Industry Insights
Articles
The Battle to Acquire Checking-Account Customers
Smaller banks often miss the mark when it comes to acquiring new checking-account customers. In part, that’s because they don’t know what is important to these consumers.
Data Insights
Canadian Shopper Survey: Digital, Digital…Apple?
Canadian shoppers are gravitating to digital channels at a rapid pace.
Articles
Using Analytics To Identify Valuable Customer Deposits
You know all about credit scores, but what do you know about deposit scores? New tools can help banks to better assess the cost and value of deposit balances.
Articles
The Science Behind Savings Behavior
It’s not only a matter of whether your customers save, but how they do it. New research from Novantas and the CBA examines savings behavior.
Perspectives
A New Test for Deposits as Fed Signals Cuts
As the Fed held, deposit bankers are presented with both an opportunity and a dilemma. While banks should prepare for significant down pricing, they need to approach with caution.
Perspectives
New Liquidity Rules In U.S., Canada Show Need For Customer-Level Stressed-Deposit Data
New regulations are likely to impact deposit values at a time when deposits are already front and center at most banks.
Perspectives
Fed Hangover: Churn Continues Despite Rate Plateau
The Fed decided to again keep rates steady, but that doesn’t mean the deposit market is dull.
Data Insights
Trimming the Branch
A new analysis conducted by Novantas demonstrates the dominance of U.S. national banks that are picking up deposits even as they close branches.
Articles
Close More Branches Now – Cautiously
The recent wave of industry mergers is bound to have many implications for U.S. banks, but one of the most significant is that it will accelerate the shuttering of branches across the country. The industry still has way too much capacity, and mergers — especially those with overlapping networks — provide an opportunity to eliminate capacity and improve efficiency.
Articles
Sitting Down with Novantas | Steve Scruggs
Steve Scruggs is the director of research and senior portfolio manager for Bragg Financial Advisors and also serves as the primary portfolio manager for the firm’s two mutual funds. The Novantas Review recently talked with Steve about his views on the banking industry.