Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We see bank leadership earnestly working through the spirit of ESG in dozens and dozens of boardrooms across the country, and we are bullish that corporate and workplace leadership will be a catalyst for positive change. No one wants anything to be misinterpreted as a lack of sincerity. Earning the Trust of the Stakeholders.

Leadership 97

Leadership Compliance Strategy Branding 97

Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Which is strange because in most strategic planning sessions we moderate, talent availability is a threat, and management below senior leadership is often a weakness. Bankers are watching expenses closely so creating positions for entry level college graduates are not on the community bank priority list. But we didn't. Think long term.

Community Bank 78

Community Bank Community Management Leadership 78

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Premium benefits packages, professional development and TLC during the pandemic—this year’s winners do everything in their power to keep their community bankers happy and fulfilled. We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example.

Community Bank 164

Community Bank Community Texas Leadership 164

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And how did community banks and credit unions respond to the COVID craziness? Financial institutions went from having no PPP lending program at all to funding their first loan in 90 days – and this with literally last-minute regulatory guidance. Jill is continually demonstrating just how loud a $300 million community bank can roar!

Idaho 181

Idaho Community Industry Strategy 181

Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2021

This year’s winners: Left: Central Valley Community Bank, People’s Choice Award; Middle: Kennebec Savings Bank, Exceptional Community Bank Service Award; Right: Cross River Bank, Emerging Service Program Award. Exceptional Community Bank Service Award. Instead, we give those dollars to the community.”. Asset size: $1.36

Community Bank 196

Community Bank Community National Fresno 196

Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Kaarin Long stops by a local manufacturer while getting to know customers as Investors Community Bank’s cash management relationship manager. Investors Community Bank in Manitowoc, Wis. IB: What is Investors Community Bank like? IB: Your position is new for Investors Community Bank. Photo by Mike Roemer. Kaarin Long.

Community 70

Community Community Bank Milwaukee Wisconsin 70

Independent Banker

JANUARY 26, 2016

Of course, community banks are the primary economic engines behind small businesses on Main Street America, funding more than 60 percent of all small-business lending. When you’re looking at key issues in the community, bring entrepreneurs to the table and ask them to solve it—because that’s who solves things,” Williamson insists.

Miami 70

Miami Community Bank Community Resources 70

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 6, 2011

"He''s not ready" is the response I often hear when I ask why a sharp banker is not part of the FIs senior leadership team. If you believe the concept of hire for attitude and train for skill is true, how do you remake your employee base? I hear it from senior leaders, industry executive recruiters, and industry consultants.

Strategy 71

Strategy Leadership Training Industry 71

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Stripe’s early success in acquiring customers was largely due to its mass appeal to the developer community. Leadership and board members. Business lending and corporate cards. Most recently, Stripe has launched a Corporate Card and a Lending product geared towards small businesses. Funding, valuation, and investors.

Online 98

Online Company Retail Payments 98

Gonzobanker

MAY 8, 2020

Practice the art of surgical lending. As the large banks announce freezing lending in some sectors, community and mid-size banks should bring more data and common sense to the table. For instance, Wells and Chase just shut down all home equity lending. Build transparency around I.T. Ready … break! “In

Lending 114

Lending Analytics Analysis Capital 114

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Mark Turner, Executive Chairman of the Board, WSFS Bank – We have to give the nod to an early 2019 retirement of Turner, who had one hell of a run in 12 years at the helm of a great community and wealth bank. It was always clear how much Jones loves his credit union, his team and his community. Credit Union Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Idaho 148

Idaho Conference Data Marketing 148

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. Hats off to Thomas Shara at Lakeland and Tony Labozzetta of Provident for architecting the new $25 billion super-community bank in New Jersey. She is known for her knowledge, leadership, dedication, and willingness to partner with her colleagues.

Community 216

Community Fintech Industry Innovation 216

Gonzobanker

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Bank discussed universal bankers in one solid session with gritty details of higher satisfaction and retention rates of universals and the emphasis on knowledge (training and ongoing mentoring). So, isn’t retail delivery about consumer lending? Where’s the creativity and product leadership, folks? Online delivery?

Chicago 98

Chicago Retail Branch Design Training 98

Gonzobanker

AUGUST 19, 2015

Warm Pulse and Cold Fish are both mid-size community banks very similar in most ways, including: Roughly same asset size. Conservative lending risk. Most of the LOs come from a network of known high producers that the executive management team has personally cultivated over years in the community and industry. Not exactly.

Phoenix 60

Phoenix Lending Community Community Bank 60

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 16, 2021

Under the leadership of Acting CFPB Director Dave Uejio, the Bureau issued an interpretive rule on March 9, 2021 clarifying that the prohibition against sex discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) and Regulation B includes sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.

Regulation 78

Regulation District of Columbia Georgia Policies 78

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. 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!

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Hats off to a decade of strong leadership and hard work. 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!

Utah 60

Utah System Community Marketing 60