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

The 2025 update to Alkami’s Digital Sales & Service Maturity Model serves as both a mirror and a map, reflecting where institutions stand in their digital evolution and providing a clear path to ...

Banks Anticipate Smoother Sailing for Consolidation Under the Biden administration, approval times for bank deals increased significantly. There are already signs that regulators are likely to reverse ...

Weather forecasting has evolved to rely on probabilistic models, called “spaghetti plots,” to map multiple simulated ...

David Ruffin is a principal at IntelliCredit, A Division of QwickRate. His extensive experience in the financial industry includes an emphasis on credit risk in a variety of roles that range from bank ...

Community banks can create practical, powerful digital tools that benefit their one-of-a-kind customer base through fintech collaborations.

It’s Taking Longer to Close Deals, But Why? What’s behind the growing gap between merger announcements and closings, and how banks can speed things up.

Senior bank executives and board members express more interest in opportunistic M&A and greater confidence in their own banks’ valuations.

Magazine Exclusive: Finding Your Lane Community banks can offer niche lending to differentiate themselves from competitors and diversify their portfolios. But these credits require specialized ...

Banks Eye More Lending Opportunities in 2025 Analysts who follow banks are predicting stronger loan growth next year, though liquidity could remain a significant issue.

Banks Are Struggling to Find Compliance Officers As compliance officers quit and their workloads become overwhelming, here’s how some banks are responding.