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ABA Banking Journal Podcast

Jul 26, 2018

As more and more states legalize the use and sale of marijuana, more and more banks are finding themselves caught between the pincer of local needs and federal law. Recreational adult use of marijuana is now legal in nine states plus Washington, D.C., with prescription use permitted in another 31, plus 15 more that...


Jul 19, 2018

Earlier this month, New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, a mutual holding company for two New Hampshire banks and a wealth management firm, welcomed a new affiliated bank, Savings Bank of Walpole — as well as a new CEO. Gregg Tewksbury led the Walpole bank and now serves as president and CEO of the overall holding...


Jul 12, 2018

When it comes to banking, Laurie Stewart has seen it all. She started her career as a teller at a regional thrift; later, she worked as a bank examiner, and more recently, she served as chief executive of a credit union, a mutual bank and a commercial bank. The latter progression was at a single institution: a credit...


Jul 5, 2018

“Marketing is interruption,” says John Oxford, head of marketing and corporate communications at Renasant Bank in Tupelo, Miss. “How do you steal attention?”

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Oxford discusses Renasant’s content strategy to engage potential customers without making them...


Jul 3, 2018

To mark Independence Day this week, this bonus episode of the ABA Banking Journal explores the role of banking and finance in the American Revolution and the founding era. This week’s guest, John Steele Gordon, is an acclaimed economic historian whose books include Hamilton’s BlessingThe Great Game and An Empire...