Employee stock ownership plans can be a tool to not only retain talent but also promote engagement with the job.

The Three Dimensions of the Most Digitally Mature Financial Institutions 1. Security and fraud. One of the most eye-opening findings is the paradox between data sophistication and fraud prevention.

Under President Donald Trump’s second term, the banking industry is anticipating a more friendly regulatory environment for getting deals approved. This expectation follows policies under the previous ...

The board of Columbia Banking System was confident of a relatively quick turnaround when it agreed to a $5.1 billion merger with rival Umpqua Holdings Corp. in October 2021, and with good reason: Just ...

Barriers to Dealmaking More than three-quarters of respondents say potential targets’ pricing expectations are a key hurdle to making an acquisition, followed by demands on bank capital (52%), culture ...

Taxes are expected to dominate the initial agenda of the incoming presidential administration and the new Congress. And it’s a topic that appeals to bank directors, too. Under President-elect Donald ...

Much of the industry has experienced some degree of regulatory relief in the early days of the second Trump administration. However, the White House has also pledged to crack down on illegal activity ...

Elizabeth Donaldson is a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. She advises a variety of entities with regulatory and compliance matters related to the consumer finance industry, including ...

Every year that Bank Director publishes RankingBanking, an analysis of the largest 300 publicly traded banks by performance, I find myself marveling at the sheer number of community banks that top the ...

The fraud landscape in 2024 has been fraught with old and new risks alike, with check fraud and more sophisticated account takeover on the rise. Too often, cybersecurity training for the board is ...

Over the last several years, investors, regulators and other stakeholders have sought an increase of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures by public companies. The U.S. Securities and ...