Printer-friendly version (PDF) Years ago I consulted with the legacy Wachovia Bank, headquartered in Winston Salem. Back then the bank-teamed credit and line bankers on each commercial loan, terming their…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) In recent weeks I have attended and spoken at a number of conferences focusing on alternative lending. The most prominent of these was in New York at…
“An Inside Look at Existing Bank Partnerships.” Panelists include: Pete Steger, Kabbage; Mariano Belinky, Santander InnoVentures; Sara Phillips, Fifth Third Bank; Denise Thomas, ApplePie Capital; Julie Kimmerling, Chase; Brian Geary,…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) It has taken me a decade or two longer than it should have to figure it out. During that time FIC’s projects in the small business and…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) In response to a recent newsletter, a financial services executive emailed: “I wonder if deregulation will enable the banks to profitably fund <250k transactions again? Do you think…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) “We think we can cut regulations by 75 percent. Maybe more,” said President Trump on the first Monday after the Inauguration. Shortly after the election, his website…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) At most banks the small business segment has failed to generate satisfactory performance numbers. Despite the fact that small businesses represent 95%+ of all U.S. businesses and…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) At a marketplace lending conference in early December two speakers forecast that 2017 would be the year of the bank partnership for alternative finance companies (AFCs). Finally,…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) YouTube offers a Tony Robbins video message aimed at New Years’ resolutions and the lies we tell ourselves. In this video Robbins says that for 95% of…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) What lessons can senior bank management take away from the unexpected outcome and Trump’s approach to the election? Operate with a consistent message. Post-election day, ABC News…