Have you checked the unemployment rate recently? We’ve gone from 4.9% unemployment to 5.5% unemployment in a quarter, which suggests a fairly robust market. At least, that’s the 10,000 ft view from our candidate traffic helicopter we call the US…
Tag: Commercial Banking
Success(ion) Planning — When Retirement Becomes a Winning Strategy
By now, it should come as no surprise that baby boomers are retiring in record numbers. According to AARP, the number of retiring baby boomers is somewhere in the range of 8,000 per day. Considering that the average age of…
Is Your Bank a Reactor?
With the new year here, many of you may be feeling a renewed pressure to meet goals and continue to grow portfolio size and revenue for your company. By this point, every bank knows what that ‘magic’ growth number is…
Green Beans and Checking Accounts
I had a very insightful conversation earlier this week with a national retail banking manager in the Midwest who managed grocery stores in a previous career. His approach to how he trains his lending team is simple and intelligent: “Every grocery store carries basic Del Monte…
Who Are You Counting on for a Strong 2016?
As we move into the last quarter of 2015, many people have begun to set their sights on ramping up for 2016. When planning, there is often a focus solely on one critical question: what is the plan? However, many…
Hiring Beyond the Qualifications
In just four short weeks, we’ll be moving into the last calendar quarter of 2015. It’s a time for reflection on the year, but also a time of preparation for 2016 — setting a new budget and, often, beginning to…
Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Senior Commercial Real Estate Lender Search
RICHMOND,VA – July 22, 2015 – Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior Commercial Real Estate Lender search for a successful and established Tennessee-based community…
Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Seasoned Commercial Lender Search
(Richmond, VA) July 13, 2015 – Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Commercial Lender search in Austin, TX for a successful and established TX-based bank. Our client-company…
Embracing Change
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with a commercial lending executive in Oklahoma City who made a very keen observation about the banking industry: “If there’s anything constant in banking, it’s change.” It gave me pause, as I couldn’t…
Jon Burkhart & TRG Commercial Banking Complete Senior Commercial Lender Search
(Richmond, VA) May 20, 2015 – Jon Burkhart and the Commercial Banking Team of The Richmond Group USA (TRG) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of a Senior Commercial Lender search in Friendswood, TX for a successful and established East TX bank. Our…