Meyer-Chatfield Compensation Advisors President Flynt Gallagher talks about ways to reward performance while reducing risk.

Grant Thornton LLP looks at median bank director pay packages in the face of increased regulation and workloads.

The financial crisis has vastly changed the way banks pay their chief executives. Even with long-term restricted stock and smaller salary increases, pay is on the way up.

The requirements of Section 956 are applicable to financial institutions over $1 billion in assets, but some key provisions may serve as guidance for best practices for smaller banks.

Shareholder advisory votes on pay packages were mandated with little notice for the 2011 proxy season, leaving limited resources and time to prepare. But it's not too late to get a positive say-on-pay result in 2012.

In this video, Robert Ventura, Compensation Committee Chairman, talks about the new normal at First Commonwealth Financial Corp. and how they handled their biggest challenge over the past year.

Advice compensation committees can use to maximize benefits and structure executive agreements to actually enhance shareholder value.

Don Norman, a partner at Chicago-based law firm Barack Ferrazzano, discusses some of the important issues faced by bank directors and executives as they approach year-end.

A recent survey conducted by Crowe Horwath LLP shows a modest increase in bank employee salaries, while CEO pay has rebounded after declining the year before.

An overview of the benefits of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and how they might help a bank raise capital.