The Mismanagement of the Freedman’s Bank
An institution whose whole purpose had been to safeguard the money of the country’s poorest ended up destroying it.
Browsing: History
Podcast: Welcome to America’s Smallest Financial Hub
In part one of a special two-part series on the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, co-host Evan Sparks takes listeners on a trip to America’s tiniest financial hub.
Set Up to Fail
The tie-breaking vote that broke the early American banking system.
Podcast: Celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s Banking Legacy
In honor of Abraham Lincoln’s 210th birthday on Feb. 12, join us for a bonus episode on Lincoln’s legacy on U.S. banking policy and regulation.
Podcast: Nine Young Bankers Who Changed America
To conclude the first season of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, co-host Evan Sparks tells the story of nine young bankers who changed America.
J.P. Morgan to the Rescue
It had been a near-run thing but the Panic of 1907 subsided—and the crisis had one positive outcome.
Podcast: Laurie Stewart’s Credit Union Conversion Story
When it comes to banking, Laurie Stewart has seen it all. She started her career as a teller at a regional thrift; later, she worked as a bank examiner, and more recently, she served as chief executive of a credit union, a mutual bank and a commercial bank.
Bonus Podcast: Bankers and the Founding of the United States
To mark Independence Day this week, this bonus episode of the ABA Banking Journal explores the role of banking and finance in the American Revolution and the founding era.
A Return to Bipartisanship and Banking
Before Dodd-Frank, Congress had a strong track record of working across the aisle when it came to banking issues.
Podcast: After a Bank Merger, Launching a Powerful Combined Brand
Hancock and Whitney each had more than a century of deep history in their hometown markets — and, more importantly, a remarkable shared story, one that Hancock Whitney CEO John Hairston describes in the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast.