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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Lifetime Leadership Achievement Awards. Randy Stevens , CEO , First Farmers and Merchants Bank , Nashville TN. The Bank That Gets Fintech.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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And now, the GonzoBanker team salutes some other troublemakers in each individual Smarter Bank category: The Strategy Award – Goes to Studio Bank in Nashville, Tenn. And Partners CEO John Janclaes helped put Kony on the market map in mid-size shops, even keynoting Kony’s conference with a leadership book in tow.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Under Stuart’s leadership over the past 17 years, OnPoint has gone from under $2 billion in assets to knocking on the door of $10 billion, all while becoming the most recognized financial brand in the Portland market and achieving some of the industry’s best profitability in 2023. Sounds like a cool strategy to build a smarter bank.

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