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Commercial Loan Pricing Update (April 2022)

A look at what Q2|PrecisionLender data tells us about the commercial loan pricing market for April 2022.

Part Two: Winning With SMBs Is About More Than Just Technology

In this week's podcast, Dallas Wells and Alex Habet continue their conversation about how financial institutions can best serve small businesses. There's no question that inserting technology into a r

Winning With SMBs Is About More Than Just Technology

In this installment of The Purposeful Banker, Dallas Wells and Alex Habet get real about what it takes to serve today's small businesses.

Commercial Loan Pricing Update (March 2022)

A look at what Q2|PrecisionLender data tells us about the commercial loan pricing market for March 2022.

Time to Talk Interest Rates

Interest rate hikes are (finally) on the horizon. How should banks adjust their 2022 strategies? Will commercial loan demand increase? And when the funding costs rise, will pricing move up as well?

SMB Lending: What the Economist's Survey Says

Discussing the findings in the Economist's recent report: "What Is Shaping the Ecosystem of Small Business Lending?" It's based on a global survey of lenders from traditional FIs and fintechs.

Commercial Loan Pricing Market Update (January 2022)

A look at what Q2|PrecisionLender data tells us about the commercial loan pricing market for January 2022.

State of Commercial Banking 2022: Sneak Preview

Gita Thollesson provides a look at what some of the insights coming up in the State of Commercial Banking: Jan. 2022 Market Analysis webinar and report.

2022 Commercial Loan Demand: Cause for Cautious Optimism?

A Look Back at Commercial Pricing in 2021

Taking a look back at how the commercial pricing story unfolded over the course of 2021: where things started, what happened along the way, and where we stand now as we head into 2022.

A Commercial Banking Retirement Wave ... or Tsunami?

A generation of commercial bankers is rapidly moving toward retirement. What steps does the industry need to make to lessen the impact of this impending talent crunch?

Commercial Loan Pricing Market Update (2021 Review)

Looking back at commercial loan pricing trends for 2021, using the PrecisionLender pricing database.

Introducing YieldBuilder and the BCG/Q2 Partnership

Discussing the recent BCG/Q2 partnership, as well as YieldBuilder - the product jointly developed by the two companies - and the impact it will have on the commercial banking industry.

How Banks Are Tackling the Primacy Challenge

We invited top bankers from around North America, to share what we’re seeing in the market data and to hear how banks are tackling the challenge of Primacy. Here's a recap of that conversation.

What the Data Tells Us About Primacy

We look at insights from the PrecisionLender database, as well as polls conducted with commercial bankers, to see what they tell us about Primacy - its importance, its challenges, and its impact.

Spreadsheet Shortcomings at Your Bank

Spreadsheets are useful, but are often tasked by banks to perform tasks beyond their capabilities. In this episode we look at spreadsheet shortcomings and the ways they could be harming your bank.

Commercial Loan Pricing Market Update (October 2021)

A look at what PrecisionLender data tells us about the commercial loan pricing market for October 2021.

When Metrics Go Awry in Commercial Banks

Banks are great at measuring all sorts of things, but which metrics are helping them improve performance and which ones are just ... trivia? ​ A look at where commercial banking metrics often go awry.

Primacy Data: The ROE Impact of Treasury Management

The third installment of our research on Primacy, based on insights from the PrecisionLender pricing database. This post focuses on the ROE impact on relationships when they add Treasury Management.