How Community Banks Balance Local Ties and New Technology
For businesses in midsized cities, community banks are still the source of wherewithal. For the bankers, it’s a balancing act between the strength of local relationships and the cost of new technology.
Global Bank Access Without Lifting a Finger
Diamond Fortress’s fingerprint ID system works on a smartphone and opens secure banking services to remote areas of the world.
How Small Businesses Can Enter the Sea of Federal Procurement
Alabama small businesses have been relatively slow to take advantage of this SBA program designed to navigate the stream of federal government contracts.
Insights in Credit Union Lending
Leading Alabama credit unions see a shift from mortgage to consumer lending, temperate reaction to rising interest rates and accelerated adoption of online loan transactions.
Service, Rebranding Mark Jackson Thornton’s Centennial Year
Jackson Thornton kicked off its “100 Years | 100 Acts of Service” to benefit Rise Against Hunger by using its 200-plus team members to pack more than 34,000 meals.
Benchmark Changes in This Year’s Fed Income Taxes
Dr. Kerry Inger, who specializes in financial accounting and corporate taxation in Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business, highlights the most significant changes of "the most significant tax reform since 1986."
Relief Donors Visit Rwandan Kids
Four employees of Warren Averett LLC, the nationally ranked accounting firm, fly to Rwanda to meet children they’re sponsoring through an international charity.
What is Wealth?
However you measure it, it’s more about value than currency.
Financial Planning 101
Alabama experts offer tips for managing your money at each stage of your career.
How the Rich Stay Rich
Banks offer special services to help wealthy clients protect their funds and not-quite-so-wealthy ones climb the ladder.