Podcasts

M&A has become problematic for banks during the COVID crisis. Why are some banks pulling the plug on planned mergers, and how are banks that made recent acquisitions handling the new landscape?

The Main Street Lending Program is about to start, so banks need to do some serious thinking about how they plan to participate, which customers could benefit, and how to handle the risk.

Even in the midst of the PPP frenzy, banks still need to step back and consider some big questions, like how they plan to tackle Main Street Lending, and what their risk profile looks going forward.

In this episode, we discuss the cratering middle market lending numbers and why banks need to be ready to participating in the Main Street Lending  program.

In this episode, we discuss the Main Street lending program: potential use cases for the program, the controversy around SOFR, and how banks are trying to navigate all the complexity.

In this episode we introduce listeners to PrecisionLender CARES Edition: Why PrecisionLender developed it and how it helps bankers manage the unprecedented demand for federal emergency loan programs.

Jim and Dallas discuss recent commercial line of credit utilization numbers. What's happening with them, and what do they tell us about how companies are faring right now?

Jim and Dallas discuss current trends with commercial deposits and dive into the CARES Act, PPP loans and how banks are acting and reacting in today's market environment.

To keep you up to date on what's happening in the commercial lending market, we review PrecisionLender's data on several key metrics - NIM, volume, spreads, etc.

Should bankers look at 2008 when grappling with their current challenges? That discussion, as well as tips for bankers navigating these uncertain times, is in this week's Purposeful Banker podcast.

Jim Stengel, Global Marketing Officer at P&G turned best-selling author, talk about how banks that spend time focusing on their purpose and end up seeing the results in improved performance.

Taking a deeper look at Accenture's 2020 commercial banking trends report - from empowered bankers, to moving way from legacy systems, and more. What's most important and how should your bank respond?

Sam Maule, Managing Partner at 11:FS and keynote speaker at BankOnPurpose 2020, talks about the digital banking movement - the challenges banks face and how they can overcome them.

Gita Thollesson, PrecisionLender's SVP of Market Insights, 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.

Commercial bankers responded to a Q4 survey about their bank's state of preparation for an economic downturn. In this episode, we look at the answers and discuss what bankers are REALLY saying.

Another Purposeful Banker Podcast season is in the books! Here are the top 5 podcasts from 2019.

Atlantic Capital Bank CEO Doug Williams shares the story of his bank, a difficult acquisition that spurred Atlantic Capital's search for purpose, and how that led to a better bottom line.

Dallas Wells returns from American Banker's Small Biz: Banking conference and shares his thoughts on the hottest topics of discussion among bankers at the event.

Greg Demas, PrecisionLender VP for Community & Regional Banking, offers his thoughts on where banks can improve performance. Specifically: more focus on revenue growth and less on expense reduction.