Financial

The Banking M&A Landscape in 2025: Key Considerations for Financial Institutions

As we navigate through 2025, the banking industry continues to experience significant consolidation, driven by economic pressures, technological imperatives, and regulatory challenges. At Bank Strategic Solutions, with our track record of managing numerous successful acquisitions, we've witnessed firsthand how mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the financial landscape. Economic…

Balancing Technology and Tradition: The Future of Community Banking

Community banks face a unique challenge: how to embrace technological innovation while preserving the personalized service and community connections that have long been their competitive advantage. At Bank Strategic, we're helping financial institutions navigate this balance, leveraging our deep understanding of both banking traditions and technological transformation. The…

Changes in Attitude, Changes in Latitude

Anyone else humming Jimmy Buffett? Well, that likelihood, like so many things, depends on your age. While the Boomers and Gen X may recognize the title to a 70's hit, I've already lost the Gen Zs with the title. It's hard to engage everyone with the same message.…

4 Key Takeaways from the OCC Semi-Annual Report

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Semiannual Risk Perspective Report, which features expert analysis of data collected through March 31, 2018. The report presents data in five main areas: the operating environment, bank performance, special topics in emerging risk, trends in key risks,…