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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Happy State Bank’s 32 offices are spaced over 500 miles, giving the bank’s lending portfolio geographic diversity. Today, Happy State Bank lends more conservatively as oil prices move higher. New energy regions adapt.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

SoFI gets a commercial bank that brings deposits, compliance, AND business lending. There’s nothing more Gonzo than a CEO who simply bleeds the soul of front-line relationship managers, and Brager could write a bestselling book on this topic. Acquisition of the Year: The No Time to Breathe Award. GonzoBanker of the Year: Bank.

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