Community Banks and the Rainmakers Who Run Them: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It’s no secret that community banks are the lifeblood of small business, which, in turn, are the heartbeat of America. They are also a lifeline to millions of consumers for…
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Using Your Balance Sheet as a Weapon: A Conversation with Scott Hildenbrand, Head of Piper Sandler Financial Strategies
Scott Hildenbrand, Managing Director and Chief Balance Sheet Strategist at Piper Sandler, joined Travillian’s Head of Banking & Fintech, Brian Love, in a discussion around the economic moment and what…
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The Boomerang Effect: Bank Outperformance Isn’t Just About Higher Margins When Rates Rise / Written by Sam Haskell
We will begin with a picture: The Fed Funds rate has been zero for two years, and prior to that about 8 years. In this rising rate backdrop there are…
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Q1 Bank Earnings Preview: Waiting for Normalcy
Hoping for A Return to Normalcy Has Felt More Like Waiting for Godot In Samuel Beckett’s famous play, two men meet near a tree, discuss various topics, and reveal to…
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Investigate Your Investors: How Investor Relations Can Help Drive Long-Term Value / Written by Diane Fitzgibbons
Investor relations (“IR”) is the process of communicating with the financial industry, including investors, analysts, traders, portfolio managers and media. IR is the discipline designed to establish and maintain strong corporate…
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Community Banks & BaaS: How Synctera is Simplifying Fintech Partnerships
Keith Daly, Director – Banking & Fintech at Travillian, sits down virtually with Peter Hazlehurst, Co-Founder & CEO at Synctera & Kevin Herrington, President, CEO, Chairman at Lineage Bank. Topics Discussed: Synctera’s BaaS technology to…
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Is the Pause in Bank Deal Approvals a Transitory Issue or Something More?
There are numerous examples of pending M&A deals that are bogged down in the regulator process, enough to label it a trend. Over the past few months, it seems clear…
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A Match Made in Digital: The Evolving Partnership of Fintechs & Community Banks
Travillian hosted two executive leaders in the evolution of banking: • Brian Johnson – President, CEO, & Director, Choice Financial Bank • Nikhil Lakhanpal – Co-Founder, Narmi Choice Financial Group • Headquartered in Fargo,…
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Is the M&A Tide Finally Turning in Favor of the Acquirers?
The market has been mostly hostile to M&A announcements so far this year… We’ve written several articles this year on the topic of M&A; more specifically, the generally poor reaction…
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Safe and Seamless A Conversation with Monica Murthy, Partnerships Lead at Alloy
Alloy helps banks and fintech’s make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML, fraud, and more. In a world of on-demand and instantaneous requirements from customers,…
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Bank M&A Has Accelerated as Expected, Though Market Reaction Remains Muted
The market has cast a wary eye toward the stocks of most acquisitive banks. For several months now, we’ve noted that while we expected the pace of bank M&A to pick…
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For Investment Bankers, a Shifting M&A Landscape Demands Adaptability (and Creativity)
The business model at investment banking firms serving the regional and community bank sector over the past few decades has worked very well, helped by an extraordinary level of deal activity,…
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2021 Mid-Year Banking and Fintech Marketing Roundup
A very strong economy is providing a tailwind for bank fundamentals, and we are increasingly encouraged. While the vigorousness of the economic recovery is likely to vary across the country, the…
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Counter-Trend M&A Can Often Prove The Wisest Course In The Long Run
M&A waves typically reflect a “follow-the-herd” mentality. More often than not, periods of heightened bank sector M&A activity seem to be driven by a few common themes in each cycle. But…
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