For the bankers. When to move, when to stay, and how to read an offer, a merger, or a new credit boss before it reads you.
This one's for the people who originate and underwrite, and occasionally wonder whether the grass is greener three exits down the freeway. The best moves come down to credit culture and the seat, not the sign-on number. I play the long view, which means I'll tell you when to stay put.
Five banks want a commercial RM and nobody's answering. Why bankers are sitting still, and what it costs the ones who wait for an announcement that never comes.
Read → July 30, 2026Fast response times built your career. They can also be what keeps you out of the top seat.
Read → July 20, 2026In a turbulent market the reflex is to trade up to a bigger balance sheet. For senior production and credit leaders, sub-$30B banks are usually the stronger play. Here's the case.
Read →More lands here as Jon writes it — roughly two pieces a month.
One short email a week on California community & regional banking: who's hiring, who's merging, and where the talent is moving. Written by Jon, not a content mill.
