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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Gonzo readers, 2021 was just plain schizophrenic. 2021 fintech investments, merger activities, and overall focus were off the charts. Two, read and enjoy the 2021 GonzoBanker awards, our annual take on the best things we saw during the year. THE BANKER AWARDS. Doug Larson. So, we have two things to add to the to-do list.

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

This was the question posed to Bank Profitability students as part of the Oregon Bankers' Association's Executive Development Program (EDP). These were up-and-coming bankers, the future leaders of our industry, identifying industry trends that will have the greatest impact on their bank, in no particular order.

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SAFE Banking Act returns to Congress: Is safe harbor for cannabis banking on the horizon?

Abrigo

If signed into law, the SAFE Act would allow banks to provide services to cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) in states that have passed the legalization of marijuana in some form. According to a letter from the American Bankers Association (ABA) to the Senate Banking Committee, only about 11 percent of all U.S.

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Lexicon Bank: A bank that shows its hand

Independent Banker

Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. You have a bank that was born out of COVID and could have gone the other direction but ended up thriving.”. Photo by Sammy Tillery. By Tom Groenfeldt. Name: Lexicon Bank.

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Community Banking According to Andy

Jeff For Banks

In June 2021, we were up to six locations, $327.6 In 2021, we are up to over $70 million, mostly investment properties. This is not a high level of revenues to handle all the expenses involved with operating a troubled banking organization at the time. It was so awesome I asked if I can reprint here.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. ” – Hunter Thompson.

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Best Banking Books To Create The Modern Banker

South State Correspondent

Since many bankers likely have a self-improvement goal in their New Year’s resolutions, we wanted to put out our recommendations right from the start. To do this, we teamed up with Jack Hubbard, Managing Partner of the Modern Banker , to bring you our collective favorites. Heart Spoken , by Elizabeth Cottrell.