Issues : Research

Research | August 29th, 2016

2016 Technology Survey: Trouble at the Core

Bank Director’s 2016 Technology Survey finds banks and their core providers at odds when it comes to innovation.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | March 21st, 2016

2016 Risk Practices Survey: Banks Beef Up on Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is impacting banks large and small. How are boards responding?

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | November 16th, 2015

2016 Bank M&A Survey: The Rising Importance of Scale

Many of the nation’s banks feel the need to grow significantly, but credit quality concerns could lead to future loan quality problems and impact the level of consolidation within the industry.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | August 31st, 2015

2015 Growth Strategy Survey: Are Banks Missing Out on Millennials?

The outlook for core lending markets looks good, but the banking industry might not be focusing enough attention on millennials.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | March 23rd, 2015

2015 Risk Practices Survey: Cyberanxiety for Bank Boards

The 2015 Risk Practices Survey finds that board practices haven’t caught up to concerns about cybersecurity.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | November 14th, 2014

2015 Bank M&A Survey: Plenty of Buyers – but Too Few Sellers?

The 2015 Bank M&A Survey reveals what buyers and sellers are looking for in a deal.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | August 22nd, 2014

2014 Growth Strategy Survey: Technology’s Role in a More Profitable Bank

Directors and officers express a thirst for more knowledge about how technology can make their banks more profitable, according to the results of the 2014 Growth Strategy Survey.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | May 16th, 2014

More than 90 Percent of Bank Directors and Officers Worry About Non-Bank Competition

Attendees at Bank Director’s second annual Growth Conference revealed concerns about the impact of non-bank competition on the industry, and half wish they had a technology expert on the board.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | March 17th, 2014

Bank Boards Making Progress on Risk Governance: Results of the 2014 Risk Practices Survey

The 2014 Risk Practices Survey finds that many banks have made strides in the governance of risk, even though getting the details right remains a challenge.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Research | February 19th, 2014

FDIC D&O Lawsuits Surge in 2013

Cornerstone Research reviews the trends in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s lawsuits against bank directors and officers.

By: Cornerstone Research Senior Staff