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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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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.
What is the Worst Aspect of Dodd-Frank?
A panel of attorneys debates what aspect of the Dodd-Frank Act should be changed.
2013 Bank Board & Executive Survey: Rising Optimism on Banking
The results of the 2013 Bank Board & Executive Survey reveal bank leaders’ plans to grow, what worries them most and thoughts on the regulatory and economic climate.
What to Ask About Your D&O Policy
Bank Director’s panel of legal experts helps you figure out if the insurance policy that protects directors and officers from lawsuits is adequate.
Should Your Bank Do Business With Bitcoin?
Courtney Stolz of Bryan Cave LLP writes about the growing alternative currency and what banks should do about it.