Millennials – What Do They Want from Their Bank?
Guest: Craig Rodenberger, Vice President and Marketing Director, Ephrata National Bank Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking news that happened this month. TMIB will be available on the last Wednesday of every month here, and on Apple and Droid […]
PNC Cares Far More About the Penguins Than the Flyers
Reporters occasionally call for my opinion. And I have them. Oh I have them. Last week an American Banker reporter called for my opinion on WSFS Bank’s strategy to deploy much of the cost savings from its recent Beneficial Bank merger into technology. Read the resulting article here. The reporter e-mailed his questions. And I […]
Conference Watch: How To Be Successful In a Changing Industry
How many consultants go to banking conferences and attend the sessions? At least one! I may have been accused of being arrogant once or twice, which inspires me to continuously elevate my abilities so the perception of arrogance is seen for what it is; confidence. And the only ones accusing me of arrogance are those […]
Not a Session at Acquire or Be Acquired: Culture
I attended Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference two weeks ago. The buzzword of the show: Culture. When Raphael Reznek, CIO of Mascoma Bank, spoke about the biggest challenge to launch online account opening: “our internal culture”. When Mike Butler, CEO of Radius Bank, spoke of technology experimentation and implementation: “you have to change […]
Banking New Year’s Resolutions – We Have Opinions / Negotiating Merger Transactions
Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking news that happened this month. TMIB will be available on the last Wednesday of every month here, and on Apple and Droid podcast apps for your listening enjoyment. Join us on your […]
Banking for Good
It happened. A client, a bank I owned shares in, and one that I admired announced they were selling to a nearby financial institution. In June, Stewardship Financial Corporation, and their banking subsidiary, Atlantic Stewardship Bank (ASB) announced their sale to Columbia Financial Inc. (MHC) and their banking subsidiary, Columbia Bank. It’s not that […]
Banking’s Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition
For the past eight years I searched for the Top 5 financial institutions in five-year total return to shareholders because I promote long-term strategic decision making that may not benefit next quarter’s or next year’s earnings release. And I am weary of the persistent “get big or get out” mentality of many bankers and industry […]
Are Diversity Requirements Really Necessary?
Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking news that happened this month. TMIB will be available on the last Wednesday of every month here, and on Apple and Droid podcast apps for your listening enjoyment. Join us on your commute, […]
Finxact Core System – It’s Different!
Guest: Michael Sanchez, Founder and President of Finxact Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking news that happened this month. TMIB will be available on the last Wednesday of every month here, and on Apple and Droid podcast apps for […]
Are Diversity Requirements Really Necessary?
Diversity in banking continues to be a hot topic. Based upon recent conversations TKG has participated in, there is a heightened interest and focus by many financial institutions to have greater diversity in their boardrooms, executive management teams, and in their overall workforce. TKG recently participated in a panel discussion on board diversity at the […]