Navigating the Shifting Tides: Unraveling the Dynamics of Higher for Longer Rates and Profitability Trends in Community Banks
In the dynamic world of community banking, bank leaders find themselves at the helm of an industry experiencing pronounced shifts in profitability trends. As we await comprehensive Q4 peer data, […]
The Economy and Interest Rates – Where Are They Going?
Guests: Dorothy Jaworski, SVP and Treasurer at Penn Community Bank, and Hugh Blaxall, Managing Partner at VBC Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month […]
The Kafafian Group’s 20th Anniversary!
Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts Podcast Show Notes: Our This Month In Banking (TMIB) podcast features discussion with colleagues and other industry thought leaders on interesting banking topics. […]
Data Driven Strategy
You recently read an excellent book on strategy. Your financial institution faces challenges… economy is crawling at road-kill pace, customers struggling to remain current on loans, regulators breathing hot and […]
Grow or Die. Really?
Grow or die. Acquire or be acquired. Build it or kill it. And so go the banking platitudes. Now, perhaps those that invoke these phrases have strategies that compel them […]
Common Misperceptions: Community Banks are Beating the Behemoths
My firm constantly evaluates industry trends and happenings to formulate what we term our Industry Overview. Although a constant process involving hypothesis, research, and re-evaluation, we center our thinking annually […]