Spotlight: At Kentucky’s Central Bank and Trust, advisory boards help to fill the director pipeline
‘We recruit some of our best customers to serve on our advisory boards. It’s a business feeder.’
Directors Briefing
Avoiding failures of oversight
Bank boards need data-driven, independent intelligence to flag reputational crises on the horizon.
Top 10 strategies for practicing allyship during meetings
Women win because their ideas are heard, allies win because they’re seen as inclusive leaders and banks win because with...
When it’s time to invoke the succession plan
Experiences like Northwest Bank’s are not unprecedented—and sudden death is not the only incident that can rock an organization’s world...
Prepare for investors’ questions on diversity
The focus on racial and ethnic diversity as opposed to gender diversity is accelerating across the board.
Audit committee expectations intensify as assets hit $1 billion
As banks approach two key asset thresholds—$500 million and especially $1 billion — they must begin preparing for new risks...
Growing into Growth
How one community bank has added directors as its business complexity increased.
CECL’s First Wave Offers Insights for Smaller Banks
Many banks have until January 1, 2023 before they must implement the current expected credit loss standard, or CECL. But...
Hiring Directors, Halting Bias: Ideas for Improving Diversity
Does your bank board mirror your market? Mounting pressure for banks to better reflect their communities is prompting banks to...
Is Banking on Lawyers a Formula for Success?
Lawyers now occupy seats on three-quarters of U.S. bank boards, and new evidence suggests their rapid rise is linked to...
