Jan 25, 2018
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. economist for Morgan Stanley -- in the latest episode of the ABA Banking...
Jan 18, 2018
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 wave of "initial coin offerings" and goosing the stock value of companies that...
Jan 11, 2018
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 community bank based in Anchorage, Alaska, with branches across the far-flung 49th...
Jan 4, 2018
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 -- banks can enhance the diversity of their workforces.
Reid explores the growing...