Citizens Financial seeks a winning combination in a world where regionals can’t catch a break.
ArticleON – 04/10/2024
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John Engen
Managing Editor
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John EngenManaging Editor
John Engen is a contributing writer for Bank Director. He has more than 30 years of experience as a business journalist, writing for a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press. He graduated with a degree in economics and international relations from the University of Minnesota and did his post-graduate work in Asian studies at the University of Hawai’i.
Bank efficiency ratios worsened in 2023 amid rising costs and a challenging environment for revenue growth. Instead of slashing expenses, some of the industry’s most efficient banks have a different take.
ArticleON – 04/10/2024
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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.
After nearly three decades of intense consolidation, is it time to reassess the benefits of mergers and acquisitions?
ArticleON – 04/10/2024
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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.
Regulators finalized a much-needed modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act, only to be met with resistance and confusion.
ArticleON – 04/10/2024
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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.
Bank Director’s 2024 Risk Survey finds heightened concern among bank leaders around regulations, liquidity management and cybersecurity threats.
ArticleON – 04/10/2024
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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.
