December 5, 2025

The “bankers’ bank” system emerged in the mid-1970s and 1980s as a response to community banks’ dissatisfaction with correspondent services from larger banks.

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If you could articulate one common goal shared by most businesses today, it can probably be summed up in one word: growth. But what does “growth” mean, and what does it look like in practice? What is the best way to achieve growth? It may seem counterintuitive, but sometimes an organization needs to shrink to grow. Bigger is not necessarily better, and that becomes evident when you’re talking about financial institutions and the ways in which they can achieve growth through improving efficiency.

As a teenager standing under the bright lights of my hometown football games in Albany, Missouri, I learned the meaning and value of teamwork. That lesson stuck with me. After high school, it was reinforced during high-stress training at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Academy, where I trained to become a trooper.