Fewer customers are banking in person, the company said, so its branch at Blake Street and the 16th Street Mall is no longer needed.
Wells Fargo closing LoDo location
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Zing! Denver-based credit union switches to a quirky new name
“I understand the shock at the name, I truly do,” said a VP at the former Denver Community Credit Union. An expert said the old name was boring.
Bank of Denver shuttering Golden Triangle branch after 30 years
“The volume of customers … has declined over the past two years,” a bank vice president said of the 606 W. Colfax Ave. location.
Fort Collins Courtyard by Marriott faces foreclosure
According to Larimer County property records, Rockies Lodging Capital purchased the 112-room hotel for $12.9 million in 2017. The original lender was Colorado Business Bank.
Bank conversion planned as Denver Diner building sells for $5M
Chase plans to renovate the 3,600-square-foot structure at the corner of Colfax and Speer and open a branch there in 2022.
Wells Fargo remains market leader as deposits at Denver-area banks grow
Runners-up U.S. Bank and Chase had greater percentage gains, however, in terms of deposit market share.
Zeppelin gets construction loan for Winter Park project, eyes ski season opening
The A-Frame Club will have 31 structures, each 460 square feet, that will likely rent for “the high $200s” per night.
Dallas-based lender vacating Centennial office, laying off 417 employees
Santander Consumer USA, which has 6,000 employees and 3 million customers, notified the state of the move in a letter this week.
Boulder market head tapped as next FirstBank president
Kevin Classen, a banking industry veteran who started his tenure in Vail and helped lead FirstBank’s foray into the Arizona market, will succeed Ron Tilton, who is retiring in February after three-and-half decades at the institution.
Vectra Bank breaking ground on nine-story Belleview Station HQ
Elsewhere in town, office projects are on hold. But Vectra’s CEO said the cost of capital as a financial institution makes it “a good investment for us.”
