CBMW Potpourri

By the Numbers

Operationally Speaking

Making the Sausage

Let's Make a Deal

100

The professional baseball team logo you can have on one of our credit cards. 

What is the St Louis Cardinals?

100

This is the total number of staff, including managers, that support the bank operations and loan operations of Central Bank of the Midwest. 

What is 26? 

100

If the operations team were on a football team, this is the position they would play.  

What is the offensive line?

100

Federal regulatory agency that reviews the credit quality of Central Bank.

What is the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)?


100

As opposed to a loss reserve, this figure represents the Bank's actual loss on a loan after all collection efforts from collateral or guarantees is exhausted.

What is a Net Charge Off (NCO)?

200

This is the them of the next Employee Rally.

What is Casino Royale?

200

The total number of CBMW branches.

What is 49?

200

The team that provides guidance on regulatory requirements.

What is the Compliance team?

200

The average business development time for a new C&I relationship.

What is 1 1/2 years? 

200

This is the most risk-free form of collateral. 

What is a blocked cash deposit account held in the bank?

300

The original tenant at 291.

Who is Dr. Sue Higgins?

300

The total number of banks that CBMW acquired in 2020.

What is 1? PVB. BankLiberty was in 2019.

300

This is one of the documents or steps we take to secure a CD for a loan.

What is a control agreement or what is placing a hold on the CD?

300

These are the three legs of the "Credit Stool".

What are Cash Flow, Collateral, and Guaranty?

300

Central Bank's Provisions for Losses for 2023. 

What is $16.25 million?

400

This is the award Brian won at the 2021 Employee Rally.

What is the Butterfinger Award?

400

This is the number of banks that have failed since 2020.

What is 9?

400

This is an example of an early warning indicator of financial distress that a bank can monitor.

What is NSFs, ODs, non-paid RE taxes, and exceptions?

400

This provision within bankruptcy law allows filers to protect some or all of the equity in their homes depending upon the state they reside.

What is a homestead exemption?

400

The SBA will typically only enforce this default provision in an SBA loan.

What is payment default?

500

This is Christina's goal at work. 

What is to be the meanest person in the Bank?

500

This size of Colleen's crossword puzzle hanging in her office.

What is 7' x 7'?

500

The role that our Operations team plays when taking requests from internal customers.

What is  'gatekeeper'?

500

The risk rating of a loan determines this cost to the bank.

What is capital reserve amount?
500

When a loan balance is written off due to the belief it will not be repaid, this impacts what section of the Bank's balance sheet?

What is the loss provision or bad debt allowance?