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The community bank mergers and acquisitions market is currently very active. While this has been the case for the past few years, the industry as a whole is in a much different place today than it was five years ago. During and coming out of the recession, much of the industry’s consolidation was born out …
Who am I? How do I see myself? At the risk of turning a community banking blog into an existential conversation about the meaning of life…let me advise you to spend some time asking yourself that in light of your position as a community banker. Here’s why. In preparing a webinar series on fundamental banking …
I’m really excited about this episode. I had the honor of interviewing Gabe Krajiccek of Kasasa on one of our mutual pet topics…culture. Here, he gives some very practical and pragmatic advice on how to change and implement the kind of culture you want in your bank. If there is a “must-listen” in our short …
"You Don't Have To Be Weird..". Discussion with Gabe Krajiccek of Kasasa Read More »
Trish and I wrap up our conversation about culture and banking.
I think I have reached a milestone in my life. I’m starting to turn into the “GET OFF MY LAWN!” guy…and I’m completely ok with that! “Grumpy Old Men” and “Grumpier Old Men” are becoming less and less favorite comedies of mine and more like self-help films. I wish I was being exaggerative here, but …
We sit down with Trish Springfield, EVP for Retail Banking at Southern First in South Carolina, to discuss culture in a bank. This is a passionate subject for both of us and I really enjoyed this episode and I think that it will help you in building/maintaining a successful culture within your bank. This is …
Dr. David Kern and I sit down for a candid discussion on the state of community banking today.
PRESENTS: No Loan Left Behind: Financing Unique Situations Speaker: Patrick Trammell As the world becomes both smaller and more complex, Bankers are asked to consider more out of the box requests. This seminar addresses how to structure unique situations. Included are situations involving Importers, Turnaround Situations, Construction, Highly Seasonal Loans, Purchase Order Finance, Highly Leveraged …
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April is Community Banking Month if you didn’t already realize this. I fully realize that, more than likely, the town is not redecorating the square/Main Street/main hub in your honor and I seriously doubt the schoolchildren are coloring the pictures from “Great Moments in Banking” for you to hang on the fridge. (“Daddy, who is …
So, we’ve all heard the news about what was probably our first experience with a brand…Toys R Us. After the “right in the childhood!!!” moment this brought about, it really made me focus on the power of brands in our lives…and just how damanging financial mismanagement can destroy powerful (even dare I say culturally important) …
"I don't wanna grow up…" The Power of Experience in Branding Read More »
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