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Community Bankers Emphasize Calmness, Stability Amid Crisis
Community bankers highlight the importance of communication in a crisis.
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Civil Money Penalties: Figuring Out How Your D&O Policy Responds
Dennis Gustafson with AHT Insurance responds to a frequent question among directors and officers: Does our insurance policy cover civil money penalties or not?
A Team Approach to Growth in the Big Apple
Signature Bank’s Joseph DePaolo reveals the bank’s organic, team-focused philosophy on growth.
Janet Yellen Will Mean Low Interest Rates, Stability in Fed Policy
A panel of bank attorneys describes what Janet Yellen will do for banking.
Making the Checking Relationship Profitable Again
Mike Branton of StrategyCorps writes about ways to deepen your relationship with your deposit account customers.
Banks Increasingly Move to Public Markets
Maggie Chou of OTC Markets Group writes about the outlook for bank stocks and the reasons small community banks are turning to the public markets.
Top Three Recommendations for Valuing and Accounting for Acquired Loans
Three best practices an acquirer can use to ensure a smooth transition of acquired loans.
How Bank Boards Should Handle Regulatory Change
Craig Miller at the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips writes about staying on top of regulatory compliance.
Why Small Banks Will Consolidate
Austin Associates’ Rick Maroney predicts 20 percent consolidation in the banking industry in the next five years, much of that in the small bank space.
Update on FDIC Lawsuits: Pace Increases While Few Settle
Cornerstone Research finds the pace of FDIC lawsuits increases to at least 32 so far this year. At this rate, 2013 will have more than double the number of lawsuits filed as last year.
A Simple Way to Develop a Bank’s Risk Appetite
In this article, Moss Adams partner Gabe Nachand explains how leveraging the work your bank has already done to implement enterprise risk management can help you work backward to define risk appetite—and overcome institutional hesitation.