Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

“For Ron, giving back to the community is part of the essence of who he is. With vigor and a strong commitment to service, Ron Paul leads a rapidly growing community bank in Maryland. Retail outlets: 22. Ronald Paul first encountered community banking as a real estate developer in the early 1980s. Bethesda, Md.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Here’s what community banks need to know about these products and how they can take advantage of this model. Emerging as the latest form of point-of-sale (POS) lending, BNPL introduces new ways for consumers to make purchases and spread out their payments. BNPL: The community bank play. By Colleen Morrison. It’s an evolution.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 7, 2015

Me to a community banker: Why don't you offer more options than real estate secured lending to help fund early stage businesses? Banker: Because that's not community banking. I've been in this business over 20 years and still don't know the definition of community banking. In other words, be a General Bank. Seems risky.

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Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Will community bankers be playing with ‘gamification’ soon? A study titled “Innovation in Retail Banking” by Infosys Ltd., Elizabeth Judd is a freelance financial writer in Maryland. By Elizabeth Judd. Fitbit Inc., Gamification isn’t necessarily an all-or-nothing proposition. Treat your customers as adults,” he concludes.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. In the late 90s, low interest rates made speculative equity investments more attractive than bonds, and at the same time, innovative internet companies grew in popularity among retail investors, professional traders, venture capitalists, and the like (familiar?). Remember K Bank in Maryland?

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

Fallout from recent global events presents an obstacle to generating revenue for community banks. Since COVID-19, profitability planning for community banks has mainly hinged on how the government was coping with the pandemic and the key role financial institutions played in keeping the economy afloat. By Elizabeth Judd.

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