Correspondent Blog

In F1: The Movie, Brad Pitt’s character tries to tell his experienced team that “The corners are for combat,” which is a little like telling a banker that customer service is essential. Regardless of the obviousness, the point stands that in F1 racing, cornering takes precision, confidence, and nerves of steel. A F1 driver must…

You set deposit pricing targets, and invariably, you must deal with customers (and bankers) who want to exceed those targets. While this primarily occurs in certificates of deposit and money market accounts, it also occurs in savings accounts, analyzed transaction accounts, and interest-bearing transaction accounts. The question is – when do you grant an exception,…