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When your bank innovates, is “slapping an app” on top of old tech the best it can do? Suresh Ramamurthi of CBW Bank and Yantra says the problem is that bankers can’t fix the industry’s “plumbing,” the legacy internal systems and the legacy payment systems.

Time to fix banking's plumbing

Banking must stop adding Band-Aids, says banker-fintech exec Suresh Ramamurthi
Time to change a bulb or two in the boardroom? Jeff Gerrish has suggestions on all facets of the succession process.

Time for boardroom change?

Recruitment’s fun. “Decruitment” not so much
One in three American banks opted for Sub S status. And a single shareholder's careless act can destroy that for all shareholders. Careful planning and administration can protect the deal.

Don’t let carelessness blow up your Sub S

A warning for Sub S banks
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Who gets market’s lift most

U.S. banks and thrifts with the highest P/TBV ratios in latest quarterly scan
Community banking expert has spent years working with bank boards. In this week's blog he gives a reading of key issues they are thinking about.

What’s on bank directors’ minds

Recruitment, “de-cruitment,” proper involvement, and compensation rank
With nearly 50 years as a banking lawyer, Bryan Cave’s Walt Moeling has seen it all. He often answers questions with a story, and his stories, rooted in experience, always have a point.

Veteran banking attorney examines future via past

Walt Moeling talks about regulation, the crisis, boards, CFPB, the new Administration, and … M&A
Third in a series: Renewed focus on employee incentive plans comes as Crowe Horwath research indicates that banks sometimes lean on programs that don’t clearly correlate individual and team work with rewards.

Employee incentive plans leave room for improvement

Many banks don’t know if their programs actually produce any gain
“There’s really not much that indicates we’ve learned anything new over the last several cycles,” says veteran lender and CEO Ed O’Leary. He aims to fix that.

Politics: Don’t shrink back, but do think

Partisan politics, economic development, "writing the check," and your bank’s place in its community
Many community banks feel the need to grow larger to compete with large banks. M&A on the small end of the industry hierarchy continues to be the solution. A recent PwC report explores this trend.

Still “too small to survive”?

Rates and reg rollbacks are key—neither one is likely to change quickly
Netflix, now a worldwide, public company devoted to entertainment, began with an envelope and a second-hand DVD. But things really engaged when Blockbuster laughed.

How Netflix nearly died … and came streaming back

Classic disruptor learned key lessons—and art of self-disruption—on way to mega success
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