Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

But with the new location on hold, growing the market in Raleigh would have to wait. We felt like Wake County was still going to be a vibrant market for us, and it just made sense to move forward and open the location.”. Back to branch strategy. Survival tactics. Ted Whitehurst, Providence Bank. “We

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

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Independent Banker

JULY 31, 2022

In 2022, things changed with whiplash speed, as the Fed hiked interest rates to quell inflation, the mortgage refinance market dried up and the effects of macro changes, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a talent shortage, began to be felt keenly. Jeff Reynolds, managing director at Darling Consulting Group in Newburyport, Mass.,

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

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”. I rarely see a “busy” branch. Don’t case the joint.

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