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Has Digital Banking Reached a Tipping Point?

Digital banks continue to gain market share, while larger, more traditional banks experiment with their own digital subsidiaries. Is digital the banking model of the future?

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Going to Jail

Has the day come when the U.S. Department of Justice will start aggressively prosecuting senior level financial industry executives? A new memo from the department and attorneys in the field suggest the answer is yes.

Article ON – 01/11/2016
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Naomi Snyder
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Naomi Snyder Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief Naomi Snyder is in charge of the editorial coverage at Bank Director. She oversees the magazine and the editorial team’s efforts on the Bank Director website, newsletter and special projects. She has more than two decades of experience in business journalism and spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.

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Finding Profitability in Bank M&A and Ag Lending

Bank Director’s ranking of the most active M&A acquirers and ag lenders finds that both strategies can deliver above average returns…if you’re good at it.

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Jack Milligan
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Jack Milligan Editor-at-Large

Jack Milligan is editor-at-large of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 40 years of experience in financial journalism organizations. Mr. Milligan directs Bank Director’s editorial coverage and leads its director training efforts. He has a master’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University.

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Under Pressure to Get Bigger

Smaller banks are feeling pressure to grow, but will declining loan quality put the industry at risk?

Article ON – 01/11/2016
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Emily McCormick
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Emily McCormick Vice President of Editorial & Research

Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program. In addition to regularly speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily regularly writes and edits for Bank Director magazine and BankDirector.com. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel, and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.

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Can’t Anyone Here Play This Game?

Banks are terrible at branding, and that’s a problem in an industry where the leading product—money—is a commodity.

Article ON – 01/11/2016
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Has Digital Banking Reached a Tipping Point? Emily McCormick
Vice President of Editorial & Research
Point of View Jack Milligan
Editor-at-Large
For Your Review Bank Director Staff Writer
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Five Questions For Bank Boards Bank Director Staff Writer

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