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Geraldine Carter is a business coach for CPA firms. She is also the host of the "Business Strategy for CPAs" podcast, and the author of the recently published "Down to 40 Hours — A Roadmap for CPAs to End Overworking without Giving Up Revenue," which available on Amazon.com or at geraldinecarter.com/book.

During a panel discussion at American Banker's Digital Banking conference last week, experts from American Commerce Bank discussed the launch of its virtual banking platform and theorized why other executives might be slow adopters.

The excision of the Chevron doctrine from administrative law is the crest of a wave of litigative enthusiasm that has been building in the banking industry for years. But defanging the administrative state could also establish binding legal precedents that can cut both ways.

Haley Dobre is the national tax automation & innovation leader at BDO USA.

Anli Chen is managing director of tax automation & innovation at BDO USA.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell brushed away concerns that a second Trump presidency could imperil the central bank's independence.

Nicole Mwesigwa is the co-founder & COO of iCover, a Missouri-based insurtech company that has designed the "Best Life Insurance Buying Experience." She has over 20 years of experience in InsurTech with expertise in eApp innovation, AI-based underwriting, and compliance. Prior to iCover, she built Reinsurance Group of America's inaugural predictive underwriting service. As a social entrepreneur, innovator, and digital insurance leader, Nicole is paving the way for a new era in the insurance industry where technology serves as a catalyst for change, enabling better, faster, and more personalized services.

With the Federal Reserve holding interest rates at elevated levels through the first half of the year, analysts are sharpening their collective focus on possible fallout from high deposit and borrowing costs.