Issues

Video | June 27th, 2013

How Community Banks Can Maximize Mortgage Revenues

Niket Patankar of Sutherland Global Services discusses ways banks can increase market share now and in the future.

By: Niket Patankar
Article | June 25th, 2013

How Much is Too Much?

A panel of legal experts discusses board meeting minutes and whether meetings should ever be recorded.

By: Bank Director Staff Writer
Video | June 20th, 2013

The Battle for the Bank Account: And Why the Banks Will Probably Lose

Brett King, best-selling author and disruptor, explores the end-game in the emergence of the mobile wallet and what it means for the humble bank account.

By: Brett King
Article | June 19th, 2013

Does Checking Need a New Name?

Mike Branton of StrategyCorps makes the argument that banking must come up with a new moniker for the checking account.

By: Mike Branton
Article | June 18th, 2013

Fifth Third CEO: We Have 335 People Working Full Time in Risk Management

CEO Kevin Kabat, speaking at a Bank Director conference, talked about how effective risk management can contribute to the bottom line.

By: Naomi Snyder, editor-in-chief at Bank Director
Research | June 17th, 2013

Western Bank Survey: Boards Need Risk Management Expertise

Bank Director’s phone survey of Western community bankers reveals their plans to grow, which risks concern them most and what skills are desired when adding a new member to the board.

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Article | June 14th, 2013

Postcard from the Bank Audit Committee Conference

Risk management and the board’s role in that activity dominated the discussion at Bank Director’s annual audit committee event.

By: Jack Milligan, editor-at-large for Bank Director
Article | June 12th, 2013

Making a Profit in the Volatile Mortgage Market

Niket Patankar of Sutherland Global Services reveals strategies for long-term, sustainable profits in the mortgage market.

By: Niket Patankar
Article | June 11th, 2013

What Skills and Expertise Will Banks Need in the Next Five Years?

A group of legal experts addresses the industry’s need for new talent and new expertise in the future.

By: Bank Director Staff Writer
Article | June 5th, 2013

Drivers of Bank Valuation, Part III: Size and Diversification

What role do size and diversification play in a bank’s value? C.K. Lee of Commerce Street Capital answers this question in his third and final post on valuation.

By: C.K. Lee