Farm, commercial real estate concerns abound in ’25
There are a number of uncertainties in the new year: Will a new farm bill pass? How will the farm economy progress over the next 12 months? [Continue]
Community banks targeted with overdraft/NSF lawsuits
Community banks are more frequently being targeted with overdraft/NSF lawsuits as plaintiffs shift their focus from the largest financial institutions, according to law firm Winthrop & Weinstine. [Continue]
Bankers, industry players bullish on 2025 potential
Could lower taxes and reduced reg burden be enough to set aside worries about fraud or lack of succession or putting the right people in the right seats? [Continue]
Banker of the Year 2025: Mariner Kemper
A fourth-generation banker, Mariner Kemper is dramatically growing the 112-year-old financial institution, retaining a family-operated ethos while turning heads in the super-regional club. [Continue]
2024 in Review: Recognizing difference makers
As much as BankBeat invests to bring you stories about issues and trends, or opens space on its pages for shared opinions, this publication has always focused closely on the people of banking. [Continue]
Advanced AI helps bank make most of its technology, improve customer experience
Unique and potentially meaningful digital bank branding that uses A.I. to target the specific needs of individual bank customers is having a big moment right now. [Continue]
2024 in Review: Industry shows resilience, growth
Commercial banking has been somewhat of a bulwark in the decline of physical branches. [Continue]
2024 in review: Fraud growing harder to detect, fight
While artificial intelligence promises to create time-saving tools and processes for bankers, AI opens the door to increasingly sophisticated scams, aimed at bankers and their customers alike. A new concern in 2024: deep fake videos. [Continue]
Economic challenges dominated community banking in 2024
Twenty twenty-four was yet another challenging year for community bankers. [Continue]
Outstanding Women 2024: Kris Robbins
Kris Robbins is known around First Interstate Bank by her laugh. [Continue]