Podcasts

Gita Thollesson joins the podcast to give a sneak peek at a few of the findings she'll share in her upcoming State of Commercial banking webinar.

2021 will present a lot of challenges for commercial banks, but there are ways that banks can improve their revenue performance. We offer a few suggestions in this week's podcast.

A look at the all-important quest for banks to be the primary option for customers. We'll explore the reasons why that goal is getting harder and harder to achieve.

How are commercial banks responding after nine months of the pandemic? We look at two particular areas - provisioning and bad loan sales, in which bank actions seem to tell two very different stories.

How have banks' responses to the pandemic affected the loyalty of their commercial customers? Chris McDonnell shares some eye-opening findings from Greenwich Associates' recent research.

The Aite Group's Christine Barry shares what commercial banks should look for when adding cash management technology and how lenders can better cross-sell cash management and treasury services.

What do the results from Bank Director's annual technology survey tell us about how banks are viewing technology and their ability/willingness to invest in it during a pandemic?

Former BankOnPurpose keynote speaker Bob Moesta talks about his book on demand-side sales, and how its principals can be applied by commercial bankers.

The banking industry is much stronger now than it was the last time the U.S. economy had a significant downturn. So why isn't that being reflected in the stock prices of publicly traded banks?

Can commercial banks meet federal regulators' deadline to switch from LIBOR to SOFR? We take a look at the issues involved, whether the timeline is realistic, and potential solutions to the problem.

Forecasting revenues and expenses is tough in the best of times. During a pandemic? Yikes. So how should banks handle tricky budget questions during COVID-19?

The hotel industry has been hit hard during the pandemic. What does that mean for banks that have lent money to hotels? And how are banks working to give hotels time to regain their financial footing?

In this episode, PrecisionLender's Gita Thollesson provides a sneak peak into her recent report, "Risk Levels and Bank Behavior During COVID-19."

With risk mitigation on the minds of commercial bankers everywhere, it's time to look at how they're measuring risk and where those ratings might be coming up short.

With COVID-19 forcing banks to support a remote workforce, and to rapidly process PPP applications, has digital transformation at commercial banks finally gone from "innovative" to "expected"?

Commercial banks are out of survival mode and have at least grown accustomed to life with COVID-19. There’s time now for them to ask “Okay, what’s next?” We discuss some options in this episode.

How much concern should commercial banks have about RMs "going rogue"? And what's the right way for banks to ensure their RMs follow guidelines but also don't feel overly monitored and restricted?

What has this current financial crisis revealed about the struggle to hire and keep talented commercial RMs? And what skills are needed for the difficult workout conversations that lie ahead?

Many banks are trying to reduce risk by only allowing senior execs to make all key commercial lending decisions. It's an approach that's actually fraught with ... well ... risk.