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Career Moves

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.

July 20, 2026

When everyone moves upmarket, go the other way

In 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.

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More lands here as Jon writes it — roughly two pieces a month.