IntraFi

10/12/2022

IntraFi adds two new board members, Brian Argrett, CEO of City First, and Erica Bovenzi, a former deputy counsel at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and former Chief Administrative Officer at Promontory Financial Group.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/gDGCZ2GA

IntraFi Adds Two New Board Members, Further Deepening Industry Expertise

10/11/2022

Matt Pieniazek, President and CEO of Darling Consulting Group, talks about what are doing right—and wrong—as they adjust their balance sheets to the Fed’s unprecedented recent rate hikes. He warns of the most common mistakes banks are making, and how to fix them.

https://apple.co/3CkN4gm

10/06/2022

We're among the best small and medium financial services workplaces, but don't take our word for it.

Here's what Fortune says: https://t.co/QIlr9w8caR

10/04/2022

Howard Headlee, the President and CEO of the Utah Bankers Association, takes issue with some bankers’ concern that industrial bank applications by Ford and Rakuten will blur the lines between and commerce. He also sharply criticizes banks that sell to credit unions and predicts there will be a legal battle over CRA reform.

https://apple.co/3rrRDQY

10/03/2022

We had a full house in today's session where we discussed balance sheet strategies and how deposit pricing can help retain relationships. Hope everyone enjoyed it at the American Bankers Association Annual Conference.

09/30/2022

Has inflation peaked? Is the Fed moving too aggressively to raise interest rates? Do we "have to destroy the economic village in order to save it"?

https://yhoo.it/3ClbuaT

The Fed isn't giving the economy time to absorb its rate increases before imposing more pain. That could leave people jobless for no reason.

09/29/2022

We had a blast celebrating Oktoberfest with some delicious German pretzels, strudels, and festival-style games!

Can you guess who won the ‘best dressed’ contest?

09/27/2022

Corey LeBlanc, Cofounder, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Locality Bank in Florida, talks about how he and his partners got through the notoriously difficult regulatory process to charter a institution.

Why did they succeed where so many others have not? He also talks about what Locality Bank is doing differently than other institutions, including its approach to fintech partnerships.

https://apple.co/3UCBbLb

‎Show Banking With Interest, Ep How this Florida Startup Surmounted the Challenging De Novo Process - Sep 27, 2022

09/27/2022

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. has declined for the sixth consecutive month potentially signaling a recession.

"A major driver of this slowdown has been the Federal Reserve’s rapid tightening of monetary policy to counter inflationary pressures. The Conference Board projects a recession in the coming quarters.”

Read the full release: https://bddy.me/3LKNW29

09/23/2022

Make sure you stop by and see us at Independent Bankers Association of Texas 48th Annual Convention. We'll be at booth #60.

09/22/2022

Wall Street titan, Goldman Sachs, plans to cut several hundred jobs starting this month according to insiders.

It was announced in July 2022 that the firm was planning to slow down hiring and reinstate annual performance reviews, efforts that seemed to foreshadow job cuts they planned to take later in the year. The effort they said was an attempt to calm down extra expenses during a time referred to as a “challenging operating environment.”

Full story here: https://bddy.me/3SpeEzp

09/21/2022

Alex Marsh, head of global policy at Klarna, talks about the company’s response to the report last week that called for buy-now, pay-later firms to be regulated and examined like credit cards. He also discusses the growth of the sector, including the recent drop in valuations for firms, and where he sees it going next.

https://bit.ly/3SlfeOB