Insights

Time to Pull the Plug on CRA?

In Richard J. Parson’s book, Broke: America’s Banking System, he suggested that bankers and examiners major in the majors. By that, he meant sweat the big stuff; and by big […]


Credibility of Living Wills / M&A as Succession Planning / Cultural Due Diligence / Women in Banking

Guest: Glenn E. Moyer, Senior Advisor Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast highlights significant news and events in banking and our hosts’ take on them, along […]


CRE Concentrations / FinTech Lending / Amazon Echo / Charter Application Withdrawn

Guest: Frank Korzekwinski, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief of Real Estate Lending at Flushing Bank Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast will highlight significant news […]


Stock Market and M&A Activity / Bank Technology

Guest: Gerard Cassidy, Managing Director of Equity Research, RBC Capital Markets Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast will highlight significant news and events in banking and […]


Women in Banking

Since I began my banking career approximately 38 years ago, the financial industry has experienced dramatic change, particularly as it relates to the adaption and utilization of technology, customer delivery […]


David Bowie / Banks in Insurance / Athletes in Banking

Guest: Todd Ellis, President, Sandy Spring Insurance Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast will highlight significant news and events in banking and our hosts’ take on […]


Jeff For Banks Top Three of 2015

For those who may not know, I have been authoring a blog for the past five years. I do it separately from any writing or speaking I do for The […]


Interview with Glenn E. Moyer, Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities

Glenn E. Moyer recently joined TKG and three other complementary community bank consultancies as Senior Advisor after spending the previous four years as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Banking […]


Do Banks Really Care About Their Financial Performance?

I’m sure that most of you would say that the answer to the above question is, “sure they do,” and often this starts and stops with “top of the house” […]


What Can Banks Learn from Mutual Mergers?

Since 2010, investment bankers have been predicting that the pace of merger activity in the banking industry would significantly increase and accelerate.  While these predictions may have been wishful thinking, […]