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The Story: As M&A activity in banking soars, hitting its highest level in nearly 15 years, fresh data from the federal banking system of the U.S. sheds more light on...

Strategic banking mergers & acquisitions help institutions provide strength, scale and service solutions Following the biggest deal-making year in fourteen years, bank M&A activity in 2021 resulted in one of...

It has been said that good artists borrow, great artists steal. With that spirit in mind, we’re looking at some best practices from other people-oriented industries that can help banking...

In Part 2 of their conversation, Sean and Gina welcome back David Trautman, chairman and CEO of Park National Bank. They discuss how a realignment and rebrand provided the bank...

Efforts to improve diversity in banking and investments in Black-owned banks are paying off in communities across the country. According to BankBlack: “Black-owned and operated, financial institutions are pillars in...

Investments in Black-owned financial institutions help reduce racial disparities and improve prospects of underbanked communities In a recent bylined article in Independent Banker magazine, the president of the country’s second-oldest...

The Story: New data from a survey of community banking leaders finds a majority plan to increase digital marketing budgets in 2022. Further, the same study finds 91.6% of leaders...

From personalized marketing to branch banking, how financial institutions can invest where it matters and deliver better banking experiences A new year in our new normal, the banking sector is...

Research identifies the top five reasons why customers choose a particular bank as their primary financial institution. Source: EPAM Continuum, “Consumer Banking Report 2021,” October, 2021

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