years ago now have a visible loan production office in Metairie off of I-10 and now branches in Lakeview and Covington. They also have an office in Houma with limited services.
This post was edited on 7/26/23 at 8:33 pm
Posted by HotBoudin
Metry
Member since Sep 2003
966 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 6:52 pm to
For stability consider Metairie Bank.
Posted by creolechef
Member since Mar 2008
318 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 6:53 pm to
5th District

100% local since it’s founding and very family oriented.
Posted by Clint Torres
Member since Oct 2011
2791 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 7:22 pm to
I’d recommend Keesler Federal Credit Union… there’s one on vets and one in mid-city… credit unions have reciprocity and you can use other credit unions around the country if needed to deposit/withdraw too.. Banks are garbage, credit unions are non-profit and serve their members..
Posted by Tigerholic
Member since Sep 2006
2359 posts
Posted on 7/26/23 at 8:50 pm to
I’ve heard good things about Metaire Bank.
Posted by Skippy1013
Lafayette, La
Member since Oct 2017
698 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 6:07 am to
Fidelity
Posted by Buck Dancer
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2008
4770 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 8:50 am to
I've used Metairie Bank for over 20 years and they have been great.
Posted by hey benji
new orleans
Member since Sep 2013
427 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 8:54 am to
Another vote for Keesler Federal Credit Union and Red River.
Posted by Richard Grayson
Bestbank
Member since Sep 2022
2149 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:04 am to
quote:

Another vote for Keesler Federal Credit Union and Red River.



I'll look into those. Anyone have experience with Jefferson Financial?

General Pros and Cons of Credit Union vs Bank?
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 9:10 am
Posted by Fat Harry
70115
Member since Mar 2005
2325 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 10:55 am to
MC Bank
Posted by TigerTatorTots
The Safeshore
Member since Jul 2009
81720 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 12:46 pm to
Resource Bank is by far the best local one
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
25333 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 1:50 pm to
Laugh all you want, but my damn campus federal account from way back to my freshman year in the 90s at LSU has served me well.

I was no shite stuck in the Middle East, screwy shite happened, CFCU cut me an immediate line of credit and got me the hell out of there. A phone call and a person at the LSU main branch, and I was out of a shitty spot.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
79740 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 3:20 pm to
Red River, but there might only be one in Nola.
Posted by Kreg Jennings
Parts Unknown
Member since Aug 2007
3684 posts
Posted on 7/27/23 at 9:01 pm to
When you say local, what do you mean? Chartered out of NOLA? A community bank? Both?

The best two pure community bank options that fit this bill are Metairie Bank and Fidelity Bank. I know Fidelity Bank’s CEO the best and really like him / them.

Gulf Coast is a huge, publicly traded bank.

Credit unions don’t pay taxes. So unless you’re a union loving, SJW democrat…stay away.

Hancock bought out / saved Whitney cause they screwed it up leveraging depositors money with a series of really dumb moves. They’re chartered out of Miss. and are a huge multi billion dollar publicly traded bank.
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 9:03 pm
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37121 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 4:20 pm to
Red River Bank. Best in the state and headquartered in Alex.

Just expanded into Nola with one branch downtown on Baronne and building one in Metairie on Vets
Posted by Kreg Jennings
Parts Unknown
Member since Aug 2007
3684 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 5:58 pm to
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Red River Bank


They’re out of Alexandria & are absolutely run as if Elec was the center of the universe.

Not sure, but I think the OP was looking for a bank based out of NOLA.
Posted by Im4datigers
Northern Virginia
Member since Oct 2003
4556 posts
Posted on 7/30/23 at 7:43 pm to
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They’re out of Alexandria & are absolutely run as if Elec was the center of the universe.


But but but Warren Morris works there lol
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