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In March, I dialed into the first ever “conference call only” meeting of a 14 year old community bank. The main office of the bank is located in Philadelphia and there was growing concern about the rapidly increasing number...more
Last week my partner Rob Klingler posted an impassioned plea to the SBA and bank regulators to allow banks with less than 500 employees to be borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP as it has become known. Rob...more
Bank merger activity is reducing the number of U.S. banks at a rate of about 5% per year. It’s unclear how long this pace of industry consolidation will continue....more
In this the new era of banking, our clients are continually looking for ways to enhance efficiency and effectiveness at all levels of their organizations. This line of thinking has led to the revolution of the bank branch and...more
In the run up to the Fourth of July holiday, you may have missed that June 27 was the 50th anniversary of the first ATM and June 29 was the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone. I was struck by the coincidence of these two...more
Jim McAlpin joins host Jonathan Hightower to discuss the steps that banks should take to ensure effective strategic planning sessions, along with common mistakes that banks make in approaching the planning process....more
Jim McAlpin, leader of the Financial Services group at Bryan Cave, and Dan Wheeler, leader of the Fintech team, join hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler on today's episode to discuss the impact of financial technology...more
Jim McAlpin, leader of the Financial Services Client Service Group at Bryan Cave, joins hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler on today's episode to discuss Acquire or Be Acquired, the industry's premier M&A conference....more
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