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Kansas community banker Steve Handke elected Chairman
Memphis, TN (November 10, 2020) – The Paul W. Barret, Jr. School of Banking today announced it’s 2020-2021 Executive Committee…
- December 11, 2020 3:56 pm·
Things You Never Thought You’d Say: COVID-19 has created a lot of first-ever conversations.
It may be a gross oversimplification to say this, but in many ways, community banks deal with their favorite broker…
- October 29, 2020 6:32 pm·
Kicking The Can: Congress and the Fed are on a spending spree.
If you ultra-busy community bankers have been able to catch some of our policymakers commenting on the waves of fiscal…
- May 3, 2020 6:19 pm·
COVID-19 statement from Barret School of Banking
The safety of our school attendees is a top priority for the Barret School of Banking. Our staff continues to…
- March 19, 2020 8:13 am·
Not all bonds are created equal: Fierce rally highlights different risk/reward profiles
Attention bond portfolio managers: Raise your hand if you were expecting a 100+ basis-point bond rally accompanied by a corollary…
- March 5, 2020 8:25 pm·
Mortgage bonds keep gaining fans: Community banks add weighting to loan surrogates
If your community bank’s bond portfolio looks like the rest of the industry’s, you own more mortgage-backed securities (MBS) than…
- January 6, 2020 4:26 pm·