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ABA Banking Journal Podcast

Jun 28, 2019

At the end of June, the U.S. economy will tie its longest period of postwar expansion—but risks to the downside are growing, according to ABA’s Economic Advisory Committee. What effects could trade conflicts, a global slowdown and falling business investment have on overall growth? EAC Chairman and Comerica...


Jun 26, 2019

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, CEO Brad Paige talks about “the first security enhancement that we’ve done that actually improved the customer experience.” The enhancement: digital voice authentication.

Paige’s bank, the $1.2 billion Kennebunk Savings Bank in Maine, was encountering...


Jun 19, 2019

As banks across the country mark American Housing Month in June, the ABA Banking Journal Podcast sat down with Michael Petrie, who leads the $4 billion Merchants Bancorp in Carmel, Ind.—one of the nation’s largest affordable housing lenders. With affordable homes accounting for 40% of the company’s...


Jun 12, 2019

The RTP network—the first new payment rail launched in the United States in four decades—is a bank-driven system for instant processing and settling of payments. Launched by the Clearing House and live since 2017, RTP is currently racing to connect as many U.S. depository institutions as possible. On the latest...


Jun 5, 2019

Greg Carmichael entered the banking industry as a mid-career technology executive, and that’s shaped his perspective on the challenges facing banks today. “Financial services was ripe for the opportunity to use technology different to change the business model,” he says. On the ABA Banking Journal Podcast,...