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Growing a new branch

Independent Banker

In the first round of PPP lending, it granted 220 loans totaling $17 million, and in the second round, 170 loans totaling nearly $13 million. “As As we got through those early months and the first round of PPP lending, we felt like we were getting our hands around all that. Back to branch strategy.

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Record Attendance at This Year’s Symitar Educational Conference, TechConnect

William Mills

Channeling his experiences gained over thirty years in the financial industry, he discussed security, payments, digital branch strategy and digital personalization. The buzz during the conference focused on the themes of growth, lending, fintech partnerships and digital tools.

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Fast-Decision Online Lending Spooks BB&T

American Banker

The regional bank has extensively studied the viability of such platforms, but has been unable to develop a plan to fits its risk appetite.

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KeyBank Fighting Megabanks & Big Techs With a ‘Digital-Plus’ Strategy

The Financial Brand

The big regional bank copes with the mounting competition by investing in its digital lending channel and redefining its branch network. The post KeyBank Fighting Megabanks & Big Techs With a ‘Digital-Plus’ Strategy appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Branch Transformation: Data Driven Decisions

NCR

Likewise, if a bank has a focus on small business lending, does it have branches in proximity to those businesses? Looking at the environment that surrounds successful – and not so successful – branches can provide insight into what kind of environment works best for a particular bank.

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14 Surprising Projections on the Future of Banking

The Financial Brand

Research on the future of banking finds that most changes in the future of banking will be evolutions of the more recent past. The post 14 Surprising Projections on the Future of Banking appeared first on The Financial Brand - Banking Trends, Analysis & Insights.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

Consider your branch strategy. Assessing the value of bank branches is an exercise that began long before the pandemic, but vaccine and mask mandates added new considerations to the debate. Why should you, as a community banker, carry [a branch with little business] with all of these headwinds?”

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