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Big banks launching diversity initiatives and neo-banks entering the market to address underbanked communities of color The social unrest during America’s COVID summer has taken a welcome – if unexpected...

Of the many societal changes that the COVID crisis has sparked or accelerated, one of the most powerful – and surprising – has been its effect on where Americans live....

Considerations and consequences for merging brands in the financial services sector In our last feature on Integrating Brands Following M&A, we addressed early considerations for internal alignment and the external...

First things first: considerations for building a smart brand strategy following mergers and acquisitions One of the most high-profile financial brand marriages in recent memory, 2019’s SunTrust and BB&T merger...

A global pandemic and an unfolding public health crisis has disrupted nearly every facet of life. An economic crisis impacting millions. Widespread social unrest and society’s reckoning with the painful...

Three key queries for community banks and credit unions to consider now in developing smart branch strategy for the post-pandemic future In our last feature, we addressed how branch banking...

Expected regulatory changes and new merger and acquisition deals show opportunities are on the rise in the banking sector While COVID has indisputably had an outsize impact on the business...

With consumers seeking relationships, community banks and credit unions look at branching opportunities as a way through the COVID crisis In our last feature What’s Next, we explored the ways...

In late August, as the country tentatively moved toward a new normal and a cautious resumption of public life, Amazon made a bold, and to many, surprising move. As Business...