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Empor.top - The Stories of Top CompaniesEastern Bankshares: Boston's 200-Year-Old Mutual That Became a Banking M&A Machine - $EBCAfter two centuries as a conservative, depositor-owned mutual savings bank, Eastern Bankshares executed one of the most aggressive transformations in recent regional banking history when it went public in 2020. Unlocking a $1.8 billion war chest built on two hundred years of retained earnings, the Massachusetts institution embarked on a rapid-fire sequence of major acquisitions, balance-sheet restructurings, and divestitures that nearly tripled its assets past $30 billion. Yet as Eastern pledges to halt M&A and pivot to organic growth, it faces a fundamental strategic question: did spending its historic capital pool create durable operating value, or merely buy expensive scale flattered...
2026-11-011h 37
LexRegPulse DailyThe Fed holds rates at 3.75 to 4 percent, two dissent for a hike | Oct 29In this episode:1. The Fed holds rates at 3.75 to 4 percent, two dissent for a hike2. The OCC and FDIC soften cyber exam findings under a new rule3. DTCC launches a tokenization platform as JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citi and Morgan Stanley sign onChapters: 0:00 Headlines · 0:29 The Fed holds rates at 3.75 to 4 percent, two dissent for a… · 1:30 The OCC and FDIC soften cyber exam findings under a new rule · 2:09 DTCC launches a tokenization platform as JPMorgan, Bank of… · 2:53 Story 4 · 3:22 Market minuteRead today's brief: https://lexregpulse.com/brief/2026-10-29Get the brief by email...
2026-10-2904 min
Daily Market DownloadEastern Bankshares Q3 2026 Earnings Presentation (EBC)Audio overview of Eastern Bankshares (EBC) earnings report, generated from public earnings materials.
2026-10-2404 min
Leaders On TapFrom Hyattstown to the Boardroom: Gordon Cooley on Quiet Counsel, Governance & Giving BackGordon Cooley will tell you he’s “just a guy” who does what people ask him to do. Ask around Maryland and you’ll hear something different: he’s the person who gets invited into the room when a board, a bank, or a nonprofit needs careful, candid, realistic counsel. A retired banking attorney, former General Counsel at Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, former Commissioner of Financial Regulation for the State of Maryland, and now Chair of the Board at Woodsboro Bank, Gordon has spent a career on both sides of the table. This conversation is about what he learned there and...
2026-10-201h 17Daily Market DownloadEastern Bankshares Q2 2026 Earnings Presentation (EBC)Audio overview of Eastern Bankshares (EBC) earnings report, generated from public earnings materials.
2026-09-2705 min
Empor.top - The Stories of Top CompaniesFirst Financial Bankshares: The Anatomy of a Texas Banking Dynamo - $FFINHeadquartered in Abilene, Texas, First Financial Bankshares has long defied regional banking norms, generating elite asset returns and mid-40s efficiency ratios while maintaining capital buffers nearly double regulatory requirements. Built on a hybrid architecture that pairs centralized back-office operations with decentralized, relationship-driven local leadership, the bank navigated the ruinous 1980s Texas banking collapse to become a compounding powerhouse. Yet trading at a steep premium near three times tangible book value, the company now stands at a pivotal crossroads: a six-year hiatus in its acquisition flywheel, a deposit mix quietly shifting toward yield-bearing accounts, a recent fraud shock, and...
2026-09-141h 37
Trail-Boss Radio: AI, Tech & Digital IndependenceNew S&P Rules for Dividend AristocratsNew S&P Rules for Dividend Aristocrats
For years, the phrase “Dividend Aristocrat” meant one thing to many investors:
25 straight years of increasing dividends.
But there's more to the story.
S&P has developed a much broader family of Dividend Aristocrat indexes—and the rules change depending on the size of the company, the industry, and even whether we're measuring dividends or free cash flow.
In this episode of Trail Boss Radio, we take a fresh look at what it really means to be a Dividend Aristocrat in 2026.
We b...
2026-09-1119 min
Banking on GrowthWhy Relationship Banking Still MattersWhy do some community banks keep customers for generations while others struggle to compete? Learn how First Financial Bankshares built a 136-year legacy through exceptional service, disciplined leadership, and long-term relationship banking.In this episode of Banking on Growth, host Mike Graham sits down with Scott Dueser, Executive Chairman of First Financial Bankshares, to discuss the principles that have helped build one of the most respected community banking franchises in the country. With more than five decades of banking experience, Scott shares lessons on leadership, customer loyalty, wealth management, and creating sustainable shareholder value.Together...
2026-09-1144 min
Steward Leaders: Not About UsConversation with Scott Dueser about building an enduring culture of exceptional customer serviceIn this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Scott Dueser about building an enduring culture of exceptional customer service, leadership, and stewardship at First Financial Bank. They discuss intentional culture-building, employee development, customer care, leadership training, hiring, teamwork, and creating joy through people-centered leadership.
How First Financial Bank developed and reinforced its 21 non-negotiables.
The role of onboarding, leadership development, and continuous training.
Why customer service standards and teamwork shape organizational culture.
Selecting the right people and creating joyful, people-centered workplaces.
Scott Dueser received a BBA degree in Finance and Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1975 and graduated...
2026-08-1031 min
Steward Leaders: Not About UsConversation with Scott Dueser about stewardship and building enduring banking institutionsIn this conversation, Eric R. Alexander speaks with Scott Dueser about stewardship, fiduciary leadership, and building enduring banking institutions. They discuss stewardship, relationships, generational customers, governance, culture, performance, and the responsibilities leaders owe to customers, employees, shareholders, and communities.
Stewardship as enhancing what has been entrusted rather than merely protecting it.
Balancing responsibilities to customers, employees, shareholders, and communities.
The importance of generational customer relationships and trust.
Board governance, constructive disagreement, and consensus-based decision-making.
Scott Dueser received a BBA degree in Finance and Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1975 and graduated from the Southwestern Graduate School of...
2026-08-0531 min
CEO SpotlightJeff Kesler, Founder, Chairman & CEO , Future Financial Bankshares (Commercial State Bank) "The New Future of Community Banking"
2026-07-3108 min
Shares for BeginnersThe Tiny Bank, the Senator & the Billionaire BrawlQAV is a rules‑based, checklist‑driven approach to value investing that removes emotion and focuses on fundamentals. Cameron explains how the method delivers long‑term, double‑market returns, why a 60%-win rate is more than enough, and how beginners can use simple rules to invest with confidence. We also dive into this week’s featured stock, Carter Bankshares (CARE), a small Virginia bank with a remarkable backstory and strong fundamentals.Are you investing in the ASX and ready to go beyond ETFs? Learn from the master - Tony Kynaston’s QUALITY AT VALUE. Sign up with code SF...
2026-06-2946 min
QAV America (free feed)The Bunker, the Billionaire, and the Bank That Cared (CARE): QAV America #58This episode explores Carter Bankshares (CARE) and the unusual lending story connecting a Virginia community bank, a billionaire senator and a Cold War bunker resort. Cameron and Tony also discuss stock-based compensation accounting at Big Tech companies.
2026-06-2624 min
Transaction TalkWhy Small Businesses Matter to Our Communities with Gregory GiacopelliWelcome back to Transaction Talk! Today, we are joined by VP and Business Banking Relationship Manager (RM) at Eastern Bank, Gregory Giacopelli, to discuss small businesses and their impact on communities. Tuning in, you'll hear all about why Gregory believes small businesses are important to communities from a banker's perspective, how Gregory defines a small business, and why banking relationships with small businesses matter so much. We delve into the biggest mistakes Gregory sees business owners make before discussing the role the bank plays in succession planning, growth, sales, and acquisitions of businesses, as well as how successful transactions...
2026-05-2719 min
AI-MONEY-TRAVELThe BCCI Scandal: The Secret $20 Billion Bank of the CIA and Cartels.In the 1980s, BCCI wasn't just a global bank—it was a weaponized financial syndicate laundering money for cartels, terrorists, and the CIA. Today, that exact same phantom infrastructure has been reborn in the digital age as the untouchable "Ghost DAO."The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) engineered the largest financial fraud in human civilization through masterful regulatory arbitrage. By splitting its holding companies between Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands, founder Agha Hasan Abedi created a stateless shadow banking entity that operated completely outside international law. This video explores the macroeconomics of illicit capital flows, detailing how th...
2026-03-2108 min
The Business Credit and Financing ShowJeremy Gilpin: How to Tap Into Government Backed Funding from Startup to Major ExpansionJeremy Gilpin is a nationally recognized expert in government-guaranteed lending with over 20 years of experience in banking, specializing in USDA and SBA programs that expand access to capital in rural and underserved communities. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Community Bankshares, Inc. and President & CEO of Community Bank & Trust in LaGrange, Georgia, leading one of the nation's fastest-growing mission-driven banks. Over the course of his career, Jeremy has closed and serviced more than $4 billion in loans across complex programs including USDA B&I, REAP, FSA, USDA 9003, IRP, RLF, and SBA. A U.S. Army...
2026-02-1229 min
Influencer Blueprint ShowJeremy Gilpin: How to Tap Into Government Backed Funding from Startup to Major ExpansionJeremy Gilpin is a nationally recognized expert in government-guaranteed lending with over 20 years of experience in banking, specializing in USDA and SBA programs that expand access to capital in rural and underserved communities. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Community Bankshares, Inc. and President & CEO of Community Bank & Trust in LaGrange, Georgia, leading one of the nation's fastest-growing mission-driven banks. Over the course of his career, Jeremy has closed and serviced more than $4 billion in loans across complex programs including USDA B&I, REAP, FSA, USDA 9003, IRP, RLF, and SBA. A U.S. Army...
2026-02-1228 min
Breaking News To Trading MovesPinnacle-Synovus Merger: Banking Growth and Trading ImplicationsPinnacle and Synovus complete merger, creating a $117B Southeast regional bank “growth champion”IntroToday’s headline is a big one for US regional banks: Pinnacle Financial Partners has completed its merger with Synovus, creating a larger Southeast banking platform with more scale, more locations, and a longer runway to compete for commercial clients.What HappenedThe deal is now officially closed. The combined company operates under the Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. name.The combined bank will run both the Pinnacle and Synovus brands for now, w...
2026-01-0313 min
The Morning Dose: Pre-Market Stock BriefingMorning Dose: Intel’s Surge Signals Semiconductor Strength – Friday 10/24/2025📻 The episode provides a comprehensive pre-market overview covering trade updates, earnings highlights, economic data anticipation, and market sentiment analysis.
(00:00) Introduction to the pre-market dynamics - Positive market vibes ahead of weekend trading.
(00:48) Trade update: Anticipation builds for Trump-Xi meeting; focus shifts from Canada news.
(01:18) Earnings spotlight: Intel shines, driving semiconductor sector; Ford beats estimates, Alaska Air faces challenges.
(02:00) Economic data watch: September CPI release significance; impact on Fed rate cut expectations.
(02:45) Market sentiment analysis: 'Cautiously optimistic' mood, volume observations, and potential catalysts.
(03:21) Technical levels to monitor for SPY and QQQ indexes; key sup...
2025-10-2405 min
Inside the Corner OfficeEpisode 32: Bob Rivers, Executive Chair of Eastern BankIn this episode, we catch up with Bob Rivers, Executive Chair and Chair of the Board of Directors, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank. In a wide-ranging conversation, Bob reflects on his incredible, four-decade career in the banking industry, and about Eastern Bank's incredible growth under his leadership. We also talk about the bank's work to support New England's gateway cities, address regional housingchallenges, and support a diverse workforce.
2025-10-0145 min
Leaders & Legacies219 - Chris Hurn on Why Entrepreneurs Need Courage - and Cash FlowChris Hurn, CEO of Community Bankshares, joined the show to talk straight about entrepreneurial leadership in high-stakes environments. He traces his roots to watching his single mother run a chocolate business out of their basement, an early masterclass in grit, marketing, and operations. That foundation shaped his view of what it means to lead—not just manage.Now a leader in small business financing, Chris outlines the crucial difference between being an entrepreneur and becoming a CEO. He explains how leaders must eventually move beyond scrappiness and take calculated risks with debt to scale their companies. But he...
2025-08-1435 min
Good Morning, HRWhat Board Members Need from HR Leaders (Business Credit) with Vianei BraunIn episode 213, Coffey talks with Vianei Braun about how HR leaders can effectively work with boards of directors. They discuss the strategic vs operational divide between board oversight and executive execution; skills needed for senior HR roles including broad industry perspective and data-driven insights; the importance of moving beyond compliance mindset to strategic partnership; executive compensation benchmarking and peer analysis; culture preservation during mergers and acquisitions; AI implementation ethics and workforce planning; the critical role of data in board communications; and characteristics of successful senior HR leaders including truth-telling, collaboration, and ambiguity management. Good Morning, HR...
2025-08-1435 min
Lets Have This ConversationSuccessful Small Business Stewardship Starts with an Idea Towards Profitability with: Chris HurnThere are 34,752,434 small businesses in the United States.Small businesses employ 45.9% of American workers, which amounts toapproximately 59 million people. According to the Small BusinessAdministration, small businesses account for 43.5% of U.S. GDP.The Consumer Financial Bureau states that entrepreneursoften use personal and family savings to start their businesses:· 64.4% use personal and family savings· 16.5% use business loans from banks orother financial institutions· 9.1% use personal credit cards· 8.7% use personal family assets (otherthan the owner's savings)Chris Hurn is a business financing professional who hasfounded two companies listed on the Inc. 500. He specializes in U.S. Sma...
2025-08-1346 min
ABA Banking Journal PodcastHow a Georgia community bank supports government-guaranteed lending nationwideGovernment-guaranteed lending requires special expertise and back-office functionality that grows increasingly expensive for smaller banks. On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast — sponsored by Bix2x — Chris Hurn and Jeremy Gilpin of Community Bankshares, a bank holding company in La Grange, Georgia, discuss how they are tackling that challenge. "To start one of these departments is very expensive for a lot of rural banks and credit unions," says Gilpin, "It's very prohibitive to enter the market space if you are a rural bank or even in an urban market where you do you know, maybe...
2025-05-0122 min
Street TalkEp. 137 - Two top community bank performers share their special sauceEach year, S&P Global Market Intelligence ranks top-performing financial institutions in the following categories: community banks $3 billion to $10 billion in assets, community banks with less than $3 billion in assets, credit unions will more than $100 million in assets, and the top largest U.S. public banks by total assets. In another installment of Tales from Top Performers, executives from two winners of the community bank rankings – Nicolet Bankshares CFO Phil Moore and Northeast Community Bank Chairman and CEO Ken Martinek – share what differentiates their franchises and how they have outperformed peers. They also discussed the greatest challenges and opportunities they...
2025-04-0130 min
Banking on Disruption DailyBanking Executives Brace for Industry Reshuffling as Texas Banks Merge, Leadership Changes Sweep Across Financial Institutions, & Regulators Face Organizational Upheaval at the CFPBBanking executives are currently poised for significant industry reshuffling, as evidenced by the recent merger activities among Texas banks and the overarching leadership changes proliferating across various financial institutions. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is confronting considerable organizational upheaval, with allegations of impending workforce reductions that may drastically alter its operational capacity. These developments raise critical questions regarding the future of consumer protection in the financial sphere, particularly as the CFPB navigates potential dismantling under new leadership. Concurrently, economic indicators such as rising savings rates and shifts in consumer spending patterns reflect broader trends affecting the financial landscape...
2025-03-0304 min
The Deal BoardFuture Proofing your Business: Getting prepared and making the SBA process work for youAndy and Jessica welcome you to another episode of The Deal Board Podcast. This week, they sat down with Chris Hurn, President of Community Bankshares, to discuss his insights from the forefront of business banking today. Touching on market trends, we unpack what you can do today to ensure the future sale of your business including the SPA process, financing, and more. Next, Taylor Bombardiere joins the episode to get into the finer details of what due diligence is and why it is important. The conversation covers a lot of ground; including bank and buyer sign-off, preparing your business...
2025-01-3035 min
NextGen Work Culture: HR, Management, Inclusive Parent-Friendly Work Environment, Employee Recruitment and Retention, Talent DevelopmentThe PWFA and Supporting Pregnant Workers: Insights from Employment Law Expert Vianei BraunIn this episode, we're diving into the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) with Vianei Braun, an esteemed employment law expert with over 30 years of experience. The PWFA is a crucial law that's reshaping the workplace for pregnant employees, with the final regulations released and implemented in June of 2024. In this episode, we unpack the nuances of the PWFA and its implications for both employers and pregnant employees. We'll explore the necessity of reasonable accommodations for pregnancy-related issues and what you need to know about these needs. We'll also highlight how the law promotes a supportive work environment...
2024-07-1031 min
Good Morning, HRNo Womb for Discrimination: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) with Vianei BraunIn episode 144, Coffey talks with Vianei Braun about employers' responsibilities and employees' rights under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.Note: As predicted in the podcast (recorded on April 1st), the EEOC issued the final regulations implementing the PWFA on April 15th for official publication on April 19th. The final regulations can be found at https://www.federalregister.gov/public-inspection/2024-07527/implementation-of-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act. (The final rule starts on page 272 of the PDF.) So far, we’ve noted no significant changes contradicting anything discussed during the podcast.Coffey and Vianei discuss the gaps in existing law that necessitated th...
2024-04-1839 min
Let's Go Win PodcastEssential Virtues for Life and Leadership with Héctor ColónEpisode #327: Welcome to the Let's Go Win Podcast, hosted by JM Ryerson. In this exhilarating episode, JM sits down with the incredible guest, Héctor Colón, a 7-time national boxing champion, to explore the essential virtues for life and leadership.Drawing from his extensive experience in the boxing ring, Héctor shares invaluable lessons on courage, humility, temperance, magnanimity, and perseverance. Join us as we delve into the profound significance of these virtues and how they can unlock your true potential in both life and leadership.Join JM Ryerson and Héctor Coló...
2023-08-1047 min
Faith Driven InvestorEpisode 116 - Chip Mahan: “I Couldn’t Do the Big Bank Thing”Chip Mahan has built his career revolutionizing the banking industry. He founded and currently serves as CEO and chairman of Live Oak Bankshares, headquartered in Wilmington, NC. Its commercial banking subsidiary, Live Oak Bank, specializes in providing lending and deposit services to small businesses nationwide. Chip joins us on the Faith Driven Investor Podcast to talk more about investing in technology that helps banks of all sizes innovate and cut through the red tape.
2022-07-0451 min
10 Lessons LearnedHéctor Colón - Listening is more important than providing feedback
Héctor Colón is a Servant-CEO and shares his lessons about how "Humility is at the core of serving others", why "Perseverance is about not giving up" and "Listening is more important than providing feedback" along with other great lessons. Hosted by Siebe Van Der Zee.
About Héctor Colón
Servant-CEO, Héctor Colón is the President and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (LSS). Under his visionary and Servant-Leadership approach, Colón has positioned LSS for greatness - adapting new models and business strategies to increase impact and viability for staff, clien...
2022-06-2049 min
Subliminal Jihad#108 - CONTRA VI: The Entrapment of BCCI and The Origins of Operation 9/11Dimitri and Khalid pick up their CONTRA series and explore the mysterious money flows, US patsyfication, and selective exposure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, including: its charismatic founder Agha Hasan Abedi, the waqf system in the pre-colonial Islamic world, Jimmy Carter’s suslord bff Bert Lance and Lancegate, Jackson T. Stephens, First American Bankshares and CIA paymaster General George Olmsted, unmasking the true identity of the mysterious high German arms dealer “Heinrich”, Merex AG, Abedi's alleged dark Sufi superpowers, Bill Casey and Abedi's deep friendship, “dancing boys of Lahore” and blackmail in high finance, the unbelievability of Operation...
2022-04-013h 43
CEOs You Should Know BostonRobert F. Rivers, CEO of Eastern BankA 39-year community banker who started his career as a teller, Bob is CEO and Chair of the Board of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. and Eastern Bank. He is also Chair of The Dimock Center and a former Chair of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-01-2601 min
Good Morning, HRGuns in Texas Workplaces with Vianei BraunCoffey visits with attorney Vianei Braun about Texas’ revised handgun law’s implications for businesses.They discuss the history of Texas’ handgun license-to-carry statutes; the amended law, which no longer requires a license to carry a handgun in the state; reasons why individuals may still choose to obtain a license; signage requirements for businesses who wish to control who carries a handgun on their premises; other practical measures businesses can legally take under the statute; and the actual impact of the law in the months since it was enacted.Good Morning, HR is brought to you by...
2022-01-2024 min
The Slant PodcastThe Road AheadJohn Asbury, president and CEO of Atlantic Union Bankshares, talks about his board's approach to strategic planning, the rise of inflation and whether the industry's consolidation is close to reaching an endgame.
2021-11-1934 min
The Slant PodcastThe Road AheadJohn Asbury, president and CEO of Atlantic Union Bankshares, talks about his board's approach to strategic planning, the rise of inflation and whether the industry's consolidation is close to reaching an endgame.
2021-11-1934 min
The Risk Management AssociationCredit Challenges: An Interview with United Bankshares Chief Credit Officer Doug ErnestIn a recent interview with RMA Communications Manager Stephen Krasowski, Doug Ernest, chief credit officer, United Bank, shared his perspectives on unique credit challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021-05-2408 min
The Option BlockOption Block 572: Post-Election Market MadnessTrading Block: Volume in non-U.S. trading hours sets a new daily record. Pharma pop on Hillary loss. Earnings After the Bell: DIS - $95.72, ATM Straddle = $2.70, approx. 3% NVDA - $68, ATM Straddle = $5.40, approx. 8% JWN - $57.10, ATM Straddle = $4.85, approx. 8.5% Odd Block: Calls roll in YRC Worldwide Inc (YRC), calls trade in Huntington Bankshares Inc. (HBAN) and calls trade in Financial Select SPDR (XLF) Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses what to do when you get called away from a covered call. Mail Block/Options #QuestionOfTheWeek: $SPX Weds Weekly straddle says 2% move...
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