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Good, Better, or Best

Good, Better, or Best

What kind of banking relationship would like to have: good, better, or best? The decision is yours to make. In today’s banking environment, the way ...
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Rolling Back...

Rolling Back…

Upsets during “March Madness” capture the attention of all of us, as the least expected teams surge in front of the top seeds. The same ...
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Lines of Communication

Lines of Communication

Strong lines of communication are an effective strategy for an entity in securing a strong banking relationship. In a world full of so many ways ...
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Clear Liquidity

Clear Liquidity

Does the need for liquidity mean you have to leave a lot of cash in a low-interest-bearing checking account? The answer is “no.” To be ...
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Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?

The marketplace is already reflecting the Federal Reserve’s anticipated moves to raise the Fed’s fund rates in the first quarter of 2018 by .25%, with ...
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Who Wants Public Deposits?

Who Wants Public Deposits?

The answer is not a firm “yes” or “no,” but rather “it depends.” First, let me qualify by stating that most banking institutions consider public ...
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Budget 2.0%+ for 2019

Budget 2.0%+ for 2019

Last year, I blogged that short-term rates would reach 2.0%+ by the end of 2018. Looking out a bit further, I am going to be so bold as ...
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Are You Truly Protected?

Are You Truly Protected? Part 2/2

Last week, I told you about one of the biggest worries facing the banking world today: Identifying fraud and protecting clients from it! Today we will look at measures you, as a public entity or higher ...
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Are You Truly Protected?

Banking Relationship Banking Trends Are You Truly Protected (Part 1/2)

The phone call comes in on a Monday morning and you are informed a check for $60,871 was cashed by a major bank in Alaska, ...
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Shifting Back

Last week, Jamie Dimon, the CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, discussed his bank’s major investment strategy in opening 400 new branches in several areas where ...
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How to Make a Fair Comparison

A couple of weeks ago, a government banker was voicing frustration after learning that her bank lost a Request for Proposal (RFP) bid to another ...
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Ten Reasons Why...

Ten Reasons Why…

  If your entity is not already making use of all its cash—and earning 1.0% or more in interest—let me share ten reasons why it ...
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