Issues : Strategy
Keeping Optimism Alive
Leading in the face of uncertainty, boards must guard against the current crisis while strategically planning for the months ahead.
Embracing Gender Diversity as a Pathway to Success
Gender diversity in the board, workforce and customer base is an untapped opportunity for banks to capitalize on, even in the difficult operating environment.
Banks at the Nexus of Three Critical Forces
The banking industry is enmeshed in three high-profile challenges facing the country that all banks should be prepared to address.
Preferred Equity: Large Bank Luxury No More
Preferred equity is no longer the purview of the big banks. Community banks should act while markets are open.
Four Traits That Will Define Successful Lenders in the Future
Numerated helped banks process nearly 250,000 PPP loans. Here are the four traits we noticed in banks that are setting themselves up for future success.
Strategic Planning in an Age of Uncertainty
Huntington Bankshares CEO Stephen Steinour talks about strategic planning when nothing is certain.
Why Two Community Banks Raised Debt to Repurchase Shares
These banks decided to take advantage of market conditions created by the pandemic to repurchase their discounted shares.
Community Banks Are Buying Back Stock. Should You?
Bank Director explores the trend in recent share buybacks at community banks.
Banks Tap Capital Markets to Raise Pandemic Capital
Community banks are taking advantage of friendly markets and attractive pricing to raise opportunistic capital in the face of the pandemic-induced recession.
Why This 17-Year-Old Investor Prefers Community Banks
Writer, investor and teenager Maya Peterson shares what she values in an investment and why she likes community banks.