South State Correspondent

JANUARY 4, 2023

While the current growth rate needs to be left to each bank based on their capital cost, market, and risk tolerance, the general guide is that growth should be in the 3% to 5% range for this year. When offering a higher money market or CD rate, the direct damage done to cost of funds is often the least of a bank’s worries.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

Which leads to the interesting case of Renaud Laplanche, the co-founder and former CEO of Lending Club and the co-founder and current CEO of online lender Upgrade. It’s reported that Upgrade’s loan volumes are growing and that it intends to add new asset managers to its roster over the next half year. Just ask any entrepreneur.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The company’s market capitalization, which after declining to less than $600 million in the 2009 recession, has now grown to almost $3 billion. This was a terrific combination of two education-focused cooperatives across both Southern and Northern California markets. It’s early but it’ s a great entry to the market and our industry.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Community bank marketing resources. With market opportunity heating up and big bank and big credit union competitors hitting hard, too many community banks lack marketing resources … or they have 2X more spending in sponsorships than the campaigns, analytics and digital sales improvements that actually bring in new business.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

Stephen Butler (General Manager), Sid Probstein (CTO & VP Professional Services), Alan Swahn (VP Marketing), Percy Johnson (VP Solutions), Alex Levi (VP Sales). one solves the low accuracy level of automated conversational applications with its Conversational Data Management Platform. Key Executives. Key Investors.

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