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Fintech'ers Will Be Right on Branching. Unless Bankers Act.

Jeff For Banks

I think banks are closing branches for one reason: to cut costs and prop up their earnings and boost their stock price." Clearly he is not attending FinTech conferences. I sometimes quip that FinTech prognosticators are like futurists. Much like the credit union CEO thinks his branching strategy differentiates his CU.

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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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