Proposed Central Ohio women-owned bank Fortuna gets OK to raise $20M


A proposed women-owned bank aims to raise $20 million and open by the end of the year in the latest expansion of Grandview Yard.

Fortuna Bank, still in organization, received the state's conditional approval this month to start fundraising, proposed CEO Ilaria Rawlins told Columbus Business First.

"That was obviously a big milestone because it allows us to kick off our capital raise," Rawlins said Wednesday. "We have a really aggressive timeline."

The Division of Financial Institutions in the…

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