Discovery Center
Remember Who Won David vs Goliath
Channel the Power of Organic Growth by Gregg Early Let’s not talk about the past year. Let’s take the long view and talk about the past decade and a half. For nearly all of that time we lived in a “next normal” of quantitative easing, which brought along with it easy money and sustained…
Read MoreClient Story with CBC Federal Credit Union
Download as a PDF While most financial institutions are grappling to secure deposits in these times, CBC Federal Credit Union, situated in Oxnard, California, faces an unusual yet rewarding challenge – it has a surplus of new share certificate (CD) requests from across the country. CBC upped its CD rates to attract new members and,…
Read MoreRecording: What’s New withBusiness Checking?BaZingBiz Checking
Download Presentation (PDF) The lifeblood of community banks and credit unions is SMBs because these businesses are the lifeblood of the communities these financial institutions serve. For the past two decades we’ve served more than 2 million customers and members and more than 400 community FIs, helping them deliver the best products and services to…
Read MoreRecording: Fintech Transformers Mid-Year Check-in
Download Presentation (PDF) In the ever-transforming battle for customers/members, fintechs seek to be the new rulers of the banking universe. And the tides have turned. From 2019 to 2022, digital banks have the largest growth rates of primary relationships. Now, for the first time ever, more consumers in the Gen Y and Gen Z age…
Read MoreRecording: Reinvent your small business checking
Download Presentation (PDF) The competition for small business customers is intense because every FI wants (needs) to grow small business customers. But most FIs lack compelling products that are different and will influence a busy small business owner to start a new banking relationship or stay with their existing one. Join Ron Shevlin and Dave…
Read MoreDon’t Fight the Tape: Get Beyond Chasing New Deposits
While certainly an arrow in the quiver, community financial institutions can’t solely rely on growing deposits to thrive. By Mike Branton and Gregg Early It has been a wild ride for banks and credit unions. The shift from a low-growth, low interest rate environment to its complete opposite in less than 12 months…
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Recording: How Are Bankers Planning for
This Year’s Revenue Challenges?
Download Mike’s Presentation (PDF) You can get your free copy of the survey results here. Industry researchers, investors, stock analysts, and major media outlets are telling a consistent story – 2023 will be a challenging year for financial institutions. This media echo chamber got us wondering – what are actual frontline banking executives thinking? And…
Read More5 Steps to Up Your Engagement Marketing Efforts
Attract and retain consumers with engaging benefits and a plan to educate people about it By Trae Turner It’s not breaking news that people’s lives are tied to their mobile devices. Look around. Whether it’s a phone, tablet or laptop, it seems wherever you go, people are incorporating their lives in one place…
Read MoreRecording: Fintech Transformers – Rise of Primacy
In the ever-transforming battle for customers/members, fintechs seek to be the new rulers of the banking universe. And the tides have turned. From 2019 to 2022, digital banks have the largest growth rates of primary relationships. Now, for the first time ever, more consumers in the Gen Y and Gen Z age groups name a…
Read MoreRedefining Primary Relationships
By Mike Branton and Dave DeFazio This article originally appeared in Bank Director. Ask 100 bankers to define what it means to be the primary financial institution for a consumer, and you’ll likely get 100 different answers. Ask 100 consultants to bankers what being the primary FI entails, and you’ll probably get 100 more…
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