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Vol. 2 No. 2  |  2011

Regaining Revenue Altitude

April 2011

In a challenging market, there is a pressing need for projects that can deliver early results and also set the stage for further advances going into next year.

Editor’s Letter: Revenue Jump Start

April 2011

As 2011 winds toward the halfway mark, the search is on for projects that will help improve banking performance in a challenging year.

Commercial Fee Growth: Breaking the Revenue Drought

April 2011

To grow fee revenues in a tight market, winning commercial banks will use a three-horizon “ONE” framework centered on optimization, new sales and expansion.

Deposit Strategy: Tighten for Today or Reposition for Rising Rates?

April 2011

To manage conflicting priorities, adept banks are parsing deposit strategy into a segment-by-segment exercise, based on the composition of the customer base.

Unlocking Liquidity Premiums

April 2011

While high liquidity premiums were entirely appropriate several years ago, they now are skewing bank funding incentives and lending competitiveness at many banks.

Whitewater: Checking Fee Strategy for a Turbulent Market

May 2011

A selective approach will be needed to lift checking economics in a way that preserves the product’s contribution to household growth and retention.



Commentary

As seen in Banking Strategies

Core Deposits: Pricing for Retention & Expansion

June 2011

To strengthen the composition of deposit portfolios, leading banks are refining deposit pricing strategy for major customer groups.

As seen in Banking Strategies

Relationship Expansion: Sharpening the Focus

April 2011

As the urgency grows to drive revenue growth, banks will get more lift from expanding customer relationships than from raising fees or cutting costs.



Feature

Sparking Consumer Lending

June 2011

Winning retail banks will gain market share by consolidating household borrowings that often are splintered among multiple providers.

Videos

As seen on CNBC Worldwide Exchange

U.S. Government Under Pressure

April 2011

Dave Kaytes, as Guest Host of CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange, talks with former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore on Regulatory Reform in Financial Services. Gilmore believes Republicans are adding a new component to the discussion, specifically a call to “stop all the spending.”