Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

'My non-scientific estimate of how many community financial institutions (FIs) claim "customer service" as the factor that differentiates them from their competition: nine out of ten. But if 90% of banks have superior customer service, then no banks have superior customer service and 10% of banks are inferior. So, in this respect, it may be the perception that a community FI has great service, not the reality.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

'I learn a lot from bankers as I visit their offices, speak to them on the phone or at industry events. Occasionally they will offer an insight that I think my Twitter followers would find interesting. Below are quotes that I tweeted so far this year along with my brief insights or background regarding the comment. Note that if the quotes exceeded 140 characters, I would have abbreviated or substituted some words to make them fit.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

'These past two years have often been extremely difficult. As consultants, we should try not to personalize engagements. But I can’t change the internal wiring. Last year, a client failed, and many more received regulatory orders. Memorandums of Understanding (“MOU”), Formal Agreements (“FA”), and Cease and Desist Orders (“C&D”) have been on top of our reading list for the past two years.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

'There is a lot of soul searching happening in the executive suites and boardrooms of community financial institutions (FIs). Nearly three years of economic malaise, political activism, media vilification, and regulatory over-reach have made us weary of continuing as an independent FI. When Boards or CEOs reach this point, they determine to undertake a review of their "strategic alternatives".

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