The latest banking industry and regulatory news, brought to you weekly by the American Bankers Association's award-winning Newsbytes team. Hosted by Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern and featuring guest interviews.
Episodes (20)
Found in 19 episodes
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California Banker Jeffrey Ball on Financial Innovation, De Novo Banks, and a Path Forward on Marijuana Banking
California Banker Jeffrey Ball on Financial Innovation, De Novo Banks, and a Path Forward on Marijuana Banking
Published: 7 Dec 2017 Duration: 22:56On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Jeffrey Ball -- president and CEO of Friendly Hills Bank, Whittier, Calif. -- discusses several emerging issues in public policy -- including banks' role in financial innovation and protec... Read more →On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Jeffrey Ball -- president and CEO of Friendly Hills Bank, Whittier, Calif. -- discusses several emerging issues in public policy -- including banks' role in financial innovation and protec... Read more →
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Banking on the Last Frontier with Alaska's Michael Martin
Banking on the Last Frontier with Alaska's Michael Martin
Published: 11 Jan 2018 Duration: 17:04Did you ever wonder what it's like to be a banker on the Last Frontier? On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern interview Michael Martin, EVP, COO and general counsel of Northrim Bank, a commu... Read more →Did you ever wonder what it's like to be a banker on the Last Frontier? On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern interview Michael Martin, EVP, COO and general counsel of Northrim Bank, a commu... Read more →
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ABA's Rob Nichols on a Less Hostile Regulatory Environment for Banks
ABA's Rob Nichols on a Less Hostile Regulatory Environment for Banks
Published: 30 Nov 2017 Duration: 24:55After a period in which people banking industry experience were not often considered for federal regulatory or oversight roles, banking industry talent is coming back into top government roles, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols says on the ... Read more →After a period in which people banking industry experience were not often considered for federal regulatory or oversight roles, banking industry talent is coming back into top government roles, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols says on the ... Read more →
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How the Appraiser Shortage Harms Rural Communities and Young Farmers
How the Appraiser Shortage Harms Rural Communities and Young Farmers
Published: 22 Feb 2018 Duration: 21:57The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast tackles the shortage of qualified appraisers -- especially in rural areas, where lenders are seeing delays of several months in getting appraisals for commercial real estate and agricul... Read more →The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast tackles the shortage of qualified appraisers -- especially in rural areas, where lenders are seeing delays of several months in getting appraisals for commercial real estate and agricul... Read more →
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Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 9, 2017
Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 9, 2017
Published: 11 Oct 2017 Duration: 23:57On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern discuss an unexpected exemption for the banking industry in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's small-dollar lending rule, as well as survey fi... Read more →On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern discuss an unexpected exemption for the banking industry in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's small-dollar lending rule, as well as survey fi... Read more →
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From Innovation to Cyber Resilence, Insights and Highlights from ABA's National Conference for Community Bankers
From Innovation to Cyber Resilence, Insights and Highlights from ABA's National Conference for Community Bankers
Published: 2 Mar 2018 Duration: 24:03The newest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast offers insights from four speakers at this week's National Conference for Community Bankers in Honolulu. Co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern conducted the interviews live in the conferen... Read more →The newest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast offers insights from four speakers at this week's National Conference for Community Bankers in Honolulu. Co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern conducted the interviews live in the conferen... Read more →
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Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 2, 2017
Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 2, 2017
Published: 5 Oct 2017 Duration: 19:55On the inaugural episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern discuss the Equifaxtravaganza on Capitol Hill and the banking agencies' first step toward simplifying the Basel III capital rules. We also hear from ... Read more →On the inaugural episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern discuss the Equifaxtravaganza on Capitol Hill and the banking agencies' first step toward simplifying the Basel III capital rules. We also hear from ... Read more →
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How Banks Choose Their Own Destinies in a World of Consolidation
How Banks Choose Their Own Destinies in a World of Consolidation
Published: 16 Nov 2017 Duration: 21:52On the latest issue of the Newsbytes Podcast, guests Brittany Kleinpaste and Monica C. Meinert discuss the ongoing macro-trend of bank consolidation -- why it's happening, how it's accelerated over the past decade and what strategies banks ... Read more →On the latest issue of the Newsbytes Podcast, guests Brittany Kleinpaste and Monica C. Meinert discuss the ongoing macro-trend of bank consolidation -- why it's happening, how it's accelerated over the past decade and what strategies banks ... Read more →
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Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 16, 2017
Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 16, 2017
Published: 19 Oct 2017 Duration: 23:14On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern discuss top White House adviser Gary Cohn's newsmaking remarks at ABA's Annual Convention earlier this week, as well as the OCC's positive new posture... Read more →On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern discuss top White House adviser Gary Cohn's newsmaking remarks at ABA's Annual Convention earlier this week, as well as the OCC's positive new posture... Read more →
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Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 23, 2017
Newsbytes Podcast: Week of October 23, 2017
Published: 27 Oct 2017 Duration: 17:48In this week's episode, co-host Evan Sparks sends a dispatch from Denver, interviewing Rich Martinez, president and CEO of the nation's only bank specially designed for children: Young Americans Bank. Evan wrote about Young Americans -- w... Read more →In this week's episode, co-host Evan Sparks sends a dispatch from Denver, interviewing Rich Martinez, president and CEO of the nation's only bank specially designed for children: Young Americans Bank. Evan wrote about Young Americans -- w... Read more →
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Taxtravaganza Episode
Taxtravaganza Episode
Published: 8 Nov 2017 Duration: 19:45With the House Ways and Means Committee currently considering a major tax overhaul bill and a Senate bill expected to be introduced any day now, tax reform took center stage on this week's episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast. American Ban... Read more →With the House Ways and Means Committee currently considering a major tax overhaul bill and a Senate bill expected to be introduced any day now, tax reform took center stage on this week's episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast. American Ban... Read more →
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Breaking Down Silos in AML, BSA, Fraud and Cyber
Breaking Down Silos in AML, BSA, Fraud and Cyber
Published: 15 Dec 2017 Duration: 15:44In the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast -- taped before a live audience at the ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference -- Evan Sparks interviews former law enforcement official and community bank BSA officer Ryan Rasske a... Read more →In the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast -- taped before a live audience at the ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference -- Evan Sparks interviews former law enforcement official and community bank BSA officer Ryan Rasske a... Read more →
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Sandy Spring's Dan Schrider on Investing in Both Tech and Team Members
Sandy Spring's Dan Schrider on Investing in Both Tech and Team Members
Published: 8 Feb 2018 Duration: 20:42On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, the leader of the Washington, D.C., area's largest community bank describes how his bank invests in its customer experience and the next generation of employees. Dan Schrider, presid... Read more →On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, the leader of the Washington, D.C., area's largest community bank describes how his bank invests in its customer experience and the next generation of employees. Dan Schrider, presid... Read more →
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The Dark Side of Valentine's Day
The Dark Side of Valentine's Day
Published: 14 Feb 2018 Duration: 16:00On this special holiday episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Colleen Tressler of the Federal Trade Commission and Corey Carlisle of the ABA Foundation join co-hosts Evan Sparks and Joan Gregory Saenz to explore the dark side of Valen... Read more →On this special holiday episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Colleen Tressler of the Federal Trade Commission and Corey Carlisle of the ABA Foundation join co-hosts Evan Sparks and Joan Gregory Saenz to explore the dark side of Valen... Read more →
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Steps to Enhancing Workforce Diversity at Banks
Steps to Enhancing Workforce Diversity at Banks
Published: 4 Jan 2018 Duration: 22:54On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, career banker and leadership coach Ditu Kasuyi joins Sara Reid, leader of ABA's Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, plus co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern to discuss why -- and how -- ba... Read more →On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, career banker and leadership coach Ditu Kasuyi joins Sara Reid, leader of ABA's Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, plus co-hosts Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern to discuss why -- and how -- ba... Read more →
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Separating Hype from Reality on Bitcoin and Blockchain
Separating Hype from Reality on Bitcoin and Blockchain
Published: 18 Jan 2018 Duration: 22:58Over the course of 2017, bitcoin saw a 2200 percent run-up in value -- but it has been a volatile ride. This week alone, the virtual currency plunged 34 percent in a matter of three days. Aside from the recent bitcoin mania that is seeing a... Read more →Over the course of 2017, bitcoin saw a 2200 percent run-up in value -- but it has been a volatile ride. This week alone, the virtual currency plunged 34 percent in a matter of three days. Aside from the recent bitcoin mania that is seeing a... Read more →
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Are Tax, Regulatory Changes Fueling the Longest-Ever U.S. Economic Expansion?
Are Tax, Regulatory Changes Fueling the Longest-Ever U.S. Economic Expansion?
Published: 25 Jan 2018 Duration: 23:57The combination of tax reform, expectations of regulatory relief and healthy household balance sheets is likely to extend the current U.S. economic expansion through 2019, setting a new postwar record, says Ellen Zentner -- chief U.S. econo... Read more →The combination of tax reform, expectations of regulatory relief and healthy household balance sheets is likely to extend the current U.S. economic expansion through 2019, setting a new postwar record, says Ellen Zentner -- chief U.S. econo... Read more →
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Jill Castilla on Creating a Bankerless 'Bank Hub' for Small Businesses
Jill Castilla on Creating a Bankerless 'Bank Hub' for Small Businesses
Published: 1 Feb 2018 Duration: 21:26Jill Castilla's bank, Citizens Bank of Edmond in Oklahoma, has a one-branch strategy -- but lots of big ideas for innovative ways to serve customers. The latest idea is a bankerless "bank hub" located in one of Oklahoma City's hippest neigh... Read more →Jill Castilla's bank, Citizens Bank of Edmond in Oklahoma, has a one-branch strategy -- but lots of big ideas for innovative ways to serve customers. The latest idea is a bankerless "bank hub" located in one of Oklahoma City's hippest neigh... Read more →
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ABA's Jeff Owen on a 45-Year Legacy of Leadership
ABA's Jeff Owen on a 45-Year Legacy of Leadership
Published: 19 Dec 2017 Duration: 30:47In this special bonus episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Evan and Shaun interview ABA Chief Operating Officer Jeff Owen, who retires from the association on Dec. 31, 2017, after 45 years with the association. In this extended conversatio... Read more →In this special bonus episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Evan and Shaun interview ABA Chief Operating Officer Jeff Owen, who retires from the association on Dec. 31, 2017, after 45 years with the association. In this extended conversatio... Read more →