June, 2012

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Data Driven Strategy

Jeff For Banks

'You recently read an excellent book on strategy. Your financial institution faces challenges. economy is crawling at road-kill pace, customers struggling to remain current on loans, regulators breathing hot and heavy down your neck. You need to assemble the team, assess your situation, chart your course. So you schedule a strategic planning retreat.

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How stable are your deposits?

Jeff For Banks

'I am attending the Financial Managers'' Society ( FMS ) Forum in Las Vegas this week. The Forum is chock full of education opportunities for banking finance professionals. One session caught my attention. The tandem speakers taught the audience about going "long", or at least longer, in their investment portfolio and minimizing risk. One of the underlying assumptions in advising to "go long" was that core deposits were as stable today as they were four years ago.

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Grow or Die. Really?

Jeff For Banks

'Grow or die. Acquire or be acquired. Build it or kill it. And so go the banking platitudes. Now, perhaps those that invoke these phrases have strategies that compel them to grow. Shareholder value, so the logic goes, is created if I grow my balance sheet 10% per year and my earnings, because I''m realizing economies of scale, grow faster. But what if you adopt the strategy of the tortoise?

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Digital Transformation: Accelerating ROI and Growth in Commercial Lending

Now is the time for lenders to prioritize their digital transformation initiatives in preparation for the lending rebound. Rising competition and ever-increasing customer demands for speed and efficiency are forcing financial institutions to embrace digital transformation. This shift can feel overwhelming—where do you begin? This infographic illustrates automation demands and shows you how loan document automation serves as an essential step to increase profits and provide the best lending exper