Essentials of Strategic Planning: Setting the Stage for Sustainable Banking at the Speed of Sound 

by Edward A. Krei

I was recently contacted by a financial institution asking me to assist in revitalizing their strategic planning process. The bank had purchased a $200 “how-to” binder covering strategic planning for banks. More >





Timely Wholesale Funding Strategies 2: Using Flipper Advances to Obtain Sub-LIBOR Funding

“I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will never change.” 
- Dan Marino

Unlike the 1960’s television series or the Miami football mascot, the Seattle Bank’s soon-to-be-released “flipper advance” has nothing to do with the life aquatic. Rather, it will represent the Seattle Bank’s newest structured funding solution. More >