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Printer-friendly version (PDF) During a meeting with some executives from an alternative finance company, part of the discussion centered on how long it took to get through a bank’s vetting…
Discusses the hows and whys of strategy development.
Printer-friendly version (PDF) During a meeting with some executives from an alternative finance company, part of the discussion centered on how long it took to get through a bank’s vetting…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) We all love lists, particularly those that relate to New Year’s resolutions for improving our businesses and ourselves. But the fact is that for most financial institutions…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) I began working in the alternative finance company (AFC) space over two years ago. For the uninitiated, at first alternative finance largely involved non-banks lending to consumers…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) There can be no doubt that providing a digital platform for consumers and small businesses has become a top priority for many banks and credit unions. Increasingly,…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Several of our recent newsletters have focused on the critical importance and unparalleled value of deepening client relationships by selling more products to each customer, in particular…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Last time I wrote that banks should have no higher 2016 priority than developing a best in class approach to cross selling. However, in my experience 90%…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) Banks are in various phases of developing their 2016 budgets and determining next year’s strategic priorities. In a world of tight resources and demands for higher performance,…
Printer-friendly version (PDF) How do I get a bank to actually do something with the recommendations my firm makes? I would like to say we always succeed, but unfortunately both…
There is no doubt that over the next five-ten years, branches will undergo substantial changes. Some experts believe that most branches will NEVER again return to profitability on a stand-alone…
In our last newsletter, we discussed some of the guiding principles that top retail banks like Umpqua employ to differentiate the branch experience and distinguish the bank from others. …