by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Jan 5, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
As participants in the financial services industry, we should be interested in what the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFBP) is working on. To better understand this regulator, StratAgree has begun to review their monthly reports of consumer complaints. The most...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 10, 2015 | Trends, Uncategorized
By now, this offer should be familiar to everyone in our business–“Switch to Bank X and Get $300!” Banks, particularly the larger players are pulling out the stops with offers of $300, $400, even $500 for moving. What are these banks looking for?...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 7, 2015 | Marketing, Trends, Uncategorized
Women, more often than not are the CFO of their household. Our friends at The Financial Brand have compiled research from Regions Bank, Allianz and other sources showing that women feel like financial management of the household ends up being their responsibility in...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 3, 2015 | Strategy, Uncategorized
Our friend, David Kerstein of Peak Performance Consulting Group wrote an interesting piece on the need for banks to attract millennials that appeared last month on BAI’s Banking Strategies blog. Dave’s premise isn’t anything new, but the fervor in...
by StratAgree™ Trend Watch | Dec 1, 2015 | Marketing, Trends, Uncategorized
Millennials are dropping cable after leaving their parents’ home. The trend appears to be related to lower incomes of younger consumers. A new Nielsen report, (covered by the New York Times, see link below) shows the trend is likely to reverse as these younger...
