Podcasts

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.

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 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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Big-bank M&A deals are at their highest levels since the late 90's. In this episode we explore the factors that are pushing more and more and regional banks to join forces.

How can your bank keep the competition from raiding your deals? And are the processes your bank puts in place to guard against bad deals actually doing more harm than good?

Why are so many bankers talking about "Primacy" these days? Dallas Wells explains the reasons behind this commercial banking trend.

Revisiting an oldie-but-goodie topic. Banks spend a lot of time and effort on "setting" the price they want for each commercial deal. But do they "get" the price they set? And if not, then why?

Are some of the pricing and structuring tactics being used in the commercial banking market lately a sign of growing anxiety, or perhaps potential opportunities?

In our latest discussion about commercial deal collaboration, we shift the focus to the Treasury Management perspective and explore how Treasury officers view the collaboration process.

Banks need better collaboration on commercial deals in order to win coveted deals and improve profitability. But as we discuss in this Purposeful Banker episode, that's much easier said than done.

Previewing the webinar, "Connecting Commercial Banking Technology," discussing why banks are focusing on building end-to-end commercial tech stacks and how PrecisionLender connects the key pieces.

Primacy is a buzzword at a lot of commercial banks these days, but what does it mean, exactly? What truly determines primacy? And what do banks need to do to achieve it?

In the current commercial banking environment, is there a case to be made for booking deals even if it means giving on margin and coming in below return targets?

Bankers often use the promise of additional cross-sell to make commercial loan deals work. But those promised accounts often never show up. Why do banks struggle so much with this critical final step?

Is there a potential downside to adding scale via mergers? And after tightening standards in 2020, how far is the pendulum swinging now toward looser credit standards?

Every bank says it's a "relationship bank," but their actual relationship profitability often looks quite different. We share some of those stories, as well as ways they can improve performance.