Podcasts

With all of today’s financial technology, has small business lending lost ‘the human touch?’ In this episode, we dive into the results of the FDIC’s 2024 Small Business Lending Survey which finds that from the smallest banks to the largest institutions, small business loans are still generally made by…people. 

What does it mean to be unbanked in today’s economy? In this episode, we discuss the FDIC’s 2023 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Tune in to hear more what the numbers tell us about who is banked, who is not banked,  and why it matters whether someone is banked or not.

In today’s financial marketplace, consumers have never had more choice in selecting the products and services that meet their needs. This episode explores the growing demand for financial education and the work the FDIC is doing to make consumers more ‘Money Smart.’

Banking is a risk business and managing risk is foundational to good banking. In this episode, we dive into the FDIC’s 2024 Risk Review to discuss the latest risks to the U.S. banking sector.