Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Award – goes to CNBC’s Jim Cramer , who lamented that banks should have been innovating offerings like those delivered by PayPal and Square. The “What the Hell Are Bankers Doing?” billion, Kalamazoo, Mich.).

Fintech 195

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

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. This is an innovation-seeking franchise that has built a solid brand and never got over its skis in execution. GonzoBanker of the Year – Bank.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. Bank Deal of the Year PNC nabs BBVA USA – paying 1.3

Idaho 181

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This was a terrific combination of two education-focused cooperatives across both Southern and Northern California markets. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. It is an innovator with tech (e.g.,

Idaho 148

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

recently formed a new relationship with a merchant services provider and is considering instant card issuance, as well as implementing an enterprise risk management (ERM) tool—“a real buzz with regulators,” president and CEO Steve Dehnert says. Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a writer in California. Badger Bank in Fort Atkinson, Wis.,

Community Bank 144

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Bank Innovation named Jill one of the 10 most innovative CEOs in banking for 2015, and we doubt that Bank Innovation would know who Jill is if not for her presence on Twitter. Best Leadership Performance in a Core Conversion. An old adage that never gets old: it matters when leadership hangs out in the foxhole.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

How they describe their product/innovation: Project Finance is a personal finance application that shows users the future of their finances based on all the choices and decisions they’re making today. In today’s world there is uncertainty around many things, your finances don’t have to be one of them.

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