Jim Adkins and Jeff Voss are back with a new episode of Artisan Unfiltered and lots of thoughts about the battle for deposits, AI and the Fed. It’s an information, insight and advice-packed half hour on the state of banking halfway through 2026, that you won’t want to miss. Give it a listen!
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Quarterly Economic Report – Q1 2026 Overall economic activity increased at a slight to moderate pace in seven of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts, while the number of Districts reporting flat or declining activity increased from four in the prior period to five in the current period. Although consumer spending increased slightly on balance, two
April is Community Banking Month. To mark this occasion, The Artisan Advisor talked with co–founder and managing partner, Jeffrey Voss, about his career, the evolution of community banking and what he sees around the bend. After a career like his, Jeff had a lot to share. AA: How long have you been in community banking
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According to Artisan’s risk specialist, Dan Bagus: “An enterprise risk management program should serve as the rudder of the strategic planning process for every institution – large or small—and operate in service to the specific goals and objectives of the strategic plan.” Get the full white paper, “Building a Risk-Focused Culture: A Framework for Modern
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Quarterly Economic Report – Q4 2025 The Federal Reserve reported economic activity changed little on balance since the previous report, with three Districts reporting slight to modest growth in activity, five reporting no change, and four noting a slight softening. Overall consumer spending, particularly on retail goods, inched down in recent weeks, although auto
By Barry Wides, CPA Managing Director, Artisan Advisors The recently enacted 2025 Tax and Spending Bill introduced significant changes to housing and community development programs that affect banks. This article, the second in our series, examines the bill’s revisions to the Opportunity Zone (OZ) tax incentive—now called “OZ 2.0.” Background: Opportunity Zone 1.0 The original
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When is the last time you did a thorough evaluation of BOLI as an asset? If your answer is on a scale of “I don’t know to ‘What’s BOLI?’” you need to listen to this podcast. We brought in Scott Richardson – longtime friend of Artisan and THE expert in all things BOLI – to
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“Financial institutions crossed a threshold several years ago, when they became totally reliant on technology to provide nearly every service to their customers. As a result, technology vendors are literally responsible for continued operation of financial institutions,” according to Steve Heckard , Managing Director and leader of Artisan’s Core Financial Technology practice. In his white paper, “Cyber Catastrophe!
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The newest episode of Artisan Unfiltered is available! Listen now to “Barry Wides on OCC’s New Banking Risk Report: What Bankers Need to Know” to get an insider’s POV on where the banking industry is heading this year. Artisan’s newest Managing Director in our Risk Management practice, Barry joined us after 20 years as Deputy Controller
Quarterly Economic Report – Q3 2025 The Federal Reserve reported economic activity increased slightly from late May through early July. Five Districts reported slight or modest gains, five had flat activity, and the remaining two Districts noted modest declines in activity. That represented an improvement over the previous report, in which half of the Districts