Podcasts

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.

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.