For us PR geeks, there’s still nothing quite like landing a perfect media placement. Here are some of the most recent and notable headlines from Linhart PR clients:
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Small banks offer deals, capitalize on big banks’ fees
FirstBank of Colorado
USA Today
October 7, 2011
Community banks and credit unions are moving quickly to take advantage of widespread hostility toward new fees charged by some of the nation’s largest banks.
Read the full storyThe Next Frontier of Loan-Level Data Advancements
BlackBox Logic
Mortgage Banking
March 17, 2011
“While new residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issues have remained at a virtual standstill following the 2008 credit crisis, companies have remained busy innovating in ways that critically matter to investors. This innovation has been directed at providing more complete, accurate and timely views of deals and the loans that underlie them, as well as offering advanced analytical tools to better predict deal performance.”
Read the full storyInvestor Demand Spurs Loan-Level RMBS Advancements
BlackBox Logic
ASF Daily
February 8, 2011
“The developments are driven in large part by an increased demand for loan-level data solutions from investors, academics, professional modelers and dealers seeking to reduce reliance on rating agencies, summary reports and other indicators heavily used in the run-up to the credit crisis.”
Read the full storyFirstBank contributes more than $4.2 million
FirstBank of Colorado
Summit Daily News
February 2, 2011
“FirstBank, the Lakewood-based holding company for the largest locally owned banking organization in Colorado, contributed cash donations totaling more than $4.2 million to Colorado nonprofit organizations in 2010. The donations were the results of its annual community investment program, and were made to hundreds of organizations across the state.”
Read the full storySecuritization data gets richer
BlackBox Logic
Housing Wire Magazine
February 2011
“Following the credit crisis, RMBS market participants are placing less trust in the third-party proprietary models and devoting more attention to their own analytics to assess the expected performance of deals and track performance on an ongoing basis.”
Read the full storyCommunity Banker of the Year: The Performer Reluctant Banker Finds Groove
Banking and Financial Services
American Banker
December 10, 2010
“FirstBank is one of the best-performing banking companies in the country, and it managed to sidestep many of the problems that unraveled so many banks in recent years. That is why American Banker has chosen John Ikard as one of the Community Bankers of the Year for 2010.”
Read the full storyMarketing Strategy: Buddy Up
FirstBank of Colorado
Wall Street Journal
February 16, 2010
“Small Companies Ride Coattails of Larger Firms to Reduce Advertising Expenses”
Read the full storyBanker teams in Colo., Calif. find the right platform
CIC Bancshares
American Banker
May 24, 2010
Banker teams in Colo., Calif. find the right platform
“With the pickup of a tiny bank in suburban Denver, James Basey is doing more than returning to his community banking roots.”
Read the full storyFinanciers eye struggling banks; Centennial first buy
CIC Bancshares
The Denver Business Journal
May 14, 2010
Financiers eye struggling banks; Centennial first buy
“A team of Denver financial industry power players is buying a small bank in southeast Denver, with plans to strengthen and use as a base from which to acquire other banks.”
Read the full storyFirstBank’s cautious approach gives it room to step out
FirstBank of Colorado
The Denver Post
March 21, 2010
FirstBank’s cautious approach gives it room to step out
“A consistently conservative approach has helped make FirstBank Holding Co. Colorado’s largest homegrown banking group.”
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