How a scrappy New York thrift became one of the largest regional banks in the U.S.
ArticleON – 01/10/2024
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Laura Alix
Director of Research
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Laura AlixDirector of Research
Laura Alix is the Director of Research at Bank Director, where she collaborates on in-depth strategic research for bank directors and senior executives, including Bank Director’s annual surveys. She also writes for BankDirector.com and edits online video content. Laura is particularly interested in workforce recruitment and retention strategies, and environmental, social and governance issues facing the banking industry. Previously, she covered national and regional banks for American Banker, and before that, she covered community banks for Banker & Tradesman and The Commercial Record. Based in Boston, she has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree from CUNY Brooklyn College. You can follow her on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.
Banks haven’t seen a deposit environment like this in decades, and it’s caught some by surprise.
ArticleON – 01/10/2024
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Naomi Snyder
Editor-in-Chief
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Naomi SnyderEditor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief Naomi Snyder is in charge of the editorial coverage at Bank Director. She oversees the magazine and the editorial team’s efforts on the Bank Director website, newsletter and special projects. She has more than two decades of experience in business journalism and spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.
The regulatory environment has changed since the 2023 bank failures. Supervision has become more intrusive, and banks need to place more emphasis on communication and responsiveness.
ArticleON – 01/08/2024
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Jack Milligan
Editor-at-Large
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Jack MilliganEditor-at-Large
Jack Milligan is editor-at-large of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 40 years of experience in financial journalism organizations. Mr. Milligan directs Bank Director’s editorial coverage and leads its director training efforts. He has a master’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University.
As regulators look to apply more onerous capital standards on the largest institutions, community banks focus on capital preservation and shoring up their balance sheets.
ArticleON – 01/08/2024
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Emily McCormick
Vice President of Editorial & Research
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Emily McCormickVice President of Editorial & Research
Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program. In addition to regularly speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily regularly writes and edits for Bank Director magazine and BankDirector.com. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel, and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.
Bank Director’s 2024 Bank M&A Survey analyzes bank leaders’ outlooks on growth, M&A and the economy.
ArticleON – 01/08/2024
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Laura Alix
Director of Research
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Written by
Laura AlixDirector of Research
Laura Alix is the Director of Research at Bank Director, where she collaborates on in-depth strategic research for bank directors and senior executives, including Bank Director’s annual surveys. She also writes for BankDirector.com and edits online video content. Laura is particularly interested in workforce recruitment and retention strategies, and environmental, social and governance issues facing the banking industry. Previously, she covered national and regional banks for American Banker, and before that, she covered community banks for Banker & Tradesman and The Commercial Record. Based in Boston, she has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree from CUNY Brooklyn College. You can follow her on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn.
