Consolidation Across the Nation – Trends and Takeaways for your Branch Network
Introduction. For many years, bank delivery models have been transforming due to massive digital adoption, which was accelerated in 2020 with no sign of looking back. A recent survey (Novantas) indicated…
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Virginia is for Mergers: Insights on the MOE Trend in Banking – an interview with two dynamic CEOs in Southern Virginia
Charlottesville, VA-based Blue Ridge Bankshares and Richmond, VA-based Bay Banks of Virginia announced a $100 million merger on August 13th. This MOE marks a possible trend that may be more…
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Depository Investment Bankers Unplugged – Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Edition: Strategies, Advice, and M&A in a Revenue-Challenged Environment
The Travillian Group hosted three top Northeast and Mid-Atlantic focused depository investment bankers in a discussion about how they’re advising their bank clients today. Topics included M&A, strategies around operational…
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Community Banking Through the Private Equity Lens Investors Weigh in on the State of the Industry
The Travillian Group hosted two top private equity investors, David Honold from Patriot Financial Partners and Tony Scavuzzo from Castle Creek Capital, in a discussion about the current state of the banking industry and…
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Talent and Strategy Will Help Banking Evolve
The Travillian Group’s Depository Search team, Brian Love and Keith Daly, joined Bryan Claggett’s Bad Ass Banking webcast in a casual, fun conversation about the intersection of talent and innovation…
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Three Key Trends That Emerged from Bank Earnings Season
Of the 133 out of 164 banks with greater than $5B in assets that have reported so far, 58% exceeded consensus expectations for 2Q20. Bank stocks have bumped around but…
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Solving the Digital Riddle Aligning Your Bank’s Strategy, Culture & Talent
The Travillian Group was proud to host four industry innovators in a discussion about their experience solving the “digital riddle”. We spoke about how to successfully implement a digital strategy…
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Gazing into the Bank M&A Crystal Ball
While I have resided in bigger cities since high school, I grew up in a small town in the South. Fishing, either from the shore or a small boat was…
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The Secrets of Their Success: Profiling Three Florida Banks CEOs
Leadership is situational but always involves some combination of the following competencies: Transformational Leadership Charismatic Leadership Analytical Thinking Information and Intelligence Gathering Communication Decision Making Motivation and Commitment Adaptability and…
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Credit Quality in a COVID World: It’s All About the Shape of the Recovery
Stress Testing and Planning for the Current Environment “The world has a habit of going on.” – Woodrow Wilson Backdrop Investors spent the last few years debating the cause of…
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A Conversation About Credit Risk
Brian Love, TTG’s Head of Depository Search, and Brett Rabatin, TTG’s Head of Strategy, spoke with Jim Costa, TCF Financial’s CRO/CCO. The three spoke about credit risk and how the…
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The Transformation Catalyst? – Digital Strategy Thrust to the Forefront
We are in the middle of a digital revolution, yet technology is nothing new to banking. Magnetic strips and ATMs have been around since the 1960s, and, incredibly, online banking…
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Updates on the PPP – Insights, Forgiveness and Unknowns
It’s been up to our nation’s banks – small and large – to administer the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Plan and deliver aid to small businesses, by keeping their workforces gainfully…
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A Conversation with Brian Love
Brian Love, Head of Travillian’s Depository Search team, participated in an interview with Tom Bengtson, publisher of Bankbeat.biz/BankBeat Magazine, and the two covered subjects regarding talent, succession planning, and hiring…
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