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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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THE BANKER AWARDS. Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis.

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Beneficial State Bank’s financial activism

Independent Banker

Beneficial State Bank was born from a bold idea and a gift of capital from activists and philanthropists Kat Taylor and Tom Steyer. The idea that community banking can be a force for positive change is at the heart of Beneficial State Bank, which engages its customers through financial activism. By Roshan McArthur. Assets: $1.5

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Bankers started the year with good business plans, strong balance sheets, and optimism. Even George Bailey would have given you the thumbs up. “I learned a long time ago that reality was much weirder than anyone’s imagination.” ” – Hunter Thompson. Well, HST and Big Bird had it right. Everything.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I call this "pulling into the pits" in my book: Squared Away-How Can Bankers Succeed as Economic First Responders. Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE: SI) #2. And I am weary of the persistent "get big or get out" mentality of many industry pundits.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. Well, you can cross the last one off your list, because THE AWARDS ARE HERE.

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Gonzo Notes from Money20/20

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Money20/20 became quite the event in a very short time, with 10,000 – count ’em – attendees up from 2,300 only three years ago. Bankers had long suspected MCX’s plan was to bypass the Visa/MasterCard rails by processing transactions as ACH. The logistics. Would we all take that growth? Big stories/buzz. Apple Pay … not.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. There is an understanding that technology and fintech are going to cause radical change, but the how, how big and when are still very unclear. But that’s for next year. First, find a comfy chair.

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