By Jody Moorman, SBA Loan Assistant, Core Bank Did you know that April Fools’ Day (April 1st) used to be a national holiday? No joke, if you looked in the back of planners or calendars where all the holidays are listed, you used to see it. I haven’t seen it for years....
By Scott Schulz, Vice President, Mortgage Lending, Core Bank One of the most common questions I receive from current home owners looking to upgrade, is finding a way to tap into their existing home equity when they wish or needing to close on a new home before selling...
By Ali Shoup, Vice President, and Gita Smith, Vice President, Core Bank What started out as a fleeting thought quickly turned into reality. Before we knew it, we were committed to doing something insane! That’s how amazing experiences happen, right? It all began while...
By Michele Walters, Vice President SBA Commercial Relationship Manager, Core Bank If you lived 'North of the River' as we Kansas Citian’s like to say, chances are you've been to Paul and Jack’s for lunch, dinner, a family reunion, birthday party or maybe to see a...
By Bridget Clark, SBA Credit Manager, Core Bank Last month, the Core Bank Kansas City office celebrated the 2018 holiday season and the end of our first full year in business in Kansas City with food, drink, and gift exchange. For the first time ever, I was...
Who is Chris Dickens? Well, first off, I don’t believe my ancestry ties back to the English Writer, Charles Dickens. But Charles is my Father’s name, so I do have that going for me. I was born and raised in the inner-city of Detroit, MI. I grew up thinking that I...
By Jason Moxness, Market President, Core Bank It was 6am on New Year’s Day and my alarm is going off after a very short night of sleep. I wake the family, load the car and head out on a twelve hour drive home from the mountains on icy roads so that I can get to work...
By Michele Walters, Vice President SBA Commercial Relationship Manager, Core Bank Have you ever heard the old adage “Banker’s Hours”? There was a time long, long ago when bankers would work between the hours of 8:00am to 3:00pm. I remember growing up and my mother...
By Gita Smith, Vice President - Administration Manager, Core Bank Core Bank Cares is an internal program that makes up to $100 available to each Core Bank employee to donate to the charity of their choice. The Kansas City Core Bank team pooled their Core Bank Cares...
By David Chew, SBA Credit Analyst, Core Bank In September my fiancé and I were fortunate enough to take a vacation of a lifetime to Ireland. Leaving America, we were skeptical about what to expect, how we were going to get around (driving on the left side of the...
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