Dr. Robert Brammer

Adjunct Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Dr. Robert Brammer is adjunct professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Maryland.

Regulation and compliance

Fed's climate scenario pilot is a waste of time and resources

The models that underpin the central bank's climate risk management exercise are deeply flawed and unsuited to the task at hand.

By Dr. Robert Brammer

February 3

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SBA

SBA's push to revive an old idea

Isabel Casillas Guzman, administrator of the Small Business Administration, wants the agency to get involved in direct lending, a practice that was discontinued during the Clinton administration. Congress has not embraced the idea, to put it mildly.

By John Reosti

4h ago
Risk management

Yes, your bank has a supply chain, and it's fraught with risk

Extensive partnerships with third-party service providers, fintechs and other partners are the banking equivalent of a supply chain, and bankers need to be clear-eyed about assessing the risk associated with them.

By Samantha Regan

4h ago
Payments

Meet the bank that's replacing every debit card with wood

GLS had already stopped issuing first-use plastic as of 2018, but it wasn't enough for the eco-minded German bank. Fake plastic still looks and feels like plastic.

By Daniel Wolfe

4h ago