First Tech

• Former Addison Avenue FCU Investment Firm Acquired

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  April 16, 2012

  Essex National Securities Inc., a broker-dealer once owned by a subsidiary of Addison Avenue FCU, has been acquired by private New York investment firm.

• First Tech Forecasts Lengthy CEO Search

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 19, 2012

  No date set for replacement to be named for Benson Porter, newly appointed CEO at BECU.

• First Tech CUSO Forms Investment Alliance

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 30, 2012

  Addison Avenue Investment Services, the investment services program of First Tech Federal Credit Union, has partnered with Raymond James Financial Services Inc.

• Return to Seattle Roots Figured in Porter Switch

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  December 21, 2011

  Benson Porter said the chance to return to his native Seattle was a major factor in his decision to leave First Tech.

• First Tech CEO Heads to BECU

  By Marc Rapport  |  December 20, 2011

  First Technology Credit Union CEO Benson Porter in California and Oregon has been named president/CEO of $9.7 billion BECU in Washington state.