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ABA Banking Journal Podcast

Apr 26, 2019

Just 25% of Americans say they have quite a lot or a great deal of confidence in big business, according to a 2018 Gallup survey. But in his newest book, Big Business, prominent economist and bestselling author Tyler Cowen suggests that Americans should have a much greater appreciation for the role of large firms,...


Apr 24, 2019

In its 180 years, United Bank has grown from an office in Parkersburg, W.Va., to a powerhouse financial institution with more than $19 billion in assets throughout the mid-Atlantic and Appalachian regions. The company has more than doubled in size in just the last five years. Ten of the company’s last 11...


Apr 17, 2019

On the latest ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Ignacio Urrabazo talks about the unique challenges of banking on the U.S.-Mexico border. A nearly half-century veteran of banking, Urrabazo is president and CEO of Commerce Bank in Laredo, Texas, a subsidiary of IBC.

The requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act pose a...


Apr 10, 2019

Kristie Holoch’s bank is not just in the business of serving farmers, families and small businesses in the 33 Nebraska towns where it has branches — it also serves its fellow Nebraska community banks. With $1.7 billion in assets, Cornerstone Bank offers a correspondent banking division, a data center to handle core...


Apr 3, 2019

In this episode, podcast co-hosts Evan Sparks, Shaun Kern and Joan Gregory Saenz review highlights from ABA's just-concluded Washington Summit, including:

  • House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on cannabis banking and housing finance reform.
  • Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo...