Podcasts

Matt Anderson, managing director with Trepp, answers critical questions about the future of commercial real estate, including how deep the losses may be, what institutions are most vulnerable, and what banks should be doing to prepare for the potential damage.

Jeff Plagge, the Iowa Superintendent of Banking, talks about the growing tensions between the OCC, which wants to offer a national charter for payments companies, and state regulators, who believe it would be systemically risky to do so. He also discusses the potential credit impact of COVID-19...

Craig Scheef, the founder, chairman and CEO of Texas Security Bank in Dallas, talks about his bank’s unique approach to small business lending, how the institution successfully doubled its asset size thanks to the PPP program, and why he believes policymakers underestimate the value of a...

Malia Lazu, the chief experience and culture officer at $13.1 billion-asset Berkshire Bank in Boston, talks about why banks often fail to reach millennial and minority customers, the challenges facing community banks, and the future of the branch.

7/28/2020

It’s been nearly 12 years since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were seized by the government, with Congress unable or unwilling to resolve the future of the two government-sponsored enterprises. But there are signs GSE reform may happen soon, with or without Congress.

Patrick Sells, the chief innovation officer at Quontic Bank and American Banker’s Digital Banker of the Year, pushes back on the perception that banks aren’t innovative. He explains how to get bank employees on board with a digital overhaul and the biggest obstacles to ingenuity in banking.

John Hope Bryant, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, the largest not-for-profit provider of financial literacy and financial inclusion, details his ambitious plan to confront economic inequality. He also talks about the legacy of banks and slavery - and what banks need to be doing to...

Karen Shaw Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics, who has been hailed as “the sharpest mind analyzing bank policy today,” says banks and policymakers need to focus on economic inequality before it’s too late. She discusses her proposed solution and what happens if we don’t act...

The crisis has forced customers to change how they bank - and that’s creating opportunities for banks ready to seize them, according to Elizabeth Wolverton, the chief strategy and customer experience officer at Synovus Bank in Columbus, Georgia. Liz also discusses why inclusion and diversity are so...

Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks talks about a new project aimed at helping with economic inclusion and the role of banks in combating economic inequality. He also discusses his plans for a federal charter for payment companies and explains why he warned mayors around the country about possible...

John Dugan, the chairman of Citigroup’s board of directors, says the future of banking turns on the industry’s pandemic performance. It will affect how regulators oversee them, how shareholders invest, and how the public feels about banks.

Hans Morris, the managing partner of Nyca Partners and the chairman of Lending Club, discusses the impact the COVID crisis is having on fintechs and how the financial services sector is likely to evolve.

The former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and author of the book “Watchdog” talks about the financial risks posed to consumers during the current crisis and what steps policymakers should be taking to address them.

Tim Massad, a top Obama administration financial regulator and former head of TARP, says we should look to actions taken by the Roosevelt administration to reframe the government’s response to the coronavirus. He also discusses whether the U.S. needs its own digital currency, why we lag behind on...

Noah Wilcox, the chairman of the ICBA and CEO of two Minnesota community banks, talks about the disastrous relaunch of PPP, what policymakers need to do going forward, and how community banks are faring overall during the crisis.

Harit Talwar, the head of digital finance for Goldman Sachs, talks about how customers are changing their financial activity in response to the coronavirus. He also discusses Marcus' new app, provides details about its partnerships with Apple and JetBlue, and hints where it is headed next.

Barbara Rehm talks to Gene Ludwig, a former comptroller of the currency and now chairman and CEO of Promontory Financial Group, about what banks and the government should be doing to help the economy recover. "We have to act with boldness."

In an in-depth interview, entrepreneur and Shark Tank co-star Mark Cuban talks about what went wrong with the Payment Protection Program, how policymakers can fix it, and why big banks turned from hero to villain in this crisis. He also touches on possible presidential ambitions and his vision...

Jill Castilla, the president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond in Oklahoma, talks about her collaboration with Mark Cuban of Shark Tank, how the PPP program has worked for her institution and other ways she’s trying to help those affected by the spread of the coronavirus.