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The Elephant in the Room: Branches

Jeff For Banks

So what about these big branches that we all have? An industry stock analyst told me that big banks have advantages over small banks because they can pay for increased compliance expenses by closing branches. Many have built palatial branches that have no discernible value except as a bank branch.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

Before 2022, says Thomas Grottke, managing director at Crowe LLP, “a lot of factors were going right. I counsel my community banks to be careful about extreme growth in rising rate environments,” says Jim Adkins, managing partner at Artisan Advisors in Barrington, Ill. Consider your branch strategy. Connors, Jr.,

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Wells Fargo Just Gave Small Banks a Big Gift

American Banker

The scorcher at Wells is giving some community bankers an opening to differentiate themselves from larger institutions that seem fee-dependent or "too big to manage.".

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Breaking Branch Mediocrity

Jeff For Banks

Another day, another convoluted organizational structure that includes “small business bankers” that are dispersed into the branch network to shore up branch capabilities. If not small business bankers, it’s “cash management officers”, or “business development officers”. Develop your branch staff. But you get the picture.