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4th Quarter

4th Quarter 2024

The 4th Quarter issue of Bank Director magazine is now available! To view, scroll down, select from the articles below, and use your login credentials to access.

In this issue we focus on cybercrime, regulatory overreach, Wintrust Chicago’s founder Ed Wehmer and banking as a service. In addition, we release the results of our 2024 Technology Survey and reveal how bank leaders are thinking about data infrastructure.

FEATURED ARTICLES

The Business of Cybercrime Explodes

The dark underbelly of commerce has morphed into a full-scale ecosystem of crime. Banks and their customers are the targets.

Article ON – 10/09/2024
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Naomi Snyder
Editor-in-Chief
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Naomi Snyder Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief Naomi Snyder is in charge of the editorial coverage at Bank Director. She oversees the magazine and the editorial team’s efforts on the Bank Director website, newsletter and special projects. She has more than two decades of experience in business journalism and spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter. She has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.

The House That Ed Built

Founder Ed Wehmer, left, leveraged a unique operating structure and a growth-first approach to make Wintrust Chicago’s dominant local bank. His successor, Tim Crane, right, wants to take the act to other markets.

Article ON – 10/09/2024
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John Engen
Contributing Writer
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John Engen Contributing Writer

John Engen is a contributing writer for Bank Director. He has more than 30 years of experience as a business journalist, writing for a variety of newspapers and magazines, and was a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press. He graduated with a degree in economics and international relations from the University of Minnesota and did his post-graduate work in Asian studies at the University of Hawai’i.

Braving the Bumps in Banking as a Service

A slew of consent orders and the collapse of a middleware provider has some banks exiting the banking as a service space. But other financial institutions see opportunity. Can they find a successful path?

Article ON – 10/09/2024
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Emily McCormick
Vice President of Editorial & Research
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Emily McCormick Vice President of Editorial & Research

Emily McCormick is Vice President of Editorial & Research for Bank Director. Emily oversees research projects, from in-depth reports to Bank Director’s annual surveys on M&A, risk, compensation, governance and technology. She also manages content for the Bank Services Program, including Bank Director’s Online Training Series. In addition to speaking and moderating discussions at Bank Director’s in-person and virtual events, Emily writes and edits for Bank Director magazine, BankDirector.com and Bank Director’s weekly newsletter, The Slant. She started her career in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel and graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and International Business.

Banking’s 11th Commandment: Sue Thy Regulator

Two landmark decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have handed the banking industry a potent judicial weapon against regulatory overreach. Is that a good thing?

Article ON – 10/09/2024
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Jack Milligan
Editor-at-Large
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Jack Milligan Editor-at-Large

Jack Milligan is editor-at-large of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 40 years of experience in financial journalism organizations. Mr. Milligan directs Bank Director’s editorial coverage and leads its director training efforts. He has a master’s degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University.

Mind the Data Gap

Bank Director’s 2024 Technology Survey reveals how bank leaders are thinking about data infrastructure and new technology initiatives.

Article ON – 10/09/2024
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Laura Alix
Director of Research
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Laura Alix Director of Research

Laura Alix is the Director of Research at Bank Director, where she collaborates on strategic research for bank directors and senior executives, including Bank Director’s annual surveys. She also writes for BankDirector.com and edits online video content. Laura is particularly interested in workforce management and retention strategies, environmental, social and governance issues, and fraud. She has previously covered national and regional banks for American Banker and community banks and credit unions for Banker & Tradesman. Based in Boston, she has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree from CUNY Brooklyn College.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

For Your Review Laura Alix
Director of Research
Last Word John Engen
Contributing Writer
Market Intelligence John Engen
Contributing Writer
Point of View Naomi Snyder
Editor-in-Chief