The Banker Next Door

By Dr. Joseph Bergquist

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BND is focused on the U.S. Banking industry and how the industry intersects with finance, technology, and economics. Topics discussed can include all types of banking products and lines of business along with strategy, marketing, management, and leadership.

Episode Date
Is Private Equity destroying our economy?
Jun 11, 2026
Wall Street fallout from short seller's conviction for securities fraud!
Jun 10, 2026
Review of FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for 1Q 2026
Jun 09, 2026
Bank News: CFPB update, branch cuts, FNBO, OppFi, Chime, and Fintech summer!
Jun 08, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 6-6-2026
Jun 07, 2026
Why have 7 million men dropped out of the labor force?
Jun 05, 2026
Should banks adopt Buy Now, Pay Later?
Jun 04, 2026
Private Credit: Lending to NDFIs slows, BDC valuations, and MFS losses
Jun 03, 2026
What would the experience of a bank run be like today?
Jun 02, 2026
FDIC reviews deposit runs on 3 large regional bank failures in Spring 2023
Jun 01, 2026
How can banks better engage with customers in the fintech era?
May 30, 2026
Bank News: CEO apologies, EOs, Living wills, Charters, Exemptions, and Fines!
May 29, 2026
Regulators are looking to overhaul CAMELS ratings for banks
May 28, 2026
Is Mythos the beginning of endless cyberattacks for banks?
May 27, 2026
CEO used an AI clone of himself?
May 26, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - The American citizen AI revolt has begun!
May 25, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 5-24-2026
May 25, 2026
Review of Federal Reserve Financial Stability Report for May 2026
May 22, 2026
Is the Federal Reserve facing a hopeless situation?
May 21, 2026
What has 8 years of Jerome Powell at the head of the Federal Reserve brought us?
May 20, 2026
Bank News: Bank charters, NCUA chair, SBA rebound, and M&A activity
May 19, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Private Credit: Blue Owl, KKR, and BlackRock under invesigation!
May 18, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Real estate update
May 17, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 5-16-2026
May 17, 2026
Review of OCC Semiannual Risk Perspective report for Spring 2026
May 15, 2026
Review of Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) for April 2026
May 14, 2026
Bank News: Failed bank CEO going to jail, M&A activity, AI activity, and payment fraud
May 13, 2026
Private Credit: NDFI lending tightens, Apollo tries transparency, and HSBC gets pulled in!
May 12, 2026
China is rolling up its rural banks to hide massive economic issues!
May 11, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Banks and White House changing approach on AI!
May 10, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 5-9-2026
May 10, 2026
Community Bank & Trust - West Georgia becomes 2nd bank failure of 2026!
May 08, 2026
Bank capital raising in the U.S. is down 35.7% YOY!
May 07, 2026
Auto industry update for May 2026
May 06, 2026
Bank news: Name changes, banking deserts, De Novo's, M&A, AI agents, and more!
May 05, 2026
Two more failures in Private Credit as Medallia and Affordable Care lose billions!
May 04, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 5-2-2026
May 03, 2026
Can banks win back small business customers?
May 01, 2026
Deposit relief or chasing deposits?
Apr 30, 2026
What questions should you consider before a capital raise?
Apr 29, 2026
Overview of the world's largest banks by assets 2026
Apr 28, 2026
Interview with Richard Vague author of The Banker Who Made America
Apr 27, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Fed Update: Powell investigation dropped and Warsh confirmation hearing
Apr 26, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 4-25-2026
Apr 26, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Private Credit woes deepen as bank execs downplay risks
Apr 25, 2026
Trump family crypto drama and latest news (Crypto Series Part XL)
Apr 24, 2026
Democrats continue to drive people from blue states and cities; it just keeps getting worse!
Apr 23, 2026
GAO finds massive amount of Government fraud!
Apr 22, 2026
Bank M&A Update 1Q 2026
Apr 21, 2026
Review of FDIC State Profiles for 4Q 2025
Apr 20, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Is it time to reign in AI?
Apr 20, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 4-18-2026
Apr 19, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Has Private Credit infected insurance companies?
Apr 18, 2026
Bitcoin rebound, Strategy losses, & Iran crypto economy (Crypto Series Part XXXIX)
Apr 17, 2026
Review of Bank Director's 2026 Risk Survey
Apr 16, 2026
Review of JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon's annual letter to shareholders
Apr 15, 2026
Remembering Frédéric Bastiat
Apr 14, 2026
Do you suffer from sunk cost fallacy?
Apr 13, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 4-11-2026
Apr 12, 2026
A new wave of foreign banks adds another competitive dynamic!
Apr 10, 2026
How to prevent tech buyer's remorse!
Apr 09, 2026
Review of GAO and OIG reports on workforce reductions for the SEC and FDIC
Apr 08, 2026
Review of OCC report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activites for the 4Q 2025
Apr 07, 2026
Review of ICBA Advocacy in Action for 2Q 2026
Apr 06, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Blue Owl, Cliffwater, and others in trouble as redemption's explode!
Apr 05, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 4-4-2026
Apr 05, 2026
Special Report: The Federal Reserve at a crossroads
Apr 03, 2026
24/7 Tokenized stock trading, crypto mortgages, and 'stretch' (Crypto Series Part XXXVIII)
Apr 02, 2026
Back-to-back court room losses have social media companies scrambling!
Apr 01, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Private Credit: Redemption lockout!
Mar 31, 2026
De Novo's, bank charters, and your bank's strategy
Mar 31, 2026
Interview with bank consultant Rich Carty
Mar 30, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - SpaceX prepares for the largest IPO in history!
Mar 29, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 3-28-2026
Mar 29, 2026
Why should you study economics?
Mar 27, 2026
What is the difference between a Tokenized Deposit and Stablecoin?
Mar 26, 2026
How is small business lending being affected by regulatory changes?
Mar 25, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Prediction Markets going wrong!
Mar 24, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Private Credit contagion is spreading!
Mar 24, 2026
Interview with Wade Peery, former banker, current digital asset expert, consultant, and speaker
Mar 23, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 3-21-2026
Mar 22, 2026
How is taxing the billionaires working out so far?
Mar 20, 2026
Do you really own the secruities in your brokerage account?
Mar 19, 2026
Behind the M&A curtain: A look at QNB and Burke & Herbert transactions
Mar 18, 2026
Interview with Alex Blomstrom owner of Blue Horizon Clothing Co.
Mar 17, 2026
Interview with banker Allan Burkley
Mar 16, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Jerome Powell escapes trouble and upcoming FOMC meeting
Mar 16, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 3-14-2026
Mar 15, 2026
Review of FDIC OIG report on Pulaski Savings Bank failure
Mar 13, 2026
What is the CFPB really costing the American consumer?
Mar 12, 2026
Review of FSB report 'Vulnerabilities in Government Bond-Backed Repo Markets'
Mar 11, 2026
Review of Cornerstone Advisors report 'What's Going on in Banking' 2026
Mar 10, 2026
Remembering American Economist Dr. Murray Rothbard
Mar 09, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Is the Private Credit Market about to meltdown?
Mar 08, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 3-7-2026
Mar 08, 2026
Review of Q2 The State of Commercial Banking 2026
Mar 06, 2026
Let's talk about Swipe Fees: A review of ICBA Interchange Guide for 2026
Mar 05, 2026
Review of FDIC report on bank lending to nondepository financial institutions (NDFIs)
Mar 04, 2026
Review of FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for 4Q of 2025
Mar 03, 2026
Jane Street sued, Binance investigation, and Crypto legislation update (Crypto Series Part XXXVII)
Mar 02, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Did Jane Street destroy Terraform Labs?
Mar 01, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 2-28-2026
Mar 01, 2026
Can banks use Amazon's strategy to attract deposits from Gen Z and Millennials?
Feb 27, 2026
Can the STARC framework help banks to better evaluate fintech partners?
Feb 26, 2026
Female Power: A look at the 154 billionaire women in the U.S.
Feb 25, 2026
Prediction Markets: Gambling and trading blur together and the sports betting zero-sum game
Feb 24, 2026
SCOTUS tariff fallout continues!
Feb 23, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Tariff Madness!
Feb 23, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 2-20-2026
Feb 21, 2026
Florida's condo market sees big changes with new laws!
Feb 20, 2026
Retail Ecommerce Ventures founder Tai Lopez accused of running a Ponzi scheme!
Feb 19, 2026
SBA update - Citizenship requirements, California fraud, & EIDL collections
Feb 18, 2026
Are Prediction Markets trading or gambling?
Feb 17, 2026
Crypto bonds, bitcoin miners, botched prizes, & 4Q losses (Crypto Series Part XXXVI)
Feb 16, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Epstein list fallout ripples across Wall Street and finance!
Feb 16, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 2-14-2026
Feb 15, 2026
Can Kevin Warsh fix the problems at the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy?
Feb 14, 2026
How are Neobanks doing?
Feb 13, 2026
Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust becomes first bank failure of 2026!
Feb 12, 2026
Santander acquires Webster Financial and other M&A activity
Feb 11, 2026
Is the Crypto Winter of 2026 upon us? (Crypto Series Part XXXV)
Feb 10, 2026
The rise of the invitation-only stock market as the billionaire population surges!
Feb 09, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 2-7-2026
Feb 07, 2026
While 401(k)s are making millionaires, there are changes coming!
Feb 06, 2026
Why are businesses fleeing Democrat run cities?
Feb 05, 2026
The rise of Prediction Markets!
Feb 04, 2026
Tether & Kontigo in Venezuela, Bitcoin price drop, and other news (Crypto Series Part XXXIV)
Feb 03, 2026
Private Credit Update
Feb 02, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Analysis of Kevin Warsh pick as next Federal Reserve Chairman
Feb 01, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 1-30-2026
Jan 31, 2026
Are banks ready for the major deposit reforms that are coming?
Jan 30, 2026
How can banks best utilize Agentic AI?
Jan 29, 2026
Fintech is coming for banking!
Jan 28, 2026
Regulatory update for 1st quarter 2026
Jan 27, 2026
Are Dallas and Miami becoming the new Wall Street?
Jan 26, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 1-24-2026
Jan 25, 2026
The battle over Stablecoin regulation (Crypto Series Part XXXIII)
Jan 24, 2026
Supply Chain Finance - Cash flow strategy, financial engineering, or fraud?
Jan 23, 2026
How the collapse of Ayandeh Bank sent Iran into crisis!
Jan 22, 2026
Why did Apple's credit-card partnership with Goldman Sachs fall apart?
Jan 21, 2026
The end of America's last luxury retailer as Saks declares bankruptcy!
Jan 20, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - real estate update
Jan 19, 2026
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - auto industry update
Jan 19, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 11-17-2026
Jan 18, 2026
A look at bank charter applications, De Novo startups, IPOs, and M&A to start 2026
Jan 16, 2026
Regenerative agriculture, corporate seed control, and Ag lending in 2026
Jan 15, 2026
Community Bank CEOs see differentiation as their key strategic focus for 2026
Jan 14, 2026
With a multi-billion-dollar fraud uncovered in Minnesota, what does this mean for banks?
Jan 13, 2026
'As the Republic turns' is renewed for a second season!
Jan 12, 2026
BND: Strategy Room 1-10-2026
Jan 11, 2026
Warren Buffett is gone! End of an era at Berkshire Hathaway
Jan 09, 2026
What is hot in Private Equity and what are they doing in 2026?
Jan 08, 2026
Crypto accounting, North Korean Bankers, and year end hangover (Crypto Series Part XXXII)
Jan 07, 2026
Silver market is on fire! Supply shortage or market manipulation?
Jan 06, 2026
Fed makes massive year end REPO injection! Liquidity problem or window dressing?
Jan 06, 2026
What makes a great mobile banking app?
Jan 03, 2026
Update on Private Credit as Tricolor executives are charged with fraud!
Jan 02, 2026
A look back at 2025 and what is ahead for 2026
Jan 01, 2026
2025 year in review
Dec 31, 2025
How the U.S. labor market changed in 2025
Dec 30, 2025
Final thoughts on bank M&A for 2025
Dec 29, 2025
Update on commercial real estate at year end 2025
Dec 27, 2025
The decline in bank branch closures hits a 14-year low!
Dec 26, 2025
Parables of the rich, a BND Christmas read along
Dec 25, 2025
The medical industry's 'price-fixing' lawsuit that could change everything!
Dec 24, 2025
Major high frequency trading firms are now battling over milliseconds!
Dec 23, 2025
How did economists get President Trump's tariffs so wrong?
Dec 22, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 12-20-2025
Dec 21, 2025
Do Kwon found guilty, crypto players in Abu Dhabi and regulation update (Crypto Series Part XXXI)
Dec 20, 2025
Charter applications boom as new banks are coming!
Dec 19, 2025
The race for the next Federal Reserve Chair is on fire!
Dec 18, 2025
Largest U.S. banks busted for 'debanking' clients!
Dec 17, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Federal Reserve Statement
Dec 16, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - How the Federal Reserve balance sheet & REPO market are tied together!
Dec 15, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 12-12-2025
Dec 13, 2025
Community banks really need to get on the digital wallet train!
Dec 12, 2025
Fraud alleged in failure of First National Bank of Lindsay
Dec 11, 2025
Who are the best community banks for 2025?
Dec 10, 2025
How are banks budgeting for 2026?
Dec 09, 2025
FASB makes update to help CECL double count issue
Dec 08, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Thoughts on Robinhood
Dec 07, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 12-6-2025
Dec 07, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Examining AI from different angles
Dec 06, 2025
Review of October 2025 Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)
Dec 05, 2025
Review of 2024 CRA lending data
Dec 04, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Fed & REPO market update
Dec 03, 2025
Review of CSBS research showing community banks pay more for compliance
Dec 03, 2025
Review of Bank Director 2026 Bank M&A Survey
Dec 02, 2025
Review of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Working Paper on Tariffs
Dec 01, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Retail sales & Black Friday update
Nov 30, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 11-29-2025
Nov 30, 2025
Our food system is in serious trouble. One farmer has a plan!
Nov 28, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Update on mortgages and housing
Nov 27, 2025
Will envy be the doom of capitalism?
Nov 26, 2025
Does how we dress have an overall effect on society?
Nov 25, 2025
Do we have a problem with SNAP and American welfare?
Nov 24, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Update on Tariffs
Nov 23, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 11-22-2025
Nov 23, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Epstein problem persists for banks
Nov 22, 2025
Interview with David Danielson, Managing Director of The Kafafian Group
Nov 21, 2025
How can you boost the profitability of your best customers?
Nov 20, 2025
Outlook 2026
Nov 19, 2025
Blackrock writes off $150M Renovo loan as Private Credit woes continue
Nov 18, 2025
The CRE maturity wall continues to shift with 2026 coming into focus
Nov 17, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Private Credit Market Update
Nov 16, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 11-15-2025
Nov 16, 2025
How can bank board's better deal with AI?
Nov 14, 2025
Does niche lending allow your bank to build better relationships?
Nov 13, 2025
Is selling underwater securities always the best strategy?
Nov 12, 2025
Citi Strata Elite rewards card disater!
Nov 11, 2025
Are regulatory exams about to get better for Community Banks?
Nov 10, 2025
Interview with Chad Hull, Investment Banker with Janney
Nov 07, 2025
Is deposit insurance being reformed to benefit billionaires?
Nov 06, 2025
No more bank robbers?
Nov 05, 2025
What is going on with credit scores?
Nov 04, 2025
Update on U.S. auto industry
Nov 03, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 11-1-2025
Nov 02, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus Episode - Subprime auto industry crisis!
Nov 01, 2025
Interview with Dan Knezevich, Commercial Appraiser
Oct 31, 2025
The rise of Erebor!
Oct 30, 2025
CFPB 'deluged' with comments on Open Banking!
Oct 29, 2025
Chengpeng Zhao pardoned! Update on crypto regulation and activities (Crypto Series Part XXX)
Oct 28, 2025
Major ruling in Heartland Tri-State Bank crypto embezzlement case (Crypto Series Part XXIX)
Oct 27, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 10-25-2025
Oct 26, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus Episode - Update on failed Silvergate Bank
Oct 25, 2025
Win more commercial relationships by mastering the account switching experience!
Oct 24, 2025
Cybersecurity threats are increasing, does your bank have an incident response plan?
Oct 23, 2025
Review of CSBS Annual Survey of Community Banks for 2025
Oct 22, 2025
FinCEN offers clarification on bank Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)
Oct 21, 2025
Review of Federal Reserve Bank of New York Survey of Consumer Expectations
Oct 20, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 10-17-2025
Oct 18, 2025
How can bank boards deal with shareholder activism?
Oct 17, 2025
Are consumers shifting to the 'Super App'?
Oct 16, 2025
Review of ICBA Advocacy in Action for 4Q 2025
Oct 15, 2025
Fifth Third Bancorp buys Comerica in big $10.9B bank M&A deal
Oct 14, 2025
BND: Strategy Room Bonus - Charlie Javice Sentenced!
Oct 14, 2025
First Brands Group files for bankruptcy! Private Credit Market in trouble?
Oct 13, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 10-11-2025
Oct 12, 2025
Fitch Ratings warns about systemic shock to Private Credit!
Oct 10, 2025
Is AI profitable Part 4: McKinsey Beyond the Hype
Oct 09, 2025
Is AI profitable Part 3: McKinsey Superagency in the Workplace
Oct 08, 2025
Is AI profitable Part 2: MIT State of AI in Business 2025
Oct 07, 2025
Is AI profitable Part 1: The GenAI Paradox
Oct 06, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 10-3-2025
Oct 04, 2025
Was KPMG partially responsible for the 2023 banking crisis?
Oct 03, 2025
Review of Bank Director 2025 Technology Survey
Oct 02, 2025
How should banks deal with cross-border payments?
Oct 01, 2025
Review of OCC Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activity for 2Q 2025
Sep 30, 2025
The failure of public schools is epidemic!
Sep 29, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 9-27-2025
Sep 28, 2025
What is myth versus fact for banks when it comes to Stablecoins?
Sep 26, 2025
Is there an opportunity for Community Banks in Multifamily lending?
Sep 25, 2025
Capital markets are eager for banks to raise money, but how should it be used?
Sep 24, 2025
With interest rates set to decrease, where can you go for yield?
Sep 23, 2025
SBA launches 7(a) Manufacturer's Access to Revolving Credit (MARC) Loan Program
Sep 22, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 9-19-2025
Sep 20, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent strikes at the Fed!
Sep 19, 2025
Update on Billionaires in the U.S.
Sep 18, 2025
History of the New York Stock Exchange
Sep 17, 2025
Credit Union purchases of Community Banks are harmful!
Sep 16, 2025
Potentially massive fraud at Tricolor Holdings!
Sep 15, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 9-13-2025
Sep 14, 2025
What is holding up AI adoption for compliance in U.S. Banks?
Sep 12, 2025
What are some regulatory challenges community banks are facing?
Sep 11, 2025
What to do about the debanking executive order?
Sep 10, 2025
Review of Bank Director 2025 Ranking Banking Report
Sep 09, 2025
S&P Global Best Deposit Banking Franchises for 2025
Sep 08, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 9-6-2025
Sep 07, 2025
Episode 462: The power of SWIFT!
Sep 05, 2025
Episode 461: Update on Realtor fees and the landmark legal settlement
Sep 04, 2025
Episode 460: Customers Bank: Lessons learned from the changing crypto regulatory environment
Sep 03, 2025
Episode 459: Review of FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for 2Q 2025
Sep 02, 2025
Labor Day Special 2025 - Review of MoneyGPT
Sep 01, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 8-30-2025
Aug 31, 2025
Episode 458: How should your bank cultivate C-suite talent?
Aug 29, 2025
Episode 457: What's that you say, no one trusts IT?
Aug 28, 2025
Episode 456: Rise of the AI employees!
Aug 27, 2025
Episode 455: How should your bank approach CD pricing?
Aug 26, 2025
Episode 454: Interview with First International Bank & Trust CEO, Peter Stenehjem
Aug 25, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 8-23-2025
Aug 24, 2025
Episode 453: Crypto Bros Gone Wild! (Crypto Series Part XXVIII)
Aug 22, 2025
Episode 452: How can your bank get more out of its tech spending?
Aug 21, 2025
Episode 451: Update to CECL could really help bank M&A!
Aug 20, 2025
Episode 450: Does your bank do digital onboarding?
Aug 19, 2025
Episode 449: Should your bank consider cloud-based lending solutions?
Aug 18, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 8-16-2025
Aug 17, 2025
Episode 448: Crypto buying, team-ups, fraud, and more! (Crypto Series Part XXVII)
Aug 15, 2025
Episode 447: AI Update
Aug 14, 2025
Episode 446: Review of Fed Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey for 2Q 2025
Aug 13, 2025
Episode 445: Review of Bank Director 2025 Governance Best Practices Survey
Aug 12, 2025
Episode 444: Review of White House Report on Digital Assets
Aug 11, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 8-8-2025
Aug 09, 2025
Episode 443: It's options mania baby!
Aug 08, 2025
Episode 442: How can your bank build an AI policy?
Aug 07, 2025
Episode 441: Review of ICBA's guide to The Genius Act
Aug 06, 2025
Episode 440: Let's talk about Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Aug 05, 2025
Episode 439: Big changes are coming to your 401(k), but are they good?
Aug 04, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 8-2-2025
Aug 03, 2025
Episode 438: Should banks be chasing loan growth right now?
Aug 01, 2025
Episode 437: The growth of shadow banking and why small businesses choose non-bank lenders
Jul 31, 2025
Episode 436: The next-generation monetary and financial system (Crypto Series Part XXVI)
Jul 30, 2025
Episode 435: Review of ICBA Advocacy in Action 3Q 2025
Jul 29, 2025
Episode 434: Interview with White Clay Founder & President Mac Thompson
Jul 28, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 7-26-2025
Jul 27, 2025
Episode 433: Should small banks use the Zelle payment network?
Jul 25, 2025
Episode 432: A deeper dive into the 2025 Stress Test Results
Jul 24, 2025
Episode 431: Should it matter who has Fed Master Accounts?
Jul 23, 2025
Episode 430: AI Update
Jul 22, 2025
Episode 429: Historic crypto legislation, Tokenized issues, and more! (Crypto Series Part XXV)
Jul 21, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 7-19-2025
Jul 20, 2025
Episode 428: Crypto Week! (Crypto Series Part XXIV)
Jul 18, 2025
Episode 427: What Chime's example tells us about a smart marketing budget
Jul 17, 2025
Episode 426: Should people be investing in Stock Tokens?
Jul 16, 2025
Episode 425: Interview with Rob Titterington from Highland Consulting Group
Jul 15, 2025
Episode 424: Interview with Jim McCarthy from McCarthyHatch
Jul 14, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 7-12-2025
Jul 13, 2025
Episode 423: Book Review: John Jacob Astor
Jul 11, 2025
Episode 422: Book Review: Millionaire (John Law)
Jul 10, 2025
Episode 421: Book Review: The Greatest Trade Ever (John Paulson)
Jul 09, 2025
Episode 420: Book Review: Trump: The Art of The Deal (Donald Trump)
Jul 08, 2025
Episode 419: Book Review: Reminiscenses of a Stock Operator (Jesse Livermore)
Jul 07, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 7-6-2025
Jul 06, 2025
4th of July Special 2025: Adam Smith and The Wealth of Nations
Jul 04, 2025
Episode 418: Interview with former Fed Governor Dr. Thomas Hoenig
Jul 03, 2025
Episode 417: Review of Bank Director 2025 Compensation & Talent Survey
Jul 02, 2025
Episode 416: Review of OCC Q1 2025 Reports on Mortgage Metrics and Derivatives Activities
Jul 01, 2025
Episode 415: A new 'Genesis' for the Crypto Winter of 2022? (Crypto Series Part XXIII)
Jun 30, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 6-27-2025
Jun 28, 2025
Episode 414: Checking up on Millionaires in the U.S.
Jun 27, 2025
Episode 413: What is your banks data strategy?
Jun 26, 2025
Episode 412: What is the impact of stopping penny production?
Jun 25, 2025
Episode 411: AI update
Jun 24, 2025
Episode 410: Crypto legislation, crypto kidnappings, and more! (Crypto Series Part XXII)
Jun 23, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 6-21-2025
Jun 22, 2025
Episode 409: Should your bank implement a digital lending platform?
Jun 20, 2025
Episode 408: What is Proptech?
Jun 19, 2025
Episode 407: What are 7 traits of great leadership?
Jun 18, 2025
Episode 406: Billions of bank sub debt is about to reprice!
Jun 17, 2025
Episode 405: Bank M&A market update
Jun 16, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 6-14-2025
Jun 15, 2025
Episode 404: FED warns banks Private Credit ties create "systemic risk!"
Jun 13, 2025
Episode 403: Drug cartels flood big banks with bags of cash??!!!!
Jun 12, 2025
Episode 402: Is an MBA degree still worth it?
Jun 11, 2025
Episode 401: How should AI be regulated?
Jun 10, 2025
Episode 400: Crypto in your 401(k), bitcoin checkout, and memecoin dinners! (Crypto Series Part XXI)
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 399: Review of Cornerstone Advisors Report the Journey Toward 2030
Jun 08, 2025
Episode 398: Review of FED Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey for April 2025
Jun 07, 2025
Episode 397: Review of ICBA white paper on Industrial Loan Companies
Jun 06, 2025
Episode 396: Review of FDIC 2024 Annual Report of Activities
Jun 06, 2025
Episode 395: Review of FDIC Risk Review Report for 2025
Jun 05, 2025
Episode 394: Review of OCC Interest Rate Risk Statistics Report for Spring 2025
Jun 04, 2025
Episode 393: Review of FED Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2024
Jun 03, 2025
Episode 392: Review of FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for Q1 2025
Jun 02, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 5-31-2025
Jun 01, 2025
Episode 391: How do community banks maintain culture?
May 23, 2025
Episode 390: What back-office upgrades can drive efficiency?
May 22, 2025
Episode 389: WOW housing is unaffordable!
May 21, 2025
Episode 388: Will there ever be another Warren Buffett?
May 20, 2025
Episode 387: Interview with Dr. William Minnis, former bank CEO
May 19, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 5-17-2025
May 18, 2025
Episode 386: Review of TBAC report to Secretary of the Treasury
May 16, 2025
Episode 385: Review of Treasury Report on Stablecoins (Crypto Series Part XX)
May 15, 2025
Episode 384: How can your bank get started with FedNow?
May 14, 2025
Episode 383: Mar-a-Largo Accord?
May 13, 2025
Episode 382: Internal vs External hiring
May 12, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 5-10-2025
May 11, 2025
Episode 381: Update on crypto regulation, SOFI, Morgan Stanley, and more! (Crypto Series Part XIX)
May 09, 2025
Episode 380: How does your bank differentiate itself? Become a niche player!
May 08, 2025
Episode 379: Why banks DO NOT embrace SBA lending!
May 07, 2025
Episode 378: Four principles executives should use when making capital decisions
May 06, 2025
Episode 377: Can faster Federal payments increase demand for real-time banking?
May 05, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 5-3-2025
May 04, 2025
Episode 376: Reviewing NACHA 1Q 2025 ACH Network Report
May 02, 2025
Episode 375: Review of ICBA Advocacy in Action 2Q 2025
May 01, 2025
Episode 374: Why are community banks so trusted?
Apr 30, 2025
Episode 373: How are core providers performing?
Apr 29, 2025
Episode 372: Review of FBI 2024 Internet Crime Report
Apr 28, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 4-26-2025
Apr 27, 2025
Episode 371: How do you build a net worth of $500,000?
Apr 25, 2025
Episode 370: How can banks fight AI-boosted spear fishing fraud?
Apr 24, 2025
Episode 369: How can banks fight AI-powered elder fraud?
Apr 23, 2025
Episode 368: How can banks utilize marketing personalization?
Apr 22, 2025
Episode 367: What happened when OpenAI fired Sam Altman?
Apr 21, 2025
Episode 366: Let's build a high-performance sales culture!
Apr 18, 2025
Episode 365: Let's talk about ESG and DEI
Apr 17, 2025
Episode 364: Review of OCC bank trading revenue report for 4Q 2024
Apr 16, 2025
Episode 363: Review of OCC mortgage performance report for 4Q 2024
Apr 15, 2025
Episode 362: Review of Bank Director's 2025 Risk Survey
Apr 14, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 4-11-2025
Apr 12, 2025
Episode 361: SBCS: 2025 Report on Employer Firms (Part 2)
Apr 11, 2025
Episode 360: SBCS: 2025 Report on Employer Firms (Part 1)
Apr 10, 2025
Episode 359: Treasury review of First National Bank of Lindsay failure
Apr 09, 2025
Episode 358: Farmer debt continued to grow at Ag focused banks in 2024
Apr 08, 2025
Episode 357: Update on Social Security changes!
Apr 07, 2025
BND: Strategy Room 4-4-2025
Apr 05, 2025
Episode 356: How did JPMorgan get duped for $175 million?
Apr 04, 2025
Episode 355: What's going on with consumer credit scores?
Apr 03, 2025
Episode 354: How are banks dealing with unrealized losses in their bond portfolios?
Apr 02, 2025
Episode 353: What is a "merger of equals"?
Apr 01, 2025
Episode 352: Examining Javier Milei's turnaround in Argentina
Mar 31, 2025