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The Artisan Advisor Q2 2025: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter

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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, […]

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Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: 2025 Outlook – Jim and Jeff Talk Economics, Interest Rates and Regulatory Events

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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

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The Artisan Advisor Q1 2025: Your Guide to Economic and Real Estate Outlook for the Upcoming Quarter

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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

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The Importance of Risk Management

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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 Unfiltered Podcast: True or False – Core Vendor Technology Belongs in Your Bank’s Strategic Plan

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TRUE. And absolutely essential. In the latest episode of Artisan Unfiltered, “Core Vendor Technology and Your Strategic Plan,” our team of experts – Steve Heckard, Matt Bergman, Jim Adkins and Jeff Voss – dive deep into the complexities of negotiating the core processing vendor agreement that will drive your strategic plan. Listen Now.

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Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: Cyber Security Risk and How to Manage It

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Get a reality check about the risk and liability associated with data security and listen now to the Artisan Unfiltered podcast, Cyber Security Risk and How to Manage It. Panelist and data security expert Chad Holstead notes that for banks of any size, “the hard part is management’s ability to rally and champion a security

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Managing Your Core Vendor is Key to a Successful Relationship

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With increasing frequency, we are encountering banks that, for a variety of reasons, no longer have a productive relationship with a technology vendor, primarily their core vendor. As this relationship falters, many bank leaders consider converting to a new vendor, which is neither easy nor inexpensive. But remaining in a dysfunctional relationship is very disruptive

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Artisan Unfiltered Podcast: Core Financial Technology 101.

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The newest episode of Artisan Unfiltered has dropped! “Core Financial Technology 101” features an interview with Stephen Heckard and Matt Bergman – the two newest additions to the Artisan team – who are leading Artisan’s newest service offering. Steve and Matt are deeply knowledgeable technology solution professionals with decades of experience in selling and evaluating

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Artisan Unfiltered: Recession Roundtable

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Four banking experts with four distinct POVs on the recession…including whether we’re actually in one. Check out the latest Artisan Unfiltered podcast for insights and advice from Jim Adkins, Jeff Voss, Ron Mercer and Dave Larson on what your bank should be doing right now – starting with listening to “Recession Roundtable: Artisan’s Advisors Weigh

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