Successful Lender


Looking for strong business borrowers? Try pegging.

Aldonna Ambler is a growth strategist and a friend of mine. She has a background in venture capital and in starting and growing multiple businesses. She works with community banks among other client niches. She

Posted Mar 03 2010 by Linda Keith

8 Strategies for Business Growth...Info for lenders and borrowers

Here is a business resource for you. Use it:to understand business growth strategies better so you canhave more helpful conversations with business borrowers better assess their growth strategies...will their plan work?strengthen your relationshipas a good

Posted Feb 09 2010 by Linda Keith

Business lenders build business knowledge to assess, impress and help borrowers

While business lenders are well advised to be careful giving advice, you also play an important role in the brainstorming process when talking with your borrowers. Developing your business know-how helps when meeting with:a prospective

Posted Jan 20 2010 by Linda Keith

How do you create satisfied small business customers? How does that impact bank profits?

SHORT ANSWER in case you cannot read the entire post: Meet with you small business borrowers for a new needs assessment Visit at least 3.3 times each year Understand their business Demonstrate that you understand

Posted Jan 19 2010 by Linda Keith

Consumer, Mortgage and Business Lenders: Here is your Intro to Tax Return Analysis

I just updated my SlideShare Presentation. If you sign-up for SlideShare, you can even nominate it for the SlideShare Zietgeist 2009 Community Awards. Green Legos, Six Ns and a Map to Tax Return Analysis Take

Posted Jan 12 2010 by Linda Keith

My CUES Webinar January 21st: The Keys to the Map

I'll be presenting a webinar for the Credit Union Executive Society. If you are a CU lender or lending manager...plan to attend. (If not, scroll to the end of this post). From Taxable Income to

Posted Jan 05 2010 by Linda Keith

How will the 'Move Your Money' Campaign impact your bank or credit union?

Okay, the financial pundits at the Huffington Post are fed up with Wall Street and big banks. There is a fascinating move afoot to, well, vote with our feet. Or I should say, with our

Posted Jan 04 2010 by Linda Keith

Lending to Wealthy Individuals...looking for loans in all the right places?

I interact with a lot of lenders...between 20 and 100 each month...in the training sessions on 'Tax Return Analysis in a Tough Lending Environment [tm]'. Two weeks ago a lender in class asked: "Which sectors

Posted Dec 28 2009 by Linda Keith

Your borrower sold a business on a note: Should you count on the payments?

When a business is sold and the seller carries back a note, what happens when the buyer does not pay? And if the business assets are collateral for that note but the former owner accepted

Posted Dec 14 2009 by Linda Keith

Webinar on "More Trouble Brewing: Are your Guidelines Getting in the Way of saying 'Yes' to Self-Employed Borrowers? "

I'll be presenting this webinar on December 15th for CUES (Credit Union Executive Society). The subject matter will be helpful for credit union and bank lending managers.Do a gut-check and make sure that as the

Posted Dec 10 2009 by Linda Keith