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Bank Nerd Corner

Our perception of money is changing rapidly, and banks are at the center of all of it. From how we access it to how we buy to how we trust that our money will be there when we need it. Here on Bank Nerd Corner, Kiah Haslett brings on a rotating cast of expert bankers, economists, academics and more to sit down and talk about the complex dynamics shaping financial services today. Banks exist at the crossroads between risk and safety, private business and public policy and new technology and some of

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78:11

BNC Squared: Conference Chat and Story Roundup

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2026/04/23

In this episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Alex is back with dispatches from both ends of the spring conference circuit: Fintech Meetup and a fintech event hosted by the Bank of North Dakota, the only state-owned bank in the country. Alex shared why he’s increasingly believes that artificial intelligence may be more immediately impactful for community banks than for the largest institutions, and how it could revolutionize their workforce and expand their talent pools. Next, Kiah and Alex do a

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40:01

The Pernicious Fraud Problem (Live from CBA Live 2026)

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2026/04/16

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Brian Fritzsche, Associate General Counsel and Vice President at the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), for a conversation about the fraud ecosystem and potential policy responses recorded at CBA Live 2026 in San Diego.Brian authored CBA's comment letters to federal banking regulators on payments fraud, where he argues that banks cannot fight fraud alone. As part of their conversation, Kiah and Brian discuss the landscape around fraud and scams, including the

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41:34

How Fifth Third Uses AI in Credit (Live from CBA Live...

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2026/04/10

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Jay Budzik, Senior Vice President at Fifth Third Bank, for a conversation recorded at CBA Live 2026 in San Diego.Jay Budzik is no stranger to artificial intelligence and uses his unusual resume and expertise to help Fifth Third leverage AI in its credit, lending and fraud functions. He shares which loan types and stages of the credit lifecycle are best suited for AI deployment, the governance framework required at a regional bank and offers practical advice for community

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55:50

BNC Closing Credits: Can You Explain 'Margin Call'...

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2026/04/02

Bank Nerd Corner is excited to premier Closing Credits, a series where Kiah, joined by friend and American Banker reporter Catherine Leffert, discuss movies with banking, money or finance themes.For their debut episode, Kiah and Catherine rewatched the 2011 workplace drama 'Margin Call'. There’s a lot to discuss: the 2008 financial crisis, the crazy organizational chart, what they wish the movie had included, favorite quotes and what feels relevant today. As of this recording, listeners can

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51:13

What Drives Bank Branch Closures?

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2026/03/26

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Rajesh Narayanan, a professor in the Department of Finance at Louisiana State University. Rajesh recently coauthored a paper titled “The Decline of Branch Banking,” which was presented at the 2025 Community Bank Research Conference.Kiah and Rajesh discuss how the restructuring of the U.S. bank branch network is driven primarily by deposit activity, not lending. Rajesh explains how interest rates and depositors’ comfort with digital banking increasingly factor into the

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72:58

BNC Squared: Kraken, Private Credit and Chase <3 Branches

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2026/03/19

In March’s episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex spend some time with the biggest stories in the nonbank finance space. First up is the surprise news that Kraken was approved for a limited Federal Reserve payment account, a little more than a month after the comment period closed on the Fed’s skinny account proposal. They then chat about private credit, including a brief history and the concerns behind the headlines we’re seeing today. Finally, they return to the bank space to talk

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47:05

Capitalizing on AI’s Level Playing Field

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2026/03/12

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Madeline Fredin, vice president of partnership strategy at Alloy Labs Alliance.Madeline is an AI whisperer for Alloy Labs Alliance banks, where she helps them figure out how to deploy AI and even think about what a “black box” bank of the future could look like. Madeline shares the story of IBM’s Deep Blue, a supercomputer chess bot that beat a grandmaster in 1997, to show how it figures out new ways to accomplish tasks. She and Kiah talk about how artificial

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95:08

Fraud 30 Under 30

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2026/03/05

Alex Johnson of Fintech Takes and Jason Mikula of Fintech Business Weekly join this very special episode of Bank Nerd Corner to talk about white-collar crime and the Forbes 30 for 30 list.The Forbes list identifies up-and-coming tastemakers, entrepreneurs, leaders and the occasional fraudster. Jason and Alex chat about their relationship to white collar crime before moving to a little show-and-tell about four names on the more infamous Fraud 30 for 30 list. The gang discusses about the incentives

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53:18

Faster Payments NOW

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2026/02/26

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Bernadette Ksepka, senior vice president and deputy head of product management for the Federal Reserve System’s FedNow Service.FedNow is a real-time clearing and settlement service that supports instant payments in the United States. It was developed and launched by the Federal Reserve Banks in summer 2023. Bernadette shares her observations about how the first three years of the network have gone, and the growth and adoption trends she’s seen over that time. The network

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89:49

BNC Squared: Everything Old is New Again

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2026/02/19

In February’s episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex explore new updates while treading familiar ground.Over the past couple of years, they’ve discussed different charter types and the regulators that approve them, de novo banking and accounting treatments. Under the second administration of President Donald Trump, these themes have found new life, interest and activity. They chat about the nation’s newest bank, the proposed skinny master account and a new user of fair value

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53:30

Banker’s Hours with Provident Bank’s Michael Perito

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2026/02/12

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Michael Perito, senior vice president and head of corporate strategy at Jersey City, New Jersey-based Provident Bank.Banker’s Hours explores the personalities in banking for some real talk on important, interesting and fun topics. Mike and Kiah talk about his career trajectory of covering banks as a sell-side equity analyst to joining Provident Financial Services, where he helps build and execute the $25 billion bank’s strategy. They discuss a few trends he expects to

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47:29

Are We in a Jobless Recovery?

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2026/02/06

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.Heather focuses on labor data and consumer health — an important topic for healthy of financial institutions and the economy writ large. She’s seen some concerning things in the last 12 to 24 months: a K-shaped recovery and an emerging jobless boom. One reason why could be how companies are leveraging artificial intelligence to maintain or lower headcounts while maintaining productivity. Finally, Heather and

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65:14

A Former NYFed Supervisor on Regulation, Financial...

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2026/01/31

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Brian Peters, a veteran of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and insurance giant AIG. Brian writes the newsletter Perspectives on Risk, which draws on his experience in bank supervision at the New York Fed and as chief risk officer at AIG. He’s interested in financial stability, bank supervision and how technology, climate and demographics impact the economy. Brian and Kiah discuss the different mandates of the various federal banking agencies and the unique spot the

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80:44

BNC Squared: Bank Acquisitions and Bad News

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2026/01/24

In their first Bank Nerd Corner Squared episode of 2026, Kiah and Alex try their best to keep it light in the face of a lot of tough news.2026 has been light on serious bank topics to date, but they talk about the interesting trend of fintechs buying banks, especially compared to the de novo charter applications from similar types of companies. They then hit some of the low points of the news cycle, including President Donald Trump’s proposal to cap interest rates at 10%, the grand jury subpoenas

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59:01

Strategic Planning? Try Strategic Thinking.

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2026/01/19

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Jason Henrichs, CEO at Alloy Labs Alliance. Having appeared on Breaking Banks numerous times over the year, Jason returns the favor to commemorate the New Year by ranting, reflecting and resolving with Kiah. Jason and Kiah catch up about their personal approach to resolutions before moving onto how banks should think about the work ahead of them in 2026. Jason shares the largest challenge facing banks in the Alloy Labs consortium, and they break apart what’s frustrating

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54:25

What’s in the Cards for Financial Services’ Most...

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2026/01/12

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Matthew Goldman, the founder of credit card advisory firm Totavi.Kiah and Matthew are both what Kiah calls “maximizers” and they discuss the dozens of cards they have between them before moving onto the meat of the conversation: The Totavi 2025 recap and 2026 trends report. Debit and credit cards are important but ubiquitous products in the financial ecosystem and in consumers’ lives. Matthew points out that many consumers interact with a card daily. This makes cards a

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56:39

Why Don’t Uninsured Deposits Take Losses Anymore?

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2025/12/18

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Michael Ohlrogge, a professor of Law at New York University’s School of Law, to talk about the realities of uninsured deposits, deposit insurance and bank failures. Professor Ohlrogge’s paper, “Why Have Uninsured Depositors Become De Facto Insured?,” explores how usual, or unusual, it is for uninsured depositors to take losses when a bank fails. Ohlrogge’s research found that prior to 2008, it was common for uninsured depositors to take a haircut on their uninsured

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82:42

BNC Squared: The Year-End and Year-Ahead Pick Two

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2025/12/11

In this December episode of Bank Nerd Corner Squared, Kiah and Alex bring their “end of the year” energy to recap 2025 and look ahead to 2026.They chat about the present Alex secretly hopes he receives, as well as their gift-giving approaches. For those curious: Many stores on Etsy offer photo-realistic pillows of pets and here are the Japanese bread lamps — both hit presents Kiah has gifted! 2025 has been such a wild ride for both fintechs and banks. Alex and Kiah discuss two trends or themes

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58:31

The Old and New Legal Challenges to Exporting...

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2025/12/04

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Andrew Grant, a regulatory attorney at Runway Group, to discuss the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case Marquette National Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp. This seminal banking case involves national banks, interest rate exportation across states and the important question of where a loan is made. This decision and a subsequent act of Congress made interest rate exportation a mostly settled question for decades and led to an explosion of nation-wide

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Banker’s Hours with Vantage Bank’s Shawn Main

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2025/11/27

Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Shawn Main, chief business architect at Vantage Bank, for this episode of Banker’s Hours. Banker’s Hours explores the personalities in banking for some real talk on important, interesting and fun topics. Many banks in the United States are wondering about the potential implications of digital assets and stablecoins for their institutions. Not Vantage Bank. Shawn shares Vantage Bank’s journey in the digital asset space. Shawn tells Kiah how the $5 billion bank unit of

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