What I Want In A Bank...

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and the Community Bank

Join Jeff Simpkins of Community Bank Consulting, Inc. (www.CommunityBankConsulting.com [http://www.CommunityBankConsulting.com]) as he interviews regulatory compliance consultant Don Blaine of Young & Associates (www.Young.com [http://www.Young.com]). Don and Jeff will the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and its application in community banks.

Masterminding For Success Among Community Bankers

Jeff Simpkins of Community Bank Consulting, Inc. (http://www.communitybankconsulting.com/)and [http://www.communitybankconsulting.com/)and] Jean Pike of Bank Midwest (http://www.bankmidwest.com/) [http://www.bankmidwest.com/)] will be discussing MATSERMINDING in this episode of BankTalkRadio.net. Masterminding is a process introduced by Napoleon Hill in his classic book Think and Grow Rich, first published in 1937. Masterminding is a process used extensively by US business legend Andrew Carnegie. Jean has been participating in a Mastermind group composed of chief operating officers of community banks located throughout the US. She will describe what the experience has been like for her.

Write Speak Sell for Community Bankers

Jeannette Paladino (http://writespeaksell.com [http://writespeaksell.com]) is a former community banker. She has transitioned into the Writer-in-Chief at Write Speak Sell, a public relations and communications based in New York City. Join Jeannette and BankTalkRadio host Jeff Simpkins (http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/) [http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/)] as they discuss successful strategies Jeannette has found for community banks.

Insights of a Real Estate Appraiser

After a lengthy real estate boom in the US, the past year or more has experienced a significant market adjustment downward in most areas. Real estate loans make up a significant part of the loan portfolio in most community banks. Many banks are being called upon by regulators to get updated appraisals on collateral on a very frequent basis. In some markets appraisers are challenged to find a true market value because of lack of comparable sale data; often distress situations are the only data available. Join Jeff Simpkins (http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/) [http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/)] as he talks with Certified Residential Appraiser, Elizabeth Buchanan (http://buchananappraisals.com/) [http://buchananappraisals.com/)] about what is currently going on in the real estate market from the perspective of an appraiser.

What I Want In A Bank...

Join Jeff Simpkins (http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/) [http://blog.communitybankconsulting.com/)] as he talks with Penni Wild (http://reallifemagic.com/) [http://reallifemagic.com/)] about what an average American family looks for from their bank. Penni is a married professional in her forties, operating a service business. She and her husband have teenage children that have reached an age that they need banking services of their own. Join us as we hear first hand what someone in our target market looks for in a bank.