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regulatory approval regulatory burden regulatory compliance relationship banking relationship buiding relationship building relationship management reputation risk responsibility shift retention strategy return on assets (roa) return on investment revenue producers reverse engineering risk assessment risk management risk mitigation roi analysis role adjustment role profilinig role transition rural banking sale preparation sale strategy sale-ready sales process sales strategy savvy banker strategies scalable oprations scale advantage sell your bank sell-side advisory seller psychology seller's mindset selling on your terms selling your bank senior leadership serial acquirers share conversion shareholder analysis shareholder approval shareholder communication shareholder data shareholder legacy shareholder meeting shareholder payment shareholder protection shareholder records shareholder relations shareholder return shareholder returns shareholder rights shareholder value shareholders 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