Branch managers

To get ahead in banking, ignore the competition

03/01/18

Given the rapid pace of change across the industry, it’s wise for banks to focus on improving customer service rather than chasing the strategies of their rivals.

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When bankers lobby customers for praise, customer service loses

12/06/17

In our quest to solidify and improve customer satisfaction, we should not set up systems that have our teams more focused on manipulating scores than actually earning them.

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A year later, Wells still struggling to repair tattered reputation

09/07/17

One year after the San Francisco megabank paid $190 million in fines and restitution after it opened millions of unauthorized accounts, Wells remains mired in scandal. Why hasn't the firm been able to recover?

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A path forward for tellers as branch visits decline

09/05/17

The days of having an employee who happily works at the drive-through window for 30 years are over. So what’s a bank to do about its branch staff now? Bank of Tennessee has some ideas that it expects will appeal to millennials.

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Inside Mary Mack’s plan to turnaround Wells’ branches

08/31/17

The goal, according to Wells Fargo's head of community banking, is to focus on how customers are treated rather than how many products they buy as well as create a consistent approach to the megabank's sprawling branch network.

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This old-school banking strategy still matters in an app world

08/03/17

Bankers who shake more hands, ask more questions and, yes, hand out more business cards than the competition will win more clients.

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United Airlines debacle has lessons for bank culture

04/24/17

While overbooking is a unique issue for the airline industry — and this may be an extreme example — the United episode is a cautionary tale for any service industry, including banking.

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Feds may order Wells Fargo to rehire a second whistleblower

04/05/17

Such reinstatements are unusual, and could signal a more aggressive approach by the government to protecting whistleblowers in the financial services sector.

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Wells Fargo reviews policy of alerting managers to branch visits

01/24/17

Wells Fargo is reviewing its policy of giving retail bankers a day's notice before internal inspectors visit a branch.

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