How To Command Premium Pricing for Your Bank

And hear your customers say, “I Don’t Want To Work With Any Bank But You.”

If you don’t care about premium pricing, you can stop listening right now.

This is for bank executives who want to figure out how to command premium pricing despite the too-common assumption that banking is a commodity. Therefore, they cannot command premium pricing—or, at best, maybe 25 basis points more on the loan side.

Here’s The Problem 

Any bank that can only command 25 basis points of premium pricing will probably not have its name on the front door five years from now.

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“I don’t want to work with any other bank but you” [VIDEO]

If you don’t care about premium pricing, you can stop listening right now. This is for bank executives who want to figure out how to command premium pricing despite the too-common assumption that banking is a commodity. Therefore, they cannot command premium pricing—or, at best, maybe 25 basis points more on the loan side.

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7 Startling Signs You’re Losing the NIM Battle

Is net interest margin compression a given?

It is for most banks…but it’s not for all banks. In fact, many banks are bringing up their net interest margin by 40, 50, 60, 100 basis points in a half a year to a year.

And if they can do it, perhaps you can.

So what are the seven telltale signs that you will have continued NIM compression?

Number one: You have people who believe that they have to match rate.

Beliefs drive results.

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