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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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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

NuBank, out of Brazil and one of the hottest banks in the world in terms of new customer growth (Our previous playbook HERE ), introduced 23 new products last year.

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Efficiency now: 8 smart strategy tips

Independent Banker

During the pandemic, the Fed bought up massive numbers of mortgage-backed securities, with banks enjoying unprecedented sales levels and gain on sales margins. Consider your branch strategy. The days of people coming in to cash their Social Security checks—those are pretty much gone. Rightsize mortgage departments.

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