A guide for community banks to rebuild and strengthen their business
With Community Banking Strategies, author Vincent Boberski, a
financial professional who has spent years working with senior
management and the boards of directors at local banks, skillfully
reveals how community banks can compete against bigger institutions in
the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the 1930s.
Chapter by chapter, he offers practical advice on many of the most
important issues in this area, including portfolio management, balance
sheet management, and dealing with interest rate and credit cycles.
Along the way, Boberski also offers in-depth insights on establishing
and encouraging the lasting client relationships that produce the most
essential piece of the banking business: focusing on increasing core
deposits, which is at the heart of any good local bank.
- Details the strategies, products, and tactics that will enable
community banks to create opportunities out of market dislocations and
effectively manage risk
- Reveals how to capture consistently profitable growth at the expense
of regional and national competitors
- Discusses what it takes to transform newfound market dynamics into
customer relationships that touch both sides of the balance sheet
If you want to gain a better understanding of the strategies that could
consistently lead to success in this field, this book is the best place
to start.