Treasury Management Blog

Selling Treasury Management (TM) services takes a different approach than selling loans or deposits. It’s about solving problems and improving your business customer’s financial operations. Yet even experienced TM professionals sometimes fall into habits that reduce effectiveness.

Here are three of...

A strong Treasury Management (TM) culture doesn’t just happen. It’s intentionally built through leadership support, internal education, and consistent communication. In many community banks, TM is still viewed as a set of back-office services instead of a strategic business line. Changing that minds...

For many years, Treasury Management (TM) has been viewed as a service-based function. Teams focused on selling services like RDC, Lock Box, ACH Origination and checking boxes on setup forms instead of building relationships. But as business customers’ expectations evolve, successful TM teams are shi...

Measuring the return on investment (ROI) of a Treasury Management department can be tricky. Unlike a loan portfolio, TM performance isn’t always tied to interest income or asset growth. When measured correctly, the impact of TM is substantial both financially and strategically.

TM Generates Sustain...

Treasury Management (TM) plays a critical role in how your bank grows, serves customers, and manages risk. Yet many TM leaders are still left out of strategic planning discussions. When that happens, the institution misses valuable insight into customer behavior, deposit strategies, and operational ...

There are five ways you can help your new Treasury Management Officer (TMO) succeed - especially as they step into this critical role at your bank.

Right now, community banks are scrambling to grow core deposits and boost non-interest fee income. One of the most effective ways to do that? Build or ...

Finding experienced treasury management (TM) professionals is a challenge. This is part 8 of our 8-part series on Why Treasury Management Excellence Matters. With demand rising and a limited talent pool, many banks struggle to recruit and retain TM staff.

Rather than relying solely on the external ...

Fintechs and stablecoins are competing aggressively for deposits, so you (as a banking leader) must sharpen focus on core deposit growth. This is part 7 of our 8-part series on Why Treasury Management Excellence Matters. Treasury management is one of the best-kept secrets to achieving this goal.

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Many banks focus heavily on the treasury management sales process, but overlook what happens after the sale. This is part 6 of our 8-part series on Why Treasury Management Excellence Matters. Without a formalized support structure, business customers can feel abandoned - and valuable treasury manage...

In many community banks, treasury management (TM) is placed under the retail department. This is part 5 of our 8-part series on Why Treasury Management Excellence Matters. While this might seem logical for operational convenience, it often creates confusion, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities....

One of the biggest hurdles to treasury management growth is a treasury management knowledge gap across the organization. This is part 4 of our 8-part series on Why Treasury Management Excellence Matters.

When business bankers, operations staff, and even leadership teams don’t fully understand TM se...

The Earnings Credit Rate (ECR) often gets overlooked in community banks. Yet it plays a crucial role in treasury management profitability. This is part 3 of our 8-part series on Why Treasury Management Excellence Matters.

When managed well, the ECR allows business customers to earn credits on their...