The No. 1 independent brokerage has boosted the number of brokers it recruits to financial institutions each quarter, its top recruiter in the channel tells FP.
Happy State Bank's move after Centennial Bank's acquisition of the firm highlights frenzied action in a large but still relatively nascent channel of the industry.
Five financial advisors left Lakeland Bank and Raymond James for Affinity Federal Credit Union prior to the $1.3 billion acquisition of their prior institution.