Category: Lending Services

Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Successful SVP of Commercial Lending Search

(Richmond, VA) Ocotber 7, 2014 –  Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior Commercial Lending search in Atlanta, GA for a successful and established Atlanta-based community bank. During…

No Longer the Only Bank in Town

In the third quarter, we saw banking become an increasingly customer-driven market.  Some may argue that it has always been customer-driven, but it’s more evident these days that your bank is far from the only one in town, with an…

Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Successful SVP of Commercial Lending Search

(Richmond, VA) September 17, 2014 –  Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending search in Austin, TX for a successful and established Texas-based community…

Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Successful Senior Credit Officer Search

(Richmond, VA) August 28, 2014 –  Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior Credit Officer search in Charlotte for a successful and established NC-based community bank. Initially, our…

Revenue Is Key

This month, I had a very insightful conversation with a commercial lending team lead in North Carolina.  When asked about the state of his business, his response was, “We are like every other community bank right now — expenses are…

Strong Growth and Bankers’ Fatigue

In the second quarter of 2014, many of our clients shared with us that their markets are going beyond the point of being overbanked, creating an atmosphere of bankers’ fatigue.  This is a term used by a frustrated Chief Lending…

Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Successful Commercial Relationship Manager Search

(Richmond, VA) June 24, 2014 –  Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior C&I Lender search in Austin for a successful and established Texas-based regional bank. Our client…

Two Banks for Every Candidate

There has been a major shift in the banking market for candidates and employers within the past few months.  While there is an influx of unqualified candidates applying to banking positions, as we discussed last month, the opposite is true…

Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Successful Commercial Relationship Manager Search

(Richmond, VA) May 13, 2014 –  Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Commercial Relationship Manager search in Richmond for a successful and established VA-based community bank. Our client-company…

Qualified Candidates Are Harder to Come By

For many hiring authorities in banking, the second quarter saw a major pickup in the number of interested candidates applying to open positions.  That is a great trend to see from a 10,000 foot view.  As we get closer to…