Everything you need to know about residential real estate evaluations
Thursday, May 31
We’ve discussed why you might order a residential evaluation in the past, but today we’re taking it a step further and covering the details beyond the basics. Let’s start with a review: When is a residential evaluation needed, and what do we mean when we refer to a real estate evaluation? Accord...
How to improve business results at your financial institution
Thursday, May 17
All business and financial leaders, regardless of industry, are trying to figure out their business roadmap and how to reach success. We all want results, but we often forget that it’s not necessary to tackle everything on our own to hit our operational targets and sales goals. If you try to tak...
Restricted use vs. summary vs. self contained appraisal report
Thursday, May 17
Part of our mission is to walk beside you as you delve into the world of commercial appraisals, and we take our role seriously. As you know by now, there’s an endless list of appraisal terminology, both for commercial appraisals and for residential appraisals. However, one of the most frequently...
Exploring the banking biz in the Big Easy with Fidelity Bank
Thursday, May 17
In our latest customer story, we had the opportunity to speak with Dan Fulham, Vice President and Asset Quality Manager at community bank, Fidelity Bank. Dan and Fidelity Bank have seen steady growth over the past few years and they are doing everything they can to keep it in that direction. We h...
How do you hire great people & develop core value?
Thursday, April 19
Hiring great people that fit the organization and exemplify your core values is one tough code to crack. In the past, we almost always hired on skill, background, work history, or even went to the blast from the past, rolodex (we don’t recommend this option). Over time, we started to notice we n...
How Gary Gallo helped Aquesta Bank sail to $354 Million
Thursday, April 19
This month we had the opportunity to speak with Gary Gallo, Vice President and Senior Credit Officer at Aquesta Bank. Gary leads his credit team and has grown their loan portfolio from $120 million to $256 million in loans just over the past four years. Their bank is continually in the top five ...