BankThink

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

Bank employees will inevitably make mistakes. Lenders need to invest in people and technology to reduce their impact.

New York Fed's Ties to Banks Examined; Insurance Deal

Total holiday sales are expected to reach $863 billion in 2014, up from $822 billion last year. That is a staggering amount of money, and the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas make or break a sales year for large and small businesses alike.

Most big companies achieve success by squeezing vendors, lowering prices, improving efficiency and giving consumers what they want. But in the topsy-turvy world of banking, the most disliked financial institutions end up at the top of the food chain.

Almost a year after the Volcker Rule was finalized, banks still have questions about which regulators are taking the lead on the rule and how the supervisory and enforcement process will work.

CFPB Clashes with Banks on Student Loans; Chicago Fed Prez Leans to 2016

For the last decade, year-on-year the payments industry has predicted the shift of mobile payments to the mainstream.

Recent technological advancements are forcing banks to change the way they do business while staying true to the customer relationships that determine their success.

BNY Mellon Gives In to Activist; Credit Suisse Appraisal Lawsuit