
Regulators camped in your offices
Many Chief Appraisers are dealing with FDIC auditors camped out in their office. The regulators are digging deep, very deep. The demands for meticulous documentation,

Appraisers and Data Integration: The Vital Pipelines
Appraisers undervalue their worth. The bank C-Suite is largely unaware of the market knowledge depth of their own appraisal department. Their approved appraiser vendors are

Don’t Be a Floppy
Where were you when you first used rub on subject arrows in an appraisal? How about using double-sided sticky tape to apply subject photos in

The Script in our Head: Re-writing the Story of “Not Enough”
For a long time, I’ve had thoughts of: “You’re not good enough. You’re not interesting enough. They’ll see through you eventually.” Many of us have

Glances: Bridging the Trust Gap in Banking
Let’s talk trust. Not the warm and fuzzy kind, but the kind regulators demand – the kind that keeps the FDIC and OCC off your

Stuck in Neutral: How One Bank CEO Found the Gas Pedal
Thomas Weller is a seasoned CEO of Union Gateway Bank. He’s predictable as the sunrise. Under his leadership, Union Gateway had earned a reputation for