10 Talent Management Best Practices
Talent management continues to be a top concern for leaders amid ongoing labor market tightness. Talent is often listed as the most important asset in an organization. [Continue]
Welcome to the ‘phygital’ world
Hybrid has become a key buzzword in the post-pandemic world as banks along with other businesses grapple with the right blend of in-office and remote work. Combine that with talent shortages, and meeting the needs of customers and employees has proved challenging. [Continue]
Striking the right balance in ticklers
I’ve seen my fair share of ticklers throughout my career. And when I say fair share, I mean tens of thousands. I worked for a company that had a tickler solution as part of a larger loan management system and helped community banks make the switch from their old system to the new system. [Continue]
Understanding deposit pricing stats
In times of volatility, it is critical to know how to interpret aggregated cost of funds data and correctly understand the pricing marketplace today. You may be familiar with Mark Twain’s opinion of statistics — “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics.” [Continue]
A new era in deposit insurance?
Has deposit insurance changed forever? Regulators boldly protected all depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank when they failed. Is 100 percent coverage of bank deposits now the norm? [Continue]
Is your core a cost center or a catalyst for growth?
In their efforts to win and maintain market share, many community bankers have recognized the need to invest in innovation. The problem is innovation efforts are often focused on front-end technologies, such as websites or mobile apps. Meanwhile, the back-end technologies, including legacy core banking systems, are left in place. [Continue]
Building a better data analysis process
Banks need to be acutely in-tune not only with the state of the economy, but with the particular challenges their customers may face in a downturn. Already, millions of Americans are struggling to afford basic housing costs. [Continue]
Making sense of saving habits
Whether it’s at grocery stores or gas pumps, people across the country are feeling the effects of inflation and many households have been forced to make major changes to their spending habits. But, what has happened to their saving habits? [Continue]
Inflation’s disparate impact
I am convinced community banks feel the impact of inflation more than big banks. Inflation means upward pressure on interest rates, and community banks generally need to increase the interest rates they pay on CDs and savings accounts more rapidly than the largest banks because people still feel larger banks are safer than smaller banks. No matter what regulatory changes occur, most people still believe too-big-to-fail is real. [Continue]
Is your remote deposit capture up to snuff?
We’re asked to upload images with our phones all the time. Insurance cards, driver’s licenses, checks. And we’ve all experienced the less-than-stellar experience of struggling to get our item exactly in the frame or a multi-step process of needing to crop and rotate so that the image is accepted. [Continue]