Argent Financial Group announced today the acquisition of East Broad Trust Company with offices in Greenville and Columbia, South Carolina. The combination significantly extends Argent’s geographical reach and allows the clients of East Broad to take advantage of the resources of a major regional financial services entity and benefit from the progressive trust and estate planning laws of Tennessee by associating with Argent’s Tennessee Trust charter.

The Morning View: January 21, 2020
Announced this morning, Initial Jobless Claims were 900,000 for the week ending January 16th, and Continuing Claims were 5,054,000 for the week ending January 9th. Both were decreases from the previous week, but levels remain elevated. Meanwhile, the European...