All Episodes

Banks Tackle CRE Maturity Wall, But Rate Risks Loom

Newly Merged Credit Union Sits On The 'Launchpad' Of Industry Innovation

Ep. 150 - 12 words for community banks to live by

Ep. 149 - Dr. George Friedman sees old alliance as obsolete, new bilateral order as U.S. shifts from Europe to China

Ep. 148 - Banks, AI and the not so "hidden" exposure to private credit

Ep. 147 - KBW CEO sees M&A reboot, green lights for regional bank valuations

Ep. 146 - Strong fundamentals, increasing M&A activity set the table for small cap bank stocks

Ep. 145 - Bank stocks are divorced from fundamentals

Ep. 144 - Decoding banks' third-quarter earnings and rebounding M&A activity

Ep. 143 - Stablecoins vs. traditional banking: Who wins the battle for depositors?

Ep. 142 - Despite looming rate cuts, strong deposit franchises still take the cake

Ep. 141 - Signs of stronger bank M&A emerge as serial acquirers, large transactions return

Ep. 140 - InterBank CEO C.K. Lee talks keys to high performance, producing a 3-plus% ROAA

Ep. 139 - Balance sheet, M&A and capital raising strategies for a volatile environment

Ep. 138 - Assessing the impact of tariffs on US banks

Ep. 137 - Two top community bank performers share their special sauce

Ep. 136 – An activist's view of the banking industry

Ep. 135 - Takeaways from AOBA: Heavy dose of optimism as the deal window is open

Ep. 134 - KBW CEO says bank stocks still have room to run

Ep. 133 - Six reasons for a brighter bank M&A outlook

Ep. 132 - How the 2024 election could reshape bank regulation and M&A

Ep. 131 - Bank boards capitulating, pushing for scale to combat challenges

Ep. 130 - How threatened are US banks by the wave of commercial real estate maturities

Ep. 129 - Investor sees inflection point in bank stocks

Ep. 128 - Tales from Top Performers: South Plains Financial, Stellar Bancorp and City Holding Co.

Ep. 127 - The knife fight for deposits could spur more bank deals

Ep. 126 - Hunting the bears, making the bull case for CRE

Ep. 125 - Tales from Top Perfomers: Five Star Bancorp CEO

Ep. 124 - KBW CEO challenges investors painting banks with broad brush

Ep. 123 - Bank regulators are tipping the scales, could push even harder

Ep. 122 - Banks' Q4 results bring shades of '95 not '08, show credit digesting higher rates

Ep. 121 - Lessons learned from a tumultuous '23, potential read through to '24

Ep. 120 - Investor sees legs in US bank stock rally amid reasonably priced M&A

Ep. 119 - Unlocking keys to balance sheet restructurings, bank M&A

Ep. 118 - PE looking to fill community banks' capital need created by higher for longer rates

Ep. 117 - Banks face slow-cession, credit slippage as PE waits in the wings

Ep. 116 - Early remediation, not Basel III endgame, the answer to avoid repeat of spring 2023 bank failures

Ep. 115 - Unpacking the largest bank deal in '23, private equity involvement in bankland

Ep. 114 - Regional banks feel funding pressures, but second-quarter earnings target biggest bears

Ep. 113 - Bank investors can find diamonds in the rough amid funding pressures

Ep. 112 - Banks face Bob Ross effect, tougher exams but 'huge' M&A on horizon

Ep. 111 - Bearish bank investor turns bullish

Ep. 110 - Bears use banks as 'weapons of destruction' to force change in Fed policy

Ep. 109 - Liquidity crunch leaves some trophy franchises on sale - KBW CEO

Ep. 108 - Weighing Fed rate hikes against banks' liquidity crunch

Ep. 107 - Lessons learned from a modern day bank run

Ep. 106 - Banks may want to shrink rather than pay up for loan growth

Ep. 105 - Banks could see opportunity in fintech's cleansing fire

Ep. 104 - Deposits king of the bank M&A mountain amid funding hunt

Ep. 103 - Investors worry about bank liquidity, earnings drag from underwater bonds

Ep. 102 – Hopes that the bank dealmaking cool front could break in 2023

Ep. 101 - D&I focus helps Northwestern Mutual nearly double industry's blockbuster growth

Ep. 100 - KBW CEO offers optimism for bears fearful of bank liquidity, credit

Ep. 99 - Higher rates punish bond portfolios, weigh on bank M&A

Ep. 98 - Regulatory scrutiny having cooling effect on community bank M&A

Ep. 97 - Recessionary fears still keeping bank investors on the sidelines

Ep. 96 - Considering recession risks, prospects that the Fed achieves a 'soft landing'

Ep. 95 - Strategies for community banks to grow, navigate the upcoming "hurricane"

Ep. 94 - Recessionary fears in '22 overblown, Fed could overtighten

Ep. 93 - How to predict deposit betas, avoid betting too much on rate hikes

Ep. 92 - Citizens CEO discusses impact of inflation, growth through digital bank

Ep. 91 - Formerly bullish bank investor turns contrarian, saying stocks are "out of gas"

Ep. 90 - Banks should not wait on the Fed to put cash to work

Ep. 89 - Big bank cuts to overdraft fees could trickle down to small banks, spur M&A

Ep. 88 - Bank returns could fall short of Street's expectations, sparking more M&A

Ep. 87 - Fed could raise rates sooner, but 1970s-style inflation not on the table

Ep. 86 - TD Bank focused on growth in the US, open to deals

Ep. 85 - KBW CEO assesses threat from fintechs, sees legs in bank stocks, M&A

Ep. 84 - Pandemic pushes technology to the forefront for banks, insurers in 2022

Ep. 83 - Banks inking branch deals by coming to terms with multiple acquirers

Ep. 82 - Pickup in bank M&A could have domino effect

Ep. 81 - Amid strong recovery, Banc of California hearing more M&A chatter

Ep. 80 - Citizens Financial CEO discusses deal appetite, outlook for credit quality, loan growth

Ep. 79 - More attractive premiums for bank M&A targets coming

Ep. 78 - The case to grow deposits when the world is flush with cash

Ep. 77 - Excess liquidity, low rates leave banks between a rock and M&A

Ep. 76 - Record pace of fintech M&A, funding in Q1'21 has legs

Ep. 75 - As ESG gains currency, banks need long-term focus

Ep. 74 - Seeing legs in strong credit performance, US bank stock rally

Ep. 73 - Banks could see more regulation but playing field leveled with nonbanks

Ep. 72 - KBW CEO says desire to compete with megabanks driving more US regional bank M&A

Ep. 71 - Hotel sector faces tough sledding until full COVID-19 solution

Ep. 70 - Banks' liquidity conundrum could fuel M&A activity

Ep. 69 - Banks left with pockets full of cash and few places to go

Ep. 68 – As many investors zig away from bank stocks, 2 vets in the space zag toward them

Ep. 67 - Veteran investor taps Mick Mulvaney to help with latest financial stock-focused fund

Ep. 66 - Community banks tap the debt markets while the getting is good

Ep. 65 - Deferral practices trap US bank portfolios in purgatory

Ep. 64 - Coronavirus jumpstarts digital adoption

Ep. 63 - Deal talks continue amid bank M&A freeze, setting up for strong Q4

Ep. 62 - 'Brutal' outlook for oil demand offers banks in oil patch no relief

Ep. 61- Investors debate if U.S. banks have enough capital in post COVID world

Ep. 60 - You down with PPP? Consider the risks

Ep. 59 - Coronavirus bailout already towers over TARP and more to come

Ep. 58 - Getting to the bottom of battered bank stocks

Ep. 57 - Community bank turns on digital channel for flood of deposits

Ep. 56 - Latest bank MOE shows even the strong need scale to thrive

Ep. 55 - Longtime investor discusses bank stock outlook, playing the M&A trade

Ep. 54 - Banks ramping up digital offerings to fend off fintech, big tech

Ep. 53 - Veteran analyst questions value of scale in big bank M&A, future of independent research