Organizers of the proposed Fortuna Bank, a women-owned de novo near Columbus, Ohio, say they are on track for a fall 2024 opening. Longtime Ohio banker Ilaria Rawlins will serve as president and CEO.

"It was definitely a surreal moment – we've been working on this for three years at this point," Fortuna Bank CEO Ilaria Rawlins said. "Anyone can walk in and open an account." Proposed local ...

Co-founder and Chairwoman Lisa Berger ceremonially unlocked the bank door on Dec. 9 and opened the bank’s first account, CEO ...

"We want to be that bank for women," said Ilaria Rawlins, the proposed CEO for the bank and a banking veteran who worked at First Bexley Bank that was bought by Cincinnati-based First Financial in ...

Ilaria Rawlins, proposed CEO of Fortuna Bank. Ohio is in line for what would be its first women-owned bank. Fortuna Bank has submitted an application for a bank charter to the Ohio Department of ...

"We want to be that bank for women," said Ilaria Rawlins, the proposed CEO for the bank and a banking veteran who worked at First Bexley Bank that was bought by Cincinnati-based First Financial in ...

Ilaria Rawlins, proposed CEO of Fortuna Bank. While the bank would offer a full complement of banking services to anyone, the focus would be on addressing women's financial issues.

Fortuna Bank, which is in organization, has more regulatory steps to complete toward securing the charter, proposed CEO Ilaria Rawlins said via email.

Bankers in Columbus met Friday for a roundtable discussion regarding the banking industry in the city, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in California earlier this month.. Representing a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fortuna Bank – the first majority women-owned bank in Ohio and one of about 20 nationwide – is now open. Co-founder and Chairwoman Lisa Berger ceremonially unlocked the bank ...