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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

THE BANKER AWARDS. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis. Doug Larson. Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

Founded in 2007 with a focus on community development, the community development financial institution (CDFI) has goals that extend far beyond its West Coast communities. The team at Beneficial State Bank believes that banking has the power to bring about radical change. billion-asset community bank in Oakland, Calif.,

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Reverse Trend

Independent Banker

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. who oversees 32 loan officers dedicated to providing the loans. FirstBank, which has $2.3

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Where are The FinTech Darlings Now?

Jeff For Banks

A banker told me yesterday that if I wanted headlines in American Banker , put FinTech in my copy. So far I'm up to five mentions. Aside from interest rate risk, vendor management is high on the list. If looking for a FinTech (seven) partner, follow your vendor management procedures. You know who you are.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

On the eve of Yahoo’s acquisition of social networking platform Tumblr, then Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote a Tumblr post promising “not to screw it up.” Below, we look at some the worst mergers and acquisitions undertaken by large corporations, and how the good times went bad. The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. Microsoft and Nokia.

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Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

CB Insights

In the world of asset management, the biggest players are now dedicated firms like Vanguard. Total assets under management (AUM) at the top asset managers now dwarfs total AUM at the top banks. The disruption of asset management. As a result, banks are facing dropping IPO profits. Some banks have collapsed.

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Gonzo Goes to BAI Retail Delivery 2014: Sweet Home Chicago?

Gonzobanker

And, man, did it ever … with the Aliens -esque signs of bankers getting their brains sucked out (or was it minds being blown by presenters, not sure?). He appealed to bankers to talk about their value creation and higher purpose instead of just making money. Innovation Showcase & Global Innovation Awards.

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