BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 27, 2025--
Regions Bank on Thursday announced Drew Chuba has joined Regions Mortgage as senior vice president, Home Loan Direct centralized sales and enablement manager.
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In this role, Chuba will lead the team of Regions associates who deliver mortgage solutions to clients from the convenience of their phone, tablet or computer. In 2024, Regions merged its mortgage origination and mortgage fulfillment services into one team expanding the holistic support Regions provides clients from the application process, to closing and servicing their account. Now, Chuba will build on that work and lead a transformation to expand Regions’ digital enablement infrastructure to provide a more personalized experience and connect with customers who want to purchase a home. Chuba will report to Peter Boomer, head of Regions Mortgage.
“At Regions, our work centers on providing a superior banking experience wherever is most convenient for customers” Boomer said. “Digitization continues to transform the mortgage process, enabling everything from a more efficient application to faster approval, origination, closing and servicing. Drew Chuba has deep industry experience in digital mortgage services, and we are proud to add him to our team. Every path to homeownership is unique, and we know Drew will help accelerate the progress we’ve made to give more customers options, flexibility and greater convenience.”
Chuba brings over 30 years of mortgage banking experience to this role. During his career, he helped build direct-to-consumer home lending platforms at three different banks. Chuba joins Regions from PNC Bank, where he spent nearly 23 years as head of its digital Home Lending Center. His experience also includes work at Fifth Third Bank and Citibank, where he began his career in 1989 as a mortgage loan originator.
“Regions Bank has long been recognized for its strong attention to customer service, and that service support is why customers continue to turn to Regions for their full banking needs,” Chuba said. “By delivering more enhanced technology solutions, Regions has a unique opportunity to bring the entire bank to its customers—with digital and retail capabilities focused on deepening the client experience. Regions is operating in many of the best markets in the country in terms of continued growth, and we are here to welcome new clients while enhancing our services for existing clients."
Chuba graduated from Albion Collage with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Management. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University. Chuba is also a graduate of the Consumer Bankers Association Executive Banking School.
Regions provides full-scale support for homeownership and home improvement needs through its Regions Mortgage and Regions Home Improvement Financing division, formerly known as Enerbank. Together, these divisions, along with Retail Banking, are part of Regions Consumer Banking organization that serves 4.6 million consumer households and small-business customers across the bank’s 15-state retail footprint.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $157 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,250 banking offices and more than 2,000 ATMs. Regions Bank is an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
Drew Chuba, Regions Bank's Home Loan Direct centralized sales and enablement manager. (Photo: Business Wire)
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.
The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.
“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”
The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.
The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.
“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”
New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.
"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.
The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.
The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.
Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.
The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.
The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.
Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.
Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”
“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.
State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”
The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.
It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FILE - A medical worker transports a patient at Mount Sinai Hospital, April 1, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
