Call for Nominations

Scott Susin is the founder of the Center for Mortgage Access. Previously, he served as an economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

November 25
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Pinnacle and Peapack-Gladstone have sought to preserve their corporate cultures during periods of major change.

November 14
6 Min Read
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Banks with more than $10 billion of assets made up 12% of American Banker's 2025 Best Banks to Work For list.

November 14
2 Min Read

Of the 90 honorees on American Banker's 2025 Best Banks to Work For list, 28 had between $3 billion and $10 billion of assets.

November 13
3 Min Read
The Most Powerful Women in Banking Conference
Mark McDonald of CoStar Real Estate Manager

Mark McDonald is president of CoStar Real Estate Manager (formerly Virtual Premise), a wholly owned subsidiary of CoStar Group. McDonald joined Virtual Premise as a member of the professional services team while the company was still in the start-up phase. He also served as the leader of the field sales team during a multi-year period of hyper-growth, worked to establish implementation partnerships with the Big Four, and guided numerous F500 companies through the digital transformation of their real estate portfolios and lease accounting compliance. He currently leads CoStar Real Estate Manager's overall strategy development and operations. 

Csaba Farkas of TMF Group

Csaba Farkas joined TMF Group in March 2021 as the head of accounting and tax consultancy services. He is an ACCA-qualified professional with several years of experience at professional services organizations in Budapest and London. He has a strong technical accounting background and, having worked as an interim financial controller in multiple engagements, has significant experience in implementing new enterprise resource planning systems in finance functions and in optimizing finance processes.

Travis Hill

The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final rule Tuesday that softens leverage demands for the biggest and most systemically risky banks and lowers the community bank leverage ratio to 8%.

November 25
6 Min Read

Scott Susin is the founder of the Center for Mortgage Access. Previously, he served as an economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Dr. Jonathan Thorp is CEO of Quantum Connections, a leader in the science and practice of relational dynamics and human connection.

Carlos Marmolejo is CEO of Finsus.

Mark McDonald of CoStar Real Estate Manager

Mark McDonald is president of CoStar Real Estate Manager (formerly Virtual Premise), a wholly owned subsidiary of CoStar Group. McDonald joined Virtual Premise as a member of the professional services team while the company was still in the start-up phase. He also served as the leader of the field sales team during a multi-year period of hyper-growth, worked to establish implementation partnerships with the Big Four, and guided numerous F500 companies through the digital transformation of their real estate portfolios and lease accounting compliance. He currently leads CoStar Real Estate Manager's overall strategy development and operations. 

Csaba Farkas of TMF Group

Csaba Farkas joined TMF Group in March 2021 as the head of accounting and tax consultancy services. He is an ACCA-qualified professional with several years of experience at professional services organizations in Budapest and London. He has a strong technical accounting background and, having worked as an interim financial controller in multiple engagements, has significant experience in implementing new enterprise resource planning systems in finance functions and in optimizing finance processes.

Travis Hill

The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final rule Tuesday that softens leverage demands for the biggest and most systemically risky banks and lowers the community bank leverage ratio to 8%.

November 25
6 Min Read

Scott Susin is the founder of the Center for Mortgage Access. Previously, he served as an economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Top Performing Banks
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Big banks with the strongest financial performance varied in asset size, geographies and services.

August 14
1 Min Read
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Each of the top-performing banks with more than $50 billion of assets used their own mix of revenue streams to drive performance.

August 14
4 Min Read
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Growing loans was a tall order in 2024, but banks that could do just that were able to outperform their peers.

July 24
1 Min Read
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Csaba Farkas of TMF Group

Csaba Farkas joined TMF Group in March 2021 as the head of accounting and tax consultancy services. He is an ACCA-qualified professional with several years of experience at professional services organizations in Budapest and London. He has a strong technical accounting background and, having worked as an interim financial controller in multiple engagements, has significant experience in implementing new enterprise resource planning systems in finance functions and in optimizing finance processes.

Travis Hill

The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final rule Tuesday that softens leverage demands for the biggest and most systemically risky banks and lowers the community bank leverage ratio to 8%.

November 25
6 Min Read

Scott Susin is the founder of the Center for Mortgage Access. Previously, he served as an economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Mark McDonald of CoStar Real Estate Manager

Mark McDonald is president of CoStar Real Estate Manager (formerly Virtual Premise), a wholly owned subsidiary of CoStar Group. McDonald joined Virtual Premise as a member of the professional services team while the company was still in the start-up phase. He also served as the leader of the field sales team during a multi-year period of hyper-growth, worked to establish implementation partnerships with the Big Four, and guided numerous F500 companies through the digital transformation of their real estate portfolios and lease accounting compliance. He currently leads CoStar Real Estate Manager's overall strategy development and operations. 

Csaba Farkas of TMF Group

Csaba Farkas joined TMF Group in March 2021 as the head of accounting and tax consultancy services. He is an ACCA-qualified professional with several years of experience at professional services organizations in Budapest and London. He has a strong technical accounting background and, having worked as an interim financial controller in multiple engagements, has significant experience in implementing new enterprise resource planning systems in finance functions and in optimizing finance processes.

Travis Hill

The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final rule Tuesday that softens leverage demands for the biggest and most systemically risky banks and lowers the community bank leverage ratio to 8%.

November 25
6 Min Read

Scott Susin is the founder of the Center for Mortgage Access. Previously, he served as an economist at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

HSBC Headquarters and Offices ahead of Earnings Results

A Luxembourg court ruled against the bank in a long-running lawsuit tied to its custodial role for a fund that invested in the massive Ponzi scheme.

October 30
4 Min Read
Bank Of America Ahead Of Earnings Figures

The bank asks a federal court to toss claims from five certified classes, arguing victims have been paid and that fraudsters are included in the suit.

October 23
5 Min Read

An apparent increase in large-scale borrower fraud and the hot environment for bank mergers were the key themes as banks discussed their third-quarter results.

October 22
7 Min Read
Most Influential Women in Payments 2024 title card

American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments share their views on artificial intelligence, hybrid offices, real-time payments and more.

February 27
1 Min Read

Honorees from 2024's Most Influential Women in Payments, representing companies such as MoneyGram, Walmart, Segpay and more, share insights into how how artificial intelligence is changing their companies and their industry.

February 27
8 Min Read
Sabrina Tharani

In her day-to-day job directing activities at the card network's Start Path accelerator, Sabrina Tharani helps nurture companies that are developing new payments products and services.

July 28
4 Min Read
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