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FIC Advisors, Inc. dummy Home  Advisory and strategy consulting
for the financial services industry.
Advisory and strategy consulting
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Revenue Generators: Take Back Your Bank!

Jan152025Charles Wendel

For years revenue generators in banks have been operating under the thumbs of an ever-increasing number of cost-generating support staff. That needs to stop now. The new team entering the White House has proclaimed…

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Have You Ever Been Arrested Before?

Oct282024Charles Wendel

This was both an unexpected and unwanted question. Back from a three-week trip to Chile and Colombia, my Global Entry card failed to register at the kiosk. Not the first time. I was directed to…

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Reengaging

Sep242024Charles Wendel

Taking a multi-month hiatus from writing this newsletter has allowed me to think about the purpose of writing about the financial services industry. Columns often served as a brief therapeutic session…

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Recent Articles

  • Revenue Generators: Take Back Your Bank! January 15, 2025
  • Have You Ever Been Arrested Before? October 28, 2024
  • Reengaging September 24, 2024
  • Run! Hide! The Strategic Planning Cycle Begins Again Soon May 28, 2024
  • Shoot the Dog! May 10, 2024

How Can We Help You

FIC Advisors, Inc. can assist your financial business with a broad array of services. We provide our clients with a flexible operating model, allowing us to customize the level and type of our involvement to meet client needs.

Who We Are

Charles Wendel, the President of FIC Advisors, Inc., has extensive experience as a banker and a consultant. He is a well-known public commentator on industry issues and a personal advisor to industry leaders.

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ELFF sponsored report: Independents: Banking on the Non-Banks

Both through that research and prior client work, we understand the key factors resulting in the sustainable success of Independents and can help provide practical recommendations to improve the bottom line. Based on requests made to FIC, we have designed a targeted strategic workshop specifically meeting the needs of Independents.

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Audio: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em: Bank Collaboration and the Emergence of Composite Lending

MN’s 2nd Annual Investors’ Conference on Marketplace Lending

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Podcast: Aiming to please SMBs

Getting to the heart of serving small- and medium-sized businesses has been a heartache for banks, as they struggle to make many work-intensive transactions into a large, meaningful chunk of volume.

Charles Wendel, owner of Financial Institutions Consulting, highlights the steps banks can take to build relationships and revenue with SMBs.

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Join the LinkedIn Group: Banks and Alternative Finance

This new group provides information on emerging trends in the alternative finance space and allows for questions and discussion of key issues.

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Read our articles about the financial industry trends and insights. Get up to day with our catalog of publications that benefit many professionals in the financial services industry are featured on leading industry publications.

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  • Revenue Generators: Take Back Your Bank! January 15, 2025
  • Have You Ever Been Arrested Before? October 28, 2024
  • Reengaging September 24, 2024
  • Run! Hide! The Strategic Planning Cycle Begins Again Soon May 28, 2024
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