08/13/2018
As we visit with Dashboard clients, we’re hearing plenty of buzz about the need to further raise deposit rates to remain competitive and meet customer expectations. With the likes of Sallie Mae and American Express promoting no-minimum-balance savings accounts at APYs at 1.75% or above, consumers may be paying more attention to their yields. And…
08/09/2018
Here we go again. We can probably count on a replay of these headlines with every quarterly bank earnings release cycle. Here’s a recent one, courtesy of CNN: “Why Bank of America Branches Are Disappearing.” The article begins with the concise statement, “The future of banking is here- and it’s mobile.” I agree wholeheartedly with this…
08/06/2018
Optimizing the customer experience was overwhelmingly deemed the biggest opportunity for 2018 for bankers (36 percent) surveyed a recent 2018 Guide to Financial Marketing report sponsored by Deluxe. Data-driven marketing that focuses on the individual was a distant second at 21 percent which left me wondering if the people who chose other options either have…
07/30/2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new European privacy law with a global impact. The regulation became effective on May 25, 2018, and regulates how organizations use and treat the personal data of individuals residing in the EU, regardless of whether the organization responsible for the data collection or processing is physically located…
07/23/2018
The Federal Reserve remains the go-to source for authoritative data on the US payments system. In most cases – such as with the Payments Study the Fed issues every three years – the data is gathered from financial institutions. Add some behavioral data collected directly from consumers into the mix, though, and things get really…
07/16/2018
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has been steadily increasing the fed funds target rate since 2015, with the most recent rate hike occurring on June 13, 2018. Despite a historically flat yield curve (28 basis points between the 2-year and 10-year treasury), the communications from the committee leave open the possibility for two additional…
07/11/2018
Legislators could have done so much more. Like you, I was hoping The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) would provide more regulatory relief for the nation’s smallest community banks. There’s still cause for celebration, however. The Act has provisions related to capital requirements, financial reporting, and the Volcker Rule that…