Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. She was a trailblazer and an early innovator in analytics. The Smarter Bank Technology Award.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 7, 2019

It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. Their vision is simple: "Build a great place to work and bank." It is the $888 million holding company for Plumas Bank. First Capital, Inc.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 21, 2015

I’m not a fan of bank branches (except Chase’s NE Seattle outpost, hi Ben). Probably the best example of growing a franchise using branching (at least in the United States over the past 20 years), is Umpqua Bank. But if you do have good branches, you should at least use your digital presence to showcase them.

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