Core Function Excellence® Core Function Excellence requires that each business unit contributing to strategic goals must exhibit these characteristics: Clean--high credit quality; high service quality; clean audits Strong--well-capitalized; excellent staff and management; expandable capacity; appropriate infrastructure and controls Productive--profitable; efficient; cost-effective Growing--increasing sales and revenue; enhanced ability to be an efficient acquirer Franklin Madison's team is uniquely qualified to determine the changes and actions needed to attain Core Function Excellence.