Evan Sparks

Checks aren’t dying on their own. Meanwhile check fraud is up exponentially while bankers await a killer app for payments.

The ABAQ index was up 5.49% amid signals from the Federal Open Market Committee that it expects to cut rates multiple times in 2024.

Middle market businesses don’t get all the love or the press, but they are critically important nonetheless. Here’s the outlook for this for 2024.

Evan Sparks is editor-in-chief of the ABA Banking Journal and senior vice president for member communications at the American Bankers Association.

Julieann Thurlow, ABA’s 2023-24 chair, unites financial inclusion and financial innovation.

Balance sheet management concerns—net interest margin, cost of funds, core deposit growth—dominate banker concerns in newest CSBS survey.

Dan Robb, ABA’s 2022-23 chair, shares his infectious enthusiasm for banking and community.

ABA Chairman Jim Edwards takes office at an unexpectedly difficult moment—and with a uniquely suited portfolio of skills.