by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 15, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and finance, Banking and media considerations, Industry news, Mindset motivations
https://www.crnrstone.com/hubfs/Smarter%20Bank%202025/Cornerstone%20Advisors%20-%20Smarter%20Bank%20Report%202025.pdf In the current banking environment, upper-level executives confront existential frustration as the search for “THE EDGE” becomes...
by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 8, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Industry news
https://www.thestreet.com/retail/70-year-old-bank-chain-closing-51-locations-across-13-states-td-bank The Toronto-Dominion Bank TD · NYSE · $80.90 +$0.47 0.58% 1D At close: Nov 7, 4:00:02 PM EST $82.06 +$1.16 1.43% After hours: Nov 7, 7:54:01 PM EST Prev Close...
by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 4, 2025 | Industry news
Record Delinquency in Office and Multifamily CMBS Threatens U.S. Financial Sector Stability: Hyperlocal Banking Ecosystems as Mitigating Forces The latest data highlights a historic spike in commercial real estate (CRE) distress: the delinquency rate for office loans...
by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 2, 2025 | Banking and finance, Industry news
5 questions, Payments “I have seen firsthand how payments can be a strategic entry point to deepen relationships and solve real business challenges”: BMO’s new U.S. Head of TPS Sales, Katie Oresar BMO’s U.S. TPS Sales team is entering a new chapter with Katie Oresar...
by Michael E. Dehn | Nov 1, 2025 | AI and bank marketing and branding, Banking and media considerations, Fintech insights, Government impacts and rulings, Industry news
Metro Pulse’s media banking ecosystem offers a powerful hyperlocal solution for reinforcing community faith in local banks, in direct response to regulatory, technological, and trust challenges detailed in the Wall Street Journal article “How to Make Main Street...
by Michael E. Dehn | Oct 28, 2025 | Banking and finance, Industry news, SEO and marketing insights
https://www.crnrstone.com/hubfs/Smarter%20Bank%202025/Cornerstone%20Advisors%20-%20Smarter%20Bank%20Report%202025.pdf The 2025 Cornerstone Advisors “Smarter Bank” report makes one thing clear: any banking exec who isn’t irate and hungry for war against the Big...