by admin | Aug 15, 2016 | Company News, Industry News, Publications
IBAT’s Associate Member Advisory Council was established in 2006 to represent associate members and to serve as a resource for bankers, associate members and IBAT staff regarding emerging legislative and regulatory issues. The council’s mission is to enable IBAT...
by admin | Mar 29, 2016 | Company News, Industry News, Publications
How often does your bank address compensation? I’ve worked with banks that determine year-end bonuses based on the strength of the CEO’s morning coffee. And some banks have comp plans so convoluted that it takes legal counsel to interpret them. Somewhere along this...
by admin | Apr 8, 2014 | Publications
It’s a brutal world out there. Between ever-expanding regulations, squeezed margins and omnipresent big banks, it’s tough being a community bank. Nowhere is this felt more strongly than in the competition for key talent—those executives who could work at your bank, at...
by admin | Jan 31, 2013 | Publications
In professional football, the term franchise player is used to describe the key leaders on a team. Names like Roger Staubach, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees come to mind. The same is true of your institution. Running an organization is a team effort, and everyone on the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2011 | Publications
The most successful financial institutions depend on generating non-interest income to solidify overall profitability. Did you know that bank-owned life insurance is one of the simplest and most effective methods that a bank can use to enhance its non-interest income?...