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Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World (Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group). By Cal Newport. 296 pp.

Learn to concentrate again

Book Review: Regain your ability to accomplish deep work
Who knows how long Pokémon Go will last? Banker Chris Nichols argues that when you get past the fun and the buzz, there’s a bigger issue at stake.

Bank tries out Pokémon Go

But for CenterState Bank, there’s more to this than clambering aboard a fad
The Comptroller's Office, seeing banks loosening commercial real estate lending policies and practices, will be taking a closer look moving forward.

OCC raises CRE scrutiny

Concentration risk, looser credit standards draw more regulatory attention
"Chemistry is critical in an organization, especially as it develops a new extension far from its base," says Lonnie Talbert of Southwest Capital Bank.

N.M. bank mixes urban with rural

What happened in Vegas (N.M.) didn't stay in Vegas
SNL Financial, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, is the premier provider of breaking news, financial data, and expert analysis on business sectors critical to the global economy. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website.

Community banks face economic miasma

SNL Report: Heightened uncertainty, new questions to loom over earnings season
There’s really not much that indicates we’ve learned anything new over the last several cycles,” says veteran lender and CEO Ed O’Leary. Each week in his blog he strives to fix that.

Do we believe in our internal controls?

Impatience with perceived lack of enforcement can be turned into organizational introspection
With a dedicated bank staff for builders and buyers, “builders get product out faster; they pay sub[contractor]s faster; houses are selling faster— and we hope to make those mortgage loans,” said Needham Bank's SVP Stephanie Maiona.

How to be a “spec-home” specialist

Needham Bank generates non-speculative business—by targeting both builders and buyers
What’s next after the Panama Papers?

What’s next after the Panama Papers?

Banks must tighten up systems, build new connections
Is it “Sam,” “Sammy,” or “Samantha”?

Is it “Sam,” “Sammy,” or “Samantha”?

Or is it “Smmy”? When even a simple typo blocks good tracking, it’s time to consider GUIDs
There¹s a good deal of loyalty to the parental institution, but it had better be reciprocated with lots of technology.

Where do bankers' children bank?

Kids don’t always keep it all in the family
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