Kara Baldwin is a partner at Crowe LLP and currently leads the financial services audit practice. She has more than 20 years of experience serving financial institutions. Ms. Baldwin works with publicly held banks, private banks and bank holding companies ranging in size from $50 million to nearly $20 billion in assets. She has assisted clients in executing numerous business combinations over the years, with a focus on the accounting, auditing and reporting of these transactions including SEC reporting requirements. Ms. Baldwin serves on various committees of the Center for Audit Quality, is active in the accounting advisory group at Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and is a frequent speaker with the Indiana Bankers Association.
Top Performing Banks’ Balancing Act
As the industry confronted continued high interest rates in 2023, the best performing banks demonstrate that there’s no one path to profitability, says Kara Baldwin, a partner with Crowe LLP. The best banks are smart about their products and pricing, and know how to maintain a strong margin. And while asset quality has been solid thus far, top performers consistently monitor credit to stay on top of the economy’s impact on their borrowers.
Topics discussed include:
- Rate Environment Challenges
- Consistent Credit Monitoring
- Focus on Streamlining
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Kara Baldwin
Kara Baldwin is a partner at Crowe LLP and currently leads the financial services audit practice. She has more than 20 years of experience serving financial institutions. Ms. Baldwin works with publicly held banks, private banks and bank holding companies ranging in size from $50 million to nearly $20 billion in assets. She has assisted clients in executing numerous business combinations over the years, with a focus on the accounting, auditing and reporting of these transactions including SEC reporting requirements. Ms. Baldwin serves on various committees of the Center for Audit Quality, is active in the accounting advisory group at Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and is a frequent speaker with the Indiana Bankers Association.