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2025 GonzoBanker™ Awards

Virtual Event

 

December 16 | 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET

 

Get ready for fun, laughter and celebration as we reveal this year's GonzoBanker™ Award winners with hosts Al Dominick and Ron Shevlin.

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What to Expect:

  • Celebrating Excellence: Discover which industry trailblazers took home awards this year.
  • Fun Banter: Al and Ron kept everyone entertained with their witty commentary. Check out their podcasts for more insights and opinions!
  • Special Guests: Fellow Cornerstone podcast hosts Sam Kilmer, Mary Wisniewski, Steve Williams, and Stacey Bryant added sass and excitement.

 

About Cornerstone's GonzoBanker™ Awards

The GonzoBanker™ Awards is one of Cornerstone's most anticipated commentaries. Typically a blog post, the GonzoBanker™ Awards have expanded this year into a virtual event that is sure to be fun and informative, with no rules.

As always, we will post all of the winners on GonzoBanker™.

Meet the Hosts and Share Your Questions

Checkout the Winners of 2024 GonzoBanker™ Awards!

In retrospect, this was a funny year. If you look at the performance fundamentals, the industry held its own. In a 12-month reality of higher rates, ROA held steady. Loans and deposits grew, even if only by single digits. Cost of funds increased, but loan yield did as well, so margin held nicely. Permanently challenged fee income decreased only a little. The yield curve flattened a bit, bank stocks were up 15%, and mergers picked up steam in Q4 2024. Overall, this was a remarkable performance in the toughest of economic environments.

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About Cornerstone Advisors

For over 20 years, Cornerstone Advisors has delivered gritty insights, bold strategies and data-driven solutions to build smarter banks, credit unions and fintechs. From technology system selection and implementation to contract negotiations, vendor management, performance improvement programs, strategic planning, merger integration and enterprise program management, Cornerstone combines its expertise with proprietary data to help financial institutions thrive in today’s challenging environment. For more information, visit www.crnrstone.com and connect with us on LinkedIn.

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About GonzoBanker™

Cornerstone Advisors’ “alter ego,” GonzoBanker™ is our online information resource dispatched weekly along with a good helping of irreverence to tens of thousands of readers around the world, including banks, credit unions, trade groups, the media and industry analysts. Get a dose of our totally opinionated take on the technologies, vendors, strategies, and anything else we run across in the trenches of the banking industry, delivered to your inbox each week. The really good news? It doesn’t cost you a dime! Subscribe to GonzoBanker™ for our opinionated take on all things banking.