August 2014
Introducing Blair Groves

 

The Whitlock Company recently hired Blair Groves in the Community Banking Group as a Loan Review Specialist. According to Community Banking Partner Tom Beisner, "Blair will provide key insights for our community bank clients due to her experience as a former Bank Examiner for the OCC. Read more here...
What's Your Institution's Risk Appetite? How-to Identify and Measure Risk

 

Having a clear risk appetite strategy to guide bank management is a critical component to prepare for the increased scrutiny. This article will focus on the steps of identifying and measuring risk, and the importance of a risk appetite statement in the process of doing so.  Read more...
New Competitor on the Horizon

 

When asked who your biggest competitor is, you probably think of other community banks or larger regional banks in your area. But a new competitor is starting to gain traction within the realm of business lending that most community banks aren't even aware of yet. There is now an alternative lending option for borrowers. Read more...
Reg Q - What's it to You?

 

When Dodd-Frank passed three years ago, a banking regulation from 1933, that many considered antiquated and counterproductive, was wiped off the books. The repeal of Reg Q, which prohibited banks from paying interest on commercial demand deposit accounts, has been met mostly with a big yawn by both community banks and small businesses. Read more...
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