Monday, November 21, 2022

Debunked! Are Bank Merger Approvals Taking Longer?

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I enjoy my Twitter community because I get diverse views on banking, sports, politics and entertainment. One of my Tweeps, Rick Childs , a C...
Friday, November 04, 2022

Bankers: Can You Create a Culture of Operating Discipline Even if You Have No or Few Shareholders?

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Do shareholders give publicly traded financial institutions an edge over their private and non-shareholder owned financial institution breth...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

3 Ideas on Bank Branching

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I moderated a strategic discussion at a recent banking conference. In that meeting, the CEO of a community bank said he offsets his branch c...
Friday, August 26, 2022

Anchors in Banking: Three Things to Do About Them

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I suppose when I use the term anchor, of the 11 definitions offered by Merriam-Webster, "something that serves to hold an object firmly...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Guest Post: 3rd Quarter 2022 Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

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Financial Markets & Economic Update -Third Quarter 2022 Inflation The Federal Reserve waited too long before beginning its fight against...
Sunday, August 14, 2022

Operation Choke Point 2.0

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In 2012 the Obama administration launched "Operation Choke Point" ("OCP") which was designed to ensure banks considered ...
Tuesday, July 05, 2022

How Can Banks Thrive in the Next Five Years?

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I was invited to speak at a bank client's annual meeting of shareholders on what I think a bank needs to do to thrive. Although I speak ...