by Craig Simmers | Oct 13, 2021 | Stellar Insights Introductions
View Newsletter as a PDF Welcome to the 2021 Fall Edition of Stellar Insights! As we enter the final quarter of 2021, our focus shifts to what we have accomplished this year, how the market has changed, and what we should focus on in the upcoming year. I am sure all...
by Craig Simmers | Aug 5, 2021 | Account Acquisition
Overdraft under fire, now what? We are all well aware of the issues related to overdraft fees. While there are clear advantages for the consumer to have access to overdraft their account, the service has been under heavy fire from government officials and consumer...
by Craig Simmers | Jul 26, 2021 | Stellar Insights Introductions
View Newsletter as a PDF Welcome to the 2021 Summer Edition of Stellar Insights! Welcome to the Summer 2021 Edition of Stellar Insights. Now that the pandemic is winding down, many companies in our industry are challenged with making up for lost time. This won’t...
by Craig Simmers | Jul 20, 2021 | Account Acquisition, Auto Loan Growth
In 2000, Stellar Strategic Group was founded to assist banks and credit unions acquire new checking customers with the goal of driving low-cost core deposits. Today, I feel somewhat conflicted given the market that exists 20 years later. For the bulk of the time we’ve...
by Craig Simmers | Apr 12, 2021 | Auto Loan Growth
View Newsletter as a PDF Over the past 20 years of working with community banks and credit unions, we have witnessed first-hand how high-performing institutions adapt to improve their marketing efforts. The #1 trait these institutions have is a persistency and...