Compliance can be fun, we promise

Compliance can be fun, we promise

Guest post by Michael DeCarlo, Chief Compliance Officer at Medallion Bank One does not typically combine compliance with mountain biking in the rain and mud.  Compliance is typically something that none but a few compliance officers think of as a “fun time”. There are...

What is the price or cost of easy?

Guest Post by Tim Thiel, Account Executive–North Region If all outcomes are the same then easiest is best. But if the outcomes are different, what is the price you are willing to pay for easy? Fifteen years ago, a typical home improvement salesman left a house...
The Ideal Contractor

The Ideal Contractor

What is the ideal contractor? There may be conflicting ideas depending on who you ask. A homeowner may have certain ideas of what constitutes “ideal”; they might care most about price and a quick turn-around time. A contractor may value reputation and integrity when...
What does it mean to be professional?

What does it mean to be professional?

With the winter Olympics just past, I’m reminded of the difference between professional and amateur.  Many of us are old enough to remember the 1970s and 1980s controversy over whether to allow professional athletes to participate in the Games.  For many, the defining...
Free Soda: Is Easiest Always Best?

Free Soda: Is Easiest Always Best?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guest Post by Tim Thiel, Account Executive–North Region. Recently, I had the pleasure of presenting Medallion Bank’s no cost/no fee Home Improvement Lending program to a group of contractors through one of our manufacturer...