HOUSTON, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In January,
BBVA USA received a perfect score
of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2020 Corporate
Equality Index, marking the third consecutive year that the bank
has been listed among top U.S. businesses leading in LGBTQ
workplace equality.
BBVA USA was also recognized in
January by financial magazine Global Finance as the best treasury
and cash management service provider in southwest U.S. for the
second year in a row.
Last month, BBVA USA announced
that its President and CEO Javier Rodríguez Soler was featured as
one of the most notable national financial executives in The
Business Journal's 2019 Influencers: Finance list, an annual
feature which spotlights 100 executives who are having an impact on
business being done in communities across the U.S.
Also, in January, BBVA USA
recommitted to University of Alabama
Athletics in a new three-year marketing agreement, continuing as an
exclusive sponsor of the Crimson Tide through 2023.
Ending the month, BBVA USA
released its fourth quarter and full-year earnings results for
2019.
Presented below are articles and news from January 2019 that were posted on the bank's
online newsroom and global media platform, bbva.com.
Corporate News
BBVA USA reports fourth
quarter and full-year 2019 results
For full-year 2019, BBVA
USA reported a net income of
$153 million. "Despite the
challenging interest rate environment, we were able to post
positive revenue growth, control expenses and achieve record
operating income of $1.3 billion in
2019," said Javier Rodríguez Soler, president and CEO of BBVA
USA.
BBVA USA earns 100 percent
on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ
Workplace Equality
BBVA USA received a perfect score of 100 on the
Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2020 Corporate Equality Index,
the nation's premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate
policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. The
bank joins the ranks of over 680 major U.S. businesses that also
earned top marks this year.
BBVA USA President and CEO
listed as a notable financial executive in the USA by The Business Journals national
network
Javier Rodríguez Soler, BBVA USA
President & CEO, has been listed by The Business Journals as
one of the most influential financial executives in the U.S. The
publication's list spotlights executives who are impacting business
being done in communities across the nation and "are positioned to
have an impact on matters of business and finance in myriad
areas."
BBVA USA recommits to
University of Alabama Athletics in new
three-year exclusive sponsorship agreement
BBVA has
announced a new three-year marketing agreement with University of Alabama Athletics, continuing as an
exclusive presenting and supporting sponsor of multiple
student-athlete initiatives through 2023. The bank and the
university have been in a sponsorship agreement for the past eight
years.
Barth appointed to the BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc. board of
directors
Carin Marcy Barth
has become the newest member of BBVA USA Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors. With
a career spanning – both in the private and public sectors – more
than 33 years, Barth brings a vast depth of experience to the
board.
BBVA Wealth Solutions, Inc. names Jorge Unda its Chief Investment Officer
BBVA USA has appointed
Jorge Unda as Chief Investment
Officer of its asset management units. In his new role, Unda is
responsible for overseeing the asset management functions of both
the bank's Asset Management & Trust division and those of BBVA
Wealth Solutions, Inc., a registered investment adviser affiliate
of the bank.
Market Spotlight
BBVA USA promotes
Luis Ramirez to Corporate Banking
Manager in the Denver area
BBVA USA has appointed
Luis Ramirez to Corporate Banking
Manager in the Denver area, adding
to a growing operation in the bank's Colorado commercial team. The promotion places
Ramirez, a veteran banker with 21 years of experience in commercial
and corporate banking, in a thriving market that saw 163 new
startups form in downtown Denver
alone this past year.
Business Unit Spotlight
Customer Net Promoter Scores continued upward growth for BBVA
USA's Global Wealth team in
2019
From 2018 to 2019, BBVA USA's Global Wealth team saw a more than nine
point rise in Net Promoter Score via its client experience program,
which consistently measures and aims to improve client
satisfaction.
Bustillo: "We're always looking at ways to create a better
customer experience"
For 30-plus years, BBVA USA Head of Commercial and Wealth Rafael
Bustillo has been instrumental in the bank's transformation. In
this interview, he looked ahead and gave his thoughts about the
challenges and opportunities facing his team in 2020.
Wealth management in the 2020s: "It will be necessary...to
push for innovation through analytics"
In 2018,
Hector Chacon took the helm of BBVA
USA's Global Wealth team. Now a
year into his position, he has been able to reflect upon 2019 and
share his outlook for his team and the wealth management sector in
the 2020s.
BBVA.com From small potatoes, literally, to BBVA USA Houston CEO: The Path of Dillan Knudson
Dillan Knudson has taken somewhat of a
circuitous route throughout his career in the financial industry –
and beyond – leading to his recent appointment as BBVA Houston CEO.
However, it's this background, he claims, that has helped him
formulate the way in which he works, serves his clients, and how he
leads a team.
Working for our Customers: Branch Retail Executives
In this article, we highlighted the Branch Retail Executive
position at BBVA and shared the importance of the role with insight
from BBVA USA Branch Retail
Executive Kyle Taylor.
Digital Banking & Innovation
Working for Our Customers: Data Decoders
BBVA is on
the leading edge of the data analysis field, deploying data and
analytics professionals across its global footprint to better serve
and amaze its customers.
Working for Our Customers: Cybersecurity experts work to
serve and protect
As part of the bank's cybersecurity team,
BBVA USA IT Security Analyst
Shawn Sharp shared why safeguarding
BBVA's operations from wrongdoers is critical to protecting
customers and their assets, as well as the bank's brand.
Responsible Business
Bryan-College Station
community organizations granted a total of $22.5K from the BBVA USA Foundation
A total of six
community organizations in the Bryan-College Station area were awarded a sum
of $22,500 in grants from the BBVA
USA Foundation. The grants are
part of the bank's overall commitment to community development
across its U.S. footprint. In October
2019, BBVA USA pledged to
put nearly $15.5 billion in lending,
investments and services toward supporting its communities over the
next six years.
BBVA USA highlights focus on
financial education at Boston College
Corporate Citizenship Film Festival
BBVA USA highlighted the work its employees do to
share knowledge and empower community members through financial
education in its recent submission to the Boston College Corporate Citizenship Film
Festival.
Economic Research
American Bankers Association reports economists expect
continued economic growth, stable interest rates
BBVA Chief
U.S. Economist Nathaniel Karp, a
member of the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory
Committee, joined the group's other 14 economists in providing a
detailed forecast for the coming year. The committee expects the
U.S. economy to continue to grow, add jobs and support wage gains
in coming years, though they say that rate is moderating.
BBVA Research shares U.S. Economic Pulse for January 2020
In January, BBVA Research
shared its publication, U.S. Macroeconomic Pulse, noting baseline
growth of 1.8% in 2020 and highlighting model-based recession
projections around 30% over the next 24 months.
Resource Articles
The Mind Bank: Sports app evolution is intense - but so is
the sports world
In this article, BBVA explored how sports
apps are transforming the sports entertainment industry – a
quickly-evolving business that seemingly takes its digital
operations to a new level each year.
For more BBVA news visit, www.bbva.com and the U.S.
Newsroom.
Additional news updates can be found via Twitter and
Instagram.
For more financial information about BBVA Compass, visit
bbvausa.investorroom.com.
About BBVA
BBVA Group
BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) is a customer-centric
global financial services group founded in 1857. The Group has a
strong leadership position in the Spanish market, is the largest
financial institution in Mexico,
it has leading franchises in South
America and the Sunbelt Region of the United States. It is also the leading
shareholder in Turkey's Garanti
BBVA. Its purpose is to bring the age of opportunities to everyone,
based on our customers' real needs: provide the best solutions,
helping them make the best financial decisions, through an easy and
convenient experience. The institution rests in solid values:
Customer comes first, we think big and we are one team. Its
responsible banking model aspires to achieve a more inclusive and
sustainable society.
BBVA USA
In the U.S.,
BBVA is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates 641
branches, including 330 in Texas,
89 in Alabama, 63 in Arizona, 61 in California, 44 in Florida, 37 in Colorado and 17 in New Mexico. The bank ranks among the top 25
largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and
ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (6th). In the U.S., BBVA has been
recognized as one of the leading small business lenders by the
Small Business Administration (SBA) and ranked 8th nationally in
terms of dollar volume of SBA loans originated in fiscal year
2018.
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