FIC Advisors, Revisited
Printer-friendly version (PDF) It seems that every few weeks we get an email or a call asking what it is that FIC does, beyond produce a newsletter. Initially, that question…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) It seems that every few weeks we get an email or a call asking what it is that FIC does, beyond produce a newsletter. Initially, that question…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Increasingly, the best banks, credit unions, and their non-bank competitors generate higher returns by taking the path of niches and specialization. Specialization provides a differentiating element that…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Spring training has begun for baseball. It is the time of year when, if you live in Northern climates, you begin to believe that the cold will…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Relationship management conjures up the image of an experienced relationship banker (RM) meeting one-on-one with clients and advising them about their financing, cash management, or other needs….
Printer-friendly version (PDF) This newsletter provides a link to our newly published article in the Journal Of Equipment Lease Financing that presents an overview of the evolution and growth path…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) This week’s newsletter was meant to be about how banks can offer digitally-based relationship management, reflecting the shift occurring in banking as more clients move to digitally-enabled…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) FIC recently completed an analysis of Independent equipment finance and leasing companies for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation (ELFF). The ELFF is the leading association for…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Early in my consulting career I worked for a large consulting firm that also owned a branding unit. Headed by an incredibly charming Brit who spoke with…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Last week, I began a two-part newsletter on a topic it seems that clients are talking about more than anything else: deposits. The importance of this topic…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) I hesitate to be yet another voice focusing on the need for banks to put more attention on deposits. However, other than risk management, there may be…