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Data Matters: Collect, Analyze, Utilize
Data Matters: Collect, Analyze, Utilize Data matters and it can drive better service. If you truly want to connect and care for customers, data needs to be part of your solution. As a consumer we...
Bankers Don’t Foresee Full Economic Recovery Until 2022 or Later
Bankers Don’t Foresee Full Economic Recovery Until 2022 or Later Despite some improvements in outlook, bank leaders continue to be wary about the prospects for an economic recovery in 2021....
Do’s, Don’ts, and Maybes: Rules to Streamline Portfolio Management
Do’s, Don’ts, and Maybes: Rules to Streamline Portfolio Management If my recent aggregate conversations with investment managers are an indication, there is still a lot of seat-of-the-pants...
Munis for the many: Taxable municipal bonds have appeal for nearly all community banks.
Munis for the many: Taxable municipal bonds have appeal for nearly all community banks. Chances are, your bank’s portfolio has been affected by declining portfolio conditions, erratic cash flows,...
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery—Let’s Cut to the Chase
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery—Let’s Cut to the Chase Business continuity and disaster recovery are essential to an operation’s contingency plan. Following these established fundamentals...
FDIC Continues to Encourage Consumers to #GetBanked
FDIC Continues to Encourage Consumers to #GetBanked As part of its ongoing efforts to expand financial inclusion, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) #GetBanked campaign encourages...
Liquidity Strategies for Illiquid Community Bank Stocks
Liquidity Strategies for Illiquid Community Bank Stocks The fundamental duty of community bank directors and executive officers is to enhance shareholder value. One of the key tenets of enhancing...
Reviewing Branch Strategies for 2021 and Beyond
Between 2012 and 2019, banks eliminated approximately 2,700 branches a year. In 2020, as the global health pandemic set in, banks shuttered more than 3,500 branches.