Is it an advantage for the loan application if I hold the shares from the bank and they are in the depository at the same bank?
Does owning shares of the applicant bank in one's portfolio increase the likelihood of loan approval? The credit reviewers will also see my shares and then think: "Oh, he's the co-owner of this bank, I'd better approve the loan before he contacts the CEO, I don't want to risk my job." That's what the credit…