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Alex Habet welcomes Debbie Smart to talk about how payments innovation is a game changer for financial institutions serving commercial and small business customers.

In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, Alex Habet and Tony Hernandez share the latest Q2 PrecisionLender data and discuss how the high interest rate environment is affecting commercial lending.

Alex Habet and Dallas Wells discuss the anomalies of the past few weeks and what regional banks can do to be proactive in this volatile environment.

In part 2 of our look back at the impact AI has had on banking, Alex Habet replays a 2018 panel discussion with Carl Ryden, Jim Marous, and Greg Michaelson.

As AI-focused technology makes the headlines, we take a step back in time to replay a 2018 BankOnPurpose presentation by Carl Ryden, then CEO of PrecisionLender, about the future of AI.

In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, Alex Habet welcomes Gita Thollesson to discuss some of the takeaways from Q2’s State of Commercial Banking 2023 Market Analysis.

In this week’s podcast, Alex Habet shares a replay of a panel discussion of bank executives and Q2’s Kim Rutledge about how financial institutions are managing staffing issues in this job market.

In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, Alex Habet speaks with Steve Bartels from Q2 about the state of cybercrime in financial services and what banks and credit unions can do to fight it.

Shon Cass of Texas Security Bank joins Alex Habet to talk about the bank’s story, strategy, and culture; how they think about technology; and how they’re planning for 2023 and beyond.

In this episode, Alex Habet and Tony Hernandez talk about why a relationship approach is more important than ever, from interdepartmental collaboration to pricing and deal structuring.

In this episode of The Purposeful Banker, Alex Habet and Tony Hernandez discuss results of the most recent review of Q2 PrecisionLender data and how the current rate environment is affecting pricing.

In this episode, we rewind to a 2019 conversation with PrecisionLender CEO Carl Ryden and 11:FS CEO David Brear about the strategies banks should employ to prosper during tough times.

As Q2 prepares for the in-person BankOnPurpose conference in November, Alex Habet looks back at some of our favorite, most impactful sessions from past years.

Average loan size has grown despite interest rate hikes. We discuss the latest trend data from Q2 PrecisionLender and highlight some key considerations for relationship managers.

In this episode, Alex Habet sits with Dean Jenkins to discuss the takeaways from recent research into what small businesses say they need from their FIs and what they’re not getting today.

With the Federal Reserve announcing a half-point raise in May—and further raises expected—Alex and Dallas discuss the short-term impacts to deposits, the demand and competitive environment, and more.