Regulation
03/12/2026

A Director’s Guide to Regulation

Bank Director’s latest guide for directors helps boards understand the regulatory landscape.

Jack Milligan
Editor-at-Large
Banking is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the U.S., and that groundwork has been laid out through decades of legislation. While bank boards aren’t directly responsible for managing the bank’s compliance program or its relationships with regulators, it still has a firm oversight responsibility. “The challenge for most directors is that they don’t have enough of a history in the banking business to understand what the regulations are about, what the lending activities are about, what a variety of things are about,” says Gary Bronstein, a partner and team leader of the financial services team at the…

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WRITTEN BY

Jack Milligan

Editor-at-Large

Jack Milligan is the Editor-At-Large of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 40 years of experience in financial journalism organizations. Jack contributes to Bank Director’s editorial coverage and leads its director training efforts. In 2022, Jack developed Bank Director’s Director Certification Program to bring much-needed governance training to bank boards.

Jack is a nationally recognized speaker at financial industry conferences.  Over Jack’s tenure, he has interviewed some of the most notable bank CEOs and senior leaders in the financial industry. He has a master’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University.