written by Josh Beaird In less than one year, a significant change to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) will become effective. Public business entities must

written by Josh Beaird Historically, community banks structured business lines of credit to mature in one year or less, even if they knew there was

written by Josh Beaird The culture at Wells Fargo Bank has received a lot of attention in the press since the fake accounts scandal broke

Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to collect and report data from banks regarding the demographics of small

If businesses have learned anything about staying relevant in the 21st century marketplace, it’s that you must learn how to deal with disruption. Perhaps the

One of the biggest challenges faced by many community banks is attracting, growing and retaining lending talent especially as many experienced commercial lenders start to

written by Kami Bailey Lending to contractors presents special challenges for banks due to the complex nature of contractor accounting. This is especially important to

written by Kami Bailey Banks and their customers are increasingly being victimized by e-mail compromise fraud schemes involving wire transfers. According to the Financial Crimes

written by Kami Bailey Most community banks desire to make loans to small businesses to both help support their communities and to boost bank profits.