When Recruiting Directors, Keep the Big Picture in Mind
Bank Director interviews a recruiter and chairman of Wintrust Financial Corp. about trends in director recruitment and how to best approach the process.
Talent Management at the Top
Jennie Carlson of U.S. Bancorp reveals how the bank focuses on executive-level talent management, including diversity and succession planning.
A Director’s Viewpoint: What Makes a Good Bank Director?
A director and former bank CEO speaks out about his personal experiences with good and not-so-good directors.
Improving Branch Profitability: We Ask the Experts
Bank Director asks: What’s the No. 1 thing banks should do to improve the profitability of their branches?
How Will Rising Interest Rates Impact Your Bank?
This article describes how interest rates affect the bank’s balance sheet, and what questions board members should be asking to provide oversight of interest rate risk.
How Banks Can Improve Crisis Planning
Experts describe ways that banks can improve their response to a crisis, especially a cyberattack.
How CRE Lending Has Evolved
Bank Director program members reveal how their bank’s CRE lending strategy has changed in recent years.
What Bank Directors Are Worried About Now
Members of Bank Director's membership program reveal what worries them the most.
Banks Decide to Fight Lawsuit
ConnectOne Bancorp's Chairman and CEO Frank Sorrentino discusses the bank's decision to fight a shareholder lawsuit and how it paid off.
What New Directors Are You Adding to Your Board?
Bank Director poses the question to our membership group, and finds a similar theme throughout.