Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

'I had a very interesting conversation with a bank client today. He called me to discuss, among other things, his bank''s expansion strategy. During the discussion, I mentioned that I had recently driven by one of his branches and that it was the biggest in town. What he said about it inspired this post. Being the biggest branch in town, in terms of square footage, is not something cheered among industry pundits these days.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

'The last month, the ECB published a report on virtual currency schemes. I have been reading this with great interest as it signals the involvement of the central banks in a new area: virtual currrencies. The relevance of this report must therefore not be misunderstood. We should remember that in 1994, the EMI-report on pre-paid cards signalled the start of the regulation of prepaid-cards and electronic money products.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

'Reality shows are generally not my thing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m often subjected to the genre because I submit to family preferences. How else would I know that Emmitt Smith is quite the twinkle toes. But, while channel surfing, I discovered Shark Tank. On Shark Tank (see the clip below), entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of angel investors, known as sharks, to win funding for their enterprise.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

'Aside from my Navy days, I have been in banking all of my life. But I don''t balance my checking account. Instead, I run the family budget through a spreadsheet, check my account activity online, and hope for the best. Last week the best got to me. I overdrew my account because I failed to log an auto repair in my trusty budget spreadsheet. Did I bounce checks?

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

'This is not a political blog. I do not express political opinions, at least overtly. Because I have opinions. Oh I have opinions. But this presidential election season had me whaling and gnashing teeth for it to be over, much like that toddler on YouTube. I would much prefer to analyze personal relationships on Jersey Shore than be subjected to more taunts and finger pointing from presidential hopefuls.

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