Real Estate & Finance

BOARD SUCCESSION PLANNING AFTER A MERGER

From blending differing values to choosing a new chairman, there are many challenges that can arise after a merger or acquisition. We spoke with legal and financial experts about what questions community bank leaders should ask themselves pre-merger, what issues they may face and how they can build an even stronger financial institution.

IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNITY BANK'S CORE WITH APIs

Application programming interfaces enable community banks to improve and upgrade elements of their core architectures without extensive and costly system overhauls. Banks and core processing providers are now leveraging and integrating APIs to modernize services.

DAVINA CLARDY: PUTTING RELATIONSHIPS AT THE FOREFRONT OF REAL ESTATE

As a broker-owner of John L. Scott Talent Group in Olympia, Davina Clardy is involved with the brokerage’s day-to-day operations. She also lists and sells, works with her management team and supports new broker development for the company, which also has locations in DuPont, Lacey and Tumwater. 

MAKE THE MOST OF THE WINTER DOLDRUMS

Here’s what you can do now to keep your business on track during the slow season.