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ABA Banking Journal Podcast

May 31, 2018

“Do you really think I could do this?” the aspiring entrepreneur asks Patti Husic. She offers encouragement, understanding the value of imagination and inspiration in helping small businesses launch and grow.

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Husic — the president and CEO of Centric Bank in...


May 24, 2018

In a typical bank merger, only one brand survives. Gulfport, Miss.-based Hancock Bank and New Orleans’ Whitney Bank merged seven years ago — but today, they are getting around to adopting a single name: Hancock Whitney Bank. Until now, the bank operated under different names in different markets.

Hancock and Whitney...


May 22, 2018

Big news: S. 2155 passed the House and is headed to President Trump's desk for his signature. If you're following the American Bankers Association, you've been hearing about this bill for months -- and before it, you've been hearing about ABA's years of efforts to bring regulatory relief to America's banks and...


May 17, 2018

For Jim Edwards, a third-generation banker and the chairman and CEO of United Bank Corp. in Zebulon, Ga., community banking is about providing a “high-touch” experience. On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, sponsored by Windstream Enterprise, Edwards discusses how this philosophy applies to...


May 10, 2018

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, sponsored by Windstream Enterprise, Connecticut banker George Hermann discusses his bank's in-school branch program. Windsor Federal Savings, a mutual thrift in northern Connecticut, has two locations in minority-majority high schools in its local market that are...