Ready yourself now for deposit building, credit concentration, and other challenges

Brett King looks at 7 trends to watch

Pending proposals could add to banks’ Labor Department compliance duties

As merger movement begins, banks must tread with care

At a holiday party last month, an acquaintance asked a pointed question about banks. A well-informed person, she was aware of banks’ arguments that overregulation was keeping them from making loans, but she was somewhat skeptical of that argument. When told that indeed such was the case, she responded: “Well, how can banks be made to act ethically without regulations?”

On 50th anniversary, we still have something to learn from Dr. Seuss’ fat yellow birds

On 50th anniversary, we still have something to learn from Dr. Seuss’ fat yellow birds

The Headache: Sometimes fresh ideas don't come out of your own brain when you need them. And sometimes reading about the victories--and even the mistakes--of others is less painful than learning in the first person. And today's challenges often call for skills new to many bankers.

Our Question: What books have you read lately that helped you and your bank? Have you shared them with colleagues? What did you learn?

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With all the predictions of what’s coming for 2012 floating around, one really should stand out: Increased mobile security.

Multifactor biometrics that allow hands-free ATM transactions. Ultrapersonalized marketing material indistinguishable from a personally written letter. Mind reading headsets connected to computer cursors.