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Jul 20
2010

Noncompete must knows: In-depth look from all sides

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

As key players come and go, banks, bankers, and board members all have a stake in getting this right.

Jul 17
2010

FIVE WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR BANK DURING STAGFLATION

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

O'Leary's advice on avoiding a bad road—a followup
Jul 15
2010

Mayday over the Mississippi: The Interview

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Q. What was the first clue that something was wrong?
A. The explosion. My number six cylinder blew.
Jul 15
2010

CRA COMING TO FANNIE AND FREDDIE, AND WHY BANKS SHOULD CARE

Posted by Nancy Derr-Castiglione in Lucy and Nancys Common Sense Compliance

Nancy finds hints of fair-lending policy and glimmerings of future bank duties
Jul 15
2010

RETURN TO NORMALCY? BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

Ed looks back on his days in Texas, when dread "stagflation" made banking a challenge. Could we be headed there again?
Jul 15
2010

GOOD-FAITH EFFORTS MAY PAY OFF WHEN BANKS FALL SHORT OF REGULATORY ORDER

Posted by Jeff Gerrish in Jeff Gerrish on Community Banking

You've got nothing to lose by showing that you're doing your best, Jeff advises
Jul 15
2010

Are you Photo Album Financial?

Posted by Dan Fisher in Beyond the Bank

Remember the photo album? Before the 21st Century, it was the de facto storage device used to chronicle events of a lifetime. Photos would be arranged in these albums and placed on the shelf in order of events—a child’s birth, vacation travels, a wedding—just waiting for their story to be told. The best pictures would be reserved for a picture frame and placed on the wall.

Jul 08
2010

What a customer cross-section can tell you

Posted by Andrea Rovira in Untagged 

Before you can protect your best customers, you have to know who they are
Jul 07
2010

FIVE RULES FOR SUCCESS FOR CHIEF LENDERS

Posted by Ed O'Leary in Talking Credit

And there isn't a ratio, rating, or regulation in any of them!

A followup to the June 27th blog

Jul 06
2010

TOGETHER WE STAND—DIVIDED WE FALL

Posted by John Byrne in AML Fraud and other things

Thoughts inspired by July 4 and an important change to U.S. sanctions law