Jeff For Banks

JULY 5, 2022

I know, my first job in banking in 1985 at Northeastern Bank of Pennsylvania was making microfiche. In Pennsylvania, Rocket has number 1 market share. And a branch, on average, cost about 1% of deposits in direct operating expenses. Build a positive culture with operating discipline. I'm bullish on community banking.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 28, 2023

I work for The Kafafian Group, a community bank consulting firm based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Many of my readers might not know what my firm does, so I want to dedicate this post to the problems we help community bankers solve. We guide your institution into creating an operating plan, or the "how" to strategy execution.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon. The Bank operates five full service offices. It also operates 13 Home Loan Centers in Oregon and Idaho. Founded in 1980, Plumas Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Quincy in Northeastern California.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. We are in awe. Seriously in awe.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. A Gonzo community bank being a leader and not a fast follower – that’s pretty cool! The big bang project is over.” Check it out on YouTube.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. A Gonzo community bank being a leader and not a fast follower – that’s pretty cool! The big bang project is over.” Check it out on YouTube.

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