Bank Shareholder Succession Matters
I’m growing more concerned about the time and effort by community financial institutions to understand the needs of next generation shareholders and build a strategy around shareholder succession. I recently […]
Row in the Same Direction: Branch Profitability in Action
//This article originally appeared in Jeff4Banks.com// Chris Nichols from Southstate Bank Correspondent Bank Division recently wrote an excellent piece about branch profitability, a subject near and dear to my heart […]
Banks Should Avoid Rabbit Holes
*This post was originally published on Jeff4Banks.com on November 7, 2021* We have much work to do, little resources to get it done, and a short time to make it […]
Build Your Own Bankers
*This post originally appeared on Jeff4Banks.com on October 23, 2021* A colleague is working with a nearby college to develop a curriculum for a banking minor. They asked us to […]
Bankers Automate! With This Asterisk
Last week the Virginia Bankers’ Association had a futurist at their annual convention. Among other things, he predicted that the pandemic induced, government supported prolonged labor shortage will accelerate the […]
Community Banking According to Andy
I enjoy Twitter because of the relationship threads I have maintained, the good-natured jabbing among friends, and keeping abreast of news I would not otherwise read. One of my tweeps […]
Banking’s Execution Imperative
**This article originally appeared in Jeff4Banks.com on June 19, 2021.** Announcer: Spain had 85% possession against Sweden and did not score. The strategy drawn up by the Spanish side […]
Squared Away-How It Happened
**This article was originally posted on Jeff4Banks.com on April 29, 2021.** March 11, 2020: The World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. I attended the Pennsylvania Bankers’ Association Women in […]
Unintended Consequences of Aggressive Regulation
“In case you’re looking for some light reading this weekend, FRB-Philadelphia working paper 21-08, Does CFPB Oversight Crimp Credit?” ~ Robert Morro (@bmorro44) So went a tweet from one […]
The Death of The Community Bank
In June of 2008 I gave a speech titled “The Death of the Community Bank” and in that speech I made predictions. Recently I was cleaning out my files and […]