Bank Board Insights Series Part VII: From Good to Great, Elevate Your Bank’s Performance with Boardroom Mastery!
In this Travillian Next episode, Indra Elangovan, Head of Strategic Advisory at Travillian, and James Stevens, Partner and Co-leader of Financial Institutions Group at Troutman Pepper, discuss effective board governance…
Read moreBank Board Insights Series Part VI: Crucial Steps for Board Members in Ensuring Effective BSA/AML Oversight
The following article resulted from a discussion between Indra Elangovan, Head of Strategic Advisory, Travillian, and David Caruso, Cofounder and Managing Director of The Dominion Advisory Group, Washington, DC. Boards…
Read moreA Banking & Fintech PR Perspective: People & Communication Make the Bank Go Round
Scott Mills, the President of the highly renowned William Mills Agency, stands at the helm of one of the most prominent public relations and marketing firms specializing in the financial…
Read moreLessons Learned: Insights from an Ex-FDIC Regulator on Navigating Bank Collapses
Alexander Rolfe, a former FDIC official and current Managing Director at JCSmithAdvisors, recently joined Travillian’s Head of Banking & Fintech, Brian Love, and Head of Strategic Advisory, Indra Elangovan, to…
Read moreThe Essence of Balance Sheet Management has Dramatically Changed: Viewpoints from Scott Hildenbrand
From the lens of an astute and forward-thinking balance sheet strategist, the root cause of the crisis goes beyond interest rate risk. This observation comes from none other than Scott…
Read moreHigh Valued Banks Video Series Continued: A Conversation with Stock Yards’ Ja Hillebrand and Lake City’s David Findlay
Continuing with Travillian Next’s video series highlighting the nation’s highest valued publicly traded banks, Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech at Travillian, and Joe Fenech, Chief Investment Officer at…
Read moreRedefining the Role: How a Strategic CFO Thrives in Community Banking
Andy Borrmann is a highly strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO), having come from a non-traditional upbringing in investment banking and sell-side analysis before finding a home as a CFO in community…
Read moreThe Green Scene: Cannabis and Community Banks
As the legal cannabis market continues to grow, many community banks and credit unions are looking for ways to support this thriving industry. Banking cannabis brings its own set of…
Read moreHow Banks Can Navigate Gray Skies and Seize Opportunity in 2023
Nate Mittag and Frank Sorrentino, Managing Directors of FIG at Stephens, joined Brian Love, Head of Banking and Fintech at Travillian, in a conversation about the state of the community…
Read moreCEOs of the Highest Valued Banks Reveal Their Recipe for Success
Two of the most well-respected CEO’s in the banking industry – Community Bank System’s Mark Tryniski and ServisFirst Bancshares’ Tom Broughton – join Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech…
Read moreThe Highest Valued Bank Stocks Share Some Surprising Traits
Why are certain banks consistently valued highest by investors? We recently presented to the Board of Directors of a community bank and in preparation for the discussion, we were asked…
Read moreThe Alamo for Community Banks: A Conversation with Matthew Smith – Director of Strategic Initiatives for Independent Banks Association of Texas (IBAT)
As with the Alamo, opposition is coming from all angles these days for community banks. Fintechs, megabanks, Wall Street, Big Tech, and even Walmart all have the advantage of investing billions…
Read moreSuccession Planning: Be Proactive. Be Collaborative. And Do It Now.
Brian Love, Head of Banking & Fintech at Travillian, and Jeff Cardone, Partner at Luse Gorman, chat primarily about how community banks should be thinking about their succession planning. Still an…
Read more3 Community Bankers Weigh in on the Magnitude of Independence
Community banks are intrinsically woven into the fabric of American society. They provide an array of valuable services, not the least of which includes being the financial catalyst for a…
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