M&A Trends and Capital Markets Opportunities

What’s Driving M&A Pricing? By: John Adams, Principal and Head of Investment Banking Bank merger prices change from year to year and vary among banks of different sizes, geographies and…

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Best from the Fall 2020 High Performance Idea Exchange

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager Later this month our Affiliation Program fall meeting attendees will receive a detailed recap of the best and brightest concepts and reflections from the…

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Trending Topics from Fall Affiliation Program Discussions

The fall sessions for Sheshunoff’s CEO and Senior Lending Officer Affiliation Programs have featured interactive, collaborative discussions on the current issues that are top of mind for community bankers today.…

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Thoughts on How to Address the COVID Deferrals that are Coming to an End

By: David Etter, Managing Director- Loan Review Services I have clients who received 6-month payment deferrals, and those are now maturing. The clients do not have the capacity to re-start…

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Private Bank Stock Transactions

By: John Adams, Head of Investment Banking 2020 has been marked by extreme volatility in the market for public stocks. As a private bank, this is more than a passing…

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New Virtual Conference Options for Affiliation Program Members

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager The Affiliation Program team is pleased to announce that a new virtual conference option will be available this fall.  Earlier this year when the…

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New: Streamlining Sessions for Affiliation Program Members

By: Dana Wilkes, Senior Affiliation Manager Since most of the country continues to be under stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Affiliation Program team has been working diligently…

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Thinking of Moving to Electronic Files?

By: Denise Dukette, Director Loan Review Services With current events leading to increased remote work/telecommuting, many financial institutions that have not yet converted their credit and other files from paper…

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Do You Need Assistance With Your Commercial Loan Portfolio?

By: David Etter, Managing Director – Loan Review Services Your Commercial Loan portfolio may require additional monitoring and/or credit administration attention to address the effects of the unprecedented impact on…

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Expanding Beyond the Traditional DSCR – The Use of Debt Yield in Analyzing CRE Transactions

By: David Etter, Managing Director- Loan Review Services Most Bankers are very comfortable with the use of a Debt Service Coverage Ratio (“DSCR”) when evaluating a CRE transaction. Simple enough…

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What CEOs Say About the Program….

"Good discussions and thought provoking ideas presented. I am so busy at the bank that it is always good to step away, reflect, re-focus and learn from presenters and peers."

"Huge benefit in the way of exposure to national bankers vs state only. Always a good program."

"Really good, useful topics – very appropriate for this time."