Community Banking Strategies: Steady Growth, Safe Portfolio Management, and Lasting Client Relationships

Praise for Community Banking Strategies

"In Community Banking Strategies, Vince Boberski not only gives unique and penetrating insights into the triggering events that caused the 'Great Recession' of 2008–2010, but also outlines effective and powerful forward-thinking strategies for community bankers to adopt as they cope with the new financial and market realities that lie ahead. This book is a must-read for any community banker wanting to take advantage of a generational shift in the financial markets and position the bank to thrive in future years."—Camden R. Fine, President and CEO, Independent Community Bankers of America

"Community Banking Strategies provides timely and sensible advice to the banking industry. Vince Boberski makes good use of historical perspective to provide credible evidence that the balance sheet, earnings, and risk management strategies he outlines do indeed work."—Kent Townsend, Executive Vice President and CFO, Capitol Federal Financial

"The book provides a great overview for community bank managers, directors, and investors for perspective on how to evaluate bond portfolios, wholesale funding, and derivative strategies in the context of managing the dynamics between the core bank and the wholesale bank as it relates to the bank's overall objectives."—Jeff K. Davis, CFA, Managing Director, Guggenheim Securities, LLC

"This book contains critical information for a community bank manager at any level. It speaks in plain terms of the factors creating the global liquidity crisis in 2008 and 2009, explains how broker/dealers operate from an insider's perspective, and has a bird's eye view of the pros and cons of certain popular investment strategies. I highly recommend it."—Jim Reber, President and CEO, ICBA Securities

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