Strategies for Long-Term Health Care
Benjamin Franklin said nothing is certain except death and taxes. The extended epigram almost could have been: Nothing is certain except death, taxes...
Frontier Days on Main Street
To Alabama’s community banks, Jesse James and his gang would be a minor annoyance compared to the obstacles and issues the banks face...
Jim Rogers’ Vision
It’s true that Demopolis-reared Jim Rogers has been around the block — like, about a bazillion times. The 73-year-old Rogers left Alabama’s...
Merger and the Cost of Compliance
It may not be a marriage made in heaven, but the merger between River Bank and Trust and Keystone Bank — announced last...
New Banks of Different Stripes
Only two new banks have been started in Alabama since the financial crisis of 2008, and each has taken a different approach to...
Important 401(k) Safety Tip
Doug McLeod is a founding member and managing director of Mitchell, McLeod, Pugh & Williams, a registered investment adviser firm based...
What’s the Big Deal with the Fed Rate Hike?
Three months after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percent, Alabama credit union chiefs are cautiously optimistic that the...
Countdown to Showdown Over Alabama One
The Ides of March could mark the end of a long and bitter feud for control of the Tuscaloosa-based Alabama One Credit Union, ...
Banking and Bankers – Rising Stars of Alabama Banking
Meet 13 emerging leaders in banking, chosen from the standouts of the Alabama Bankers Association’s two programs for talented young bankers — Alabama Banking...
BBVA’s Digital Banking Think Tank
BBVA Compass has recently made several large investments in its banking hub of Birmingham. In 2012, the city was host to a $360 million...