Surrey Bank & Trust Partners with Teslar Software to Automate Lending Operations
Community bank focused on C&I lending gains market visibility while cutting reporting times
in half, enables loan officers to focus on high-touch relationships
Please join us in welcoming Leah Unruh to our Sales and Marketing team as the newest Business Development Representative!
Springdale, Ark., July 7, 2021 – Teslar Software, provider of portfolio management tools that aggregate and automate lending and deposit operations for community financial institutions, announced today that their technology powered over 20% of Paycheck Protection Program loans issued in 2021. The 1.3 million loans powered by Teslar this year represent $22 billion of funding for small businesses across the country. The fintech received SBA approval of 80 loans per minute during peak times.
Community banks have always been good at creating lifetime customers, but evolving technology and customer demands can complicate your ability to satisfy customers post-pandemic. There is a running joke in the banking industry that the pandemic took five years of technology growth and pressed it into one. With the additional demands put on bankers by the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), that joke is one hundred percent true. Now that these digital expectations have been set, there’s no going back. Bankers can’t revert to doing things the same way they did before the pandemic. It’s just not an option.
Meet Kevin Tweddle! Kevin is the Senior Vice President of Community Bank Solutions for the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Kevin has many responsibilities in his role, one of them being innovation, which is how he first got involved with Teslar Software.
Please join us in welcoming Paul Hawron to our Engineering team as the newest Reporting and Data Specialist!
Meet Camille Phillips! Camille is a banking industry veteran who has worked in both small and large financial institutions, regulators, and private consulting. She currently works as the SVP/Risk Officer at Today’s Bank and serves as a member of Teslar Software’s Board of Directors.
Meet Dr. Jeff Standridge! Jeff is a managing partner for Cadron Capital Partners and Cadron Creek Capital and Managing Director of The Conductor, an entrepreneurial support organization. As someone who works closely with entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, Jeff became acquainted with Joe Ehrhardt, CEO and founder of Teslar Software, as a mentor and investor in the company’s first fundraise.
The banking industry is completely changing (and fast!) due to this global pandemic. While banks are typically slow to adopt technological changes, the pandemic has accelerated this process by years. Digital offerings are not just conveniences anymore, but legitimate necessities for customers now. This adaptation can be more difficult for community banks with more limited resources than it is for large banks, but community banks still want to be players in the game.
The National Bank of Texas Partners with Teslar Software To Grow Lending Portfolio
Better visibility and management of loans will support strategic growth up market