Gonzobanker

MAY 17, 2022

For regional and community banks there has never been a more frustrating time to be a buyer versus a builder of financial technology. Cornerstone Advisors continues to sound the drum that bank executives have way too little visibility into the spend and target outcomes of their technology investments.

Technology 135

Technology Regional Community Bank Community 135

Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Maybe instead of Acquire or Be Acquired, this conference should be called Evolve or Be Acquired,” observed Eric Sprink, CEO of Coastal Community Bank in Everett, Wash., and a trailblazer in the world of banking as a service (BaaS). The difference could be seen in what alpha bankers bragged about.

Fintech 166

Fintech Customer Experience Conference Technology 166

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 21, 2024

Our lives changed forever from this whole experience of the government’s declaration of a national emergency, leading to forced shutdowns of businesses and schools, mandated mask wearing, forcing 6-foot distances between people, travel restrictions, fear mongering with case and death counts, and forced vaccines/boosters.

Marketing 146

Marketing Policies Report Atlanta 146

South State Correspondent

MAY 9, 2022

In our previous article ( HERE ), we reviewed the banking industry’s cost of funding earning assets (COF), and we compared how community banks’ COF behaves relative to national banks in a rising interest rate cycle. percentage points to 67.52% from the end of 2019 to the end of 2021.

Community Bank 195

Community Bank Community Industry Online 195

South State Correspondent

APRIL 24, 2022

Banks have ceased using LIBOR to price assets and liabilities after 2021. However, some community banks are still deciding on the correct term lending index to adopt. Many banks are uncertain that they have chosen the best term index for their products and markets. Considerations For Choosing A Term Lending Index.

Lending 195

Lending Community Bank Community Marketing 195

South State Correspondent

MAY 31, 2023

What used to take $160 million in deposits to break even back in early 2021 now takes closer to $40 million. Despite that increase in profitability, banks need to be mindful of how they manage their branch and customer base to increase profitability further.

Data 195

Data Branch Strategies Strategy Mobile 195

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Fintech 194

Fintech Community Regional Technology 194

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2021, there were more than 120 fintech IPOs in the U.S., 2022 was the year the fintech industry and venture capital firms figured out that banking is harder than everybody thought. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Moody’s estimates that there is $70 billion in back rent across the nation. By the way, our economy has done better than all other nations; for example, Europe is 4.3% The national unemployment rate peaked at 14.7% The housing market is robust across the nation. Projections for 2021 are at about +7.0% in October.

Marketing 78

Marketing National New York City Taxes 78