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Customer Service/Relationships
· FTN/KBW are the sole placement agents. They do everything under one roof, on time, as promised.
· FTN/KBW are the decision makers – and they are only a phone call away.
· Unlike many Wall Street firms, FTN/KBW have focused on serving the needs of community and smaller regional banks and thrifts for 80 years.
· Recognized as top equity underwriters and merger & acquisitions specialists, FTN/KBW serve approximately 30 percent of all domestic depository institutions with $25 million or more in assets.
· FTN/KBW's seasoned professionals are available to provide post-issuance support.
Timing
· Twenty-eight transactions raising over $19 billion for more than 1,700 financial institutions make FTN/KBW the market leader in Pooled TPS.
· All 28 transactions were delivered on the promised dates.
· FTN/KBW are prepared to meet your specific timing needs for funding through their unique warehousing funding facility.
Costs
· FTN/KBW have pioneered TPS structural improvements, resulting in superior execution for participating issuers.
· FTN/KBW will provide the necessary tax opinion for your institution at no additional cost.
· FTN/KBW will waive all annual fees and set-up costs associated with the trust and paying agent services for the full 30–year life of the transaction.
Your Time/Work Commitment
· FTN/KBW conduct a statistical offsite due diligence using a three-page questionnaire and your regulatory financials.
· Issuers will spend hours, not weeks, to complete the FTN/KBW transaction.
· FTN/KBW will provide all necessary documents, set up the trust and deliver the funds on time and as promised – a total turnkey transaction.
The Pooled Trust Preferred Securities Program of FTN Financial and KBW is endorsed by the American Bankers Association, through its affiliate, the Corporation for American Banking and its subsidiary ABA Business Services, LLC a licensed broker/dealer and member of FINRA.
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