Banking On: The Inflection Points
Using the Rearview Mirror to Drive Forward The shot heard ‘round the world is a reference to the homerun hit by Bobby Thomson of the Brooklyn Dodgers to win the […]
Update: How has the Fed’s battle against inflation impacted bank product profitability?
At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2022, we provided analysis of how banks were impacted by the Fed increasing the Fed Funds rate from 25 basis points to […]
Build a Moat Around Your Balance Sheet
U.S. economic growth slowed in the first quarter to 1.1% after having notched 2.6% growth in the fourth quarter of 2022. Many economists expect the economy to slow even more […]
How has the Fed’s battle against inflation impacted bank profitability?
The Federal Reserve began its battle against inflation with a 25 basis point warning shot in the first quarter of 2022. By year-end the Fed increased rates six more times, […]
Strategic Alignment: Accountabilities
Accountability gets a bad rap. You can see people wince and hear the hushed tones when speaking about it. It’s not comfortable being “accountable” for a metric, a deadline, or […]
And Just Like That…
Since March of 2020, the near zero interest rate environment was a constant for bankers. For nearly twelve quarters running, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) kept the target federal […]
How Will Higher Interest Rates Impact Loan & Deposit Product Profitability?
We have already started to see interest rates trending upwards in 2022, but how will these higher rates impact the profitability of your loan and deposit products? Will you have […]
The Talent and Customer Portal in the New Year
The Tradition that was New Year’s Day College Football New Year’s Day was (and still is) one of my favorite days – besides the pork and sauerkraut, New Year’s Day […]
Rest in Peace Purple Pen
Robert “Bob” Earl Prothero passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on January 9th, 2021. He was 87 years old. Bob attended Beaumont High […]
Mortgage Lenders Experienced Record Profits – Could They Have Done Better?
During the pandemic, TKG worked with several clients on process improvement engagements where the scope of the project was focused on residential lending. Like many financial institutions who originate residential […]