Jackie Stewart is the executive editor of American Banker Magazine. Previously, she covered breaking news, community banks and mergers and acquisitions for American Banker before being named as the managing editor of the Credit Union Journal. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2006, Jackie taught for two years in the Bronx, N.Y., through Teach for America.
Real-time payments and a potential central bank digital currency are different initiatives, but many bank customers get them mixed up. To promote acceptance of FedNow, banks must distinguish between these new technologies as well as dispel the myths and fears linked to CBDCs.
The smallest banks made up more than half of American Banker's Best Banks to Work For ranking this year.
Two dozen institutions fell into this midtier asset category for American Banker's Best Banks to Work For ranking this year.
Eleven institutions with at least $10 billion of assets made American Banker's Best Banks to Work For ranking this year. Read on to see who made the cut.
This year 90 banks made American Banker's 11th annual Best Banks to Work For ranking. The leaders of these institutions explain what it takes to be an employer of choice.
Small Business Administration lending is an arena where community banks and nonbanks compete favorably with some of the largest U.S. financial institutions. Here are the biggest SBA 7(a) lenders based on the value of approved loans.
Lisa Rickert and Ruth McCord, who manage branches for Nicolet National Bank, share a passion for connecting with their customers and supporting their communities.
Peoples Financial Services has agreed to pay $129 million of stock for FNCB Bancorp. Peoples' CEO Craig Best would lead the combined company for a year after the merger closes, and then Gerard Champi, FNCB's current chief, would take over.
American Banker's annual list reviews the financial results for the best-performing large institutions.
Nelson, who started in banking as a teller in high school, oversees compliance, Community Reinvestment Act, Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering operations, and federal and state examinations and audits for the bank.