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 […]
New Provisions in the 2025 Tax and Spending Bill, Plus Pending Legislation, Poise Banks to Deepen CRA-Eligible Investments By Barry Wides, CPA Managing Director, Artisan-Advisors Several provisions in the recently enacted 2025 Tax and Spending Bill (Public Law 119-21) will significantly broaden community development investment options for banks under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). This
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Quarterly Economic Report – Q2 2025 Economic activity was little changed since the previous report, but uncertainty around international trade policy was pervasive across reports. Just five Districts saw slight growth, three Districts noted activity was relatively unchanged, and the remaining four Districts reported slight to modest declines. Non-auto consumer spending was lower overall; however,
Jim and Jeff Talk about Bravery and other Key Drivers of M&A in the newest episode of Artisan Unfiltered. When it comes to M&A in a noisy environment, Jim Adkins observed, “It’s hard to balance the short-term against your long-term strategy and you might have to be brave sometimes to do that.” Listen now.
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The first Artisan Unfiltered episode of the year is now available. “2025 Outlook: Jim and Jeff Talk Economics, Interest Rates and Regulatory Events” takes a deep dive into the outlook for each so far this year and offers a few recommendations for what bankers can do now to prepare for what the rest of the
Quarterly Economic Report – Q1 2025 Economic activity increased slightly to moderately across the twelve Federal Reserve Districts in late November and December. Consumer spending moved up moderately, with most Districts reporting strong holiday sales that exceeded expectations. Vehicle sales grew modestly. Construction activity decreased overall, with several Districts indicating that high costs for materials
Listen in as Jim Adkins discusses the evolving role of the IT leader in a financial institution, with Wade Barnes, Managing Director, Financial and Professional Services at Hartman Executive Advisors. One key takeaway – if your IT leader doesn’t have a seat at the strategic planning table, it’s time to pull up a chair for
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Listen as Jim Adkins, Jeff Voss and Dave Larson discuss a broad range of risk-related topics, including: · The role that risk plays in managing a profitable bank · A frank discussion of the average board member’s understanding of risk and what needs to change · What the current mood on risk management is among
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Enterprise risk management is a tool to identify and address otherwise unknown threats to your institution. Adopting an enterprise risk management program will position your institution to meet or exceed strategic goals by understanding the risk they may present, and effectively mitigate that risk. Furthermore, it will: Provide a competitive advantage, since many of your
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Artisan Advisors’ Steve Heckard and Matt Bergman, share their top 5 pro tips for taking control of your contract negotiation: Steve and Matt have a lot more insight to share. Both have worked with top industry core processing providers and have extensive backgrounds in selling financial technology services to financial institutions. This experience uniquely
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