
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

From Frustration to Fulfillment, A Kaizen Story
Steve is a Chief Appraiser of a $40B bank in the Southeast. He deals with FDIC audits, ROVs and gets pinged by his RMs. He’s