Banking Trends & Strategies

The latest trends and strategies in banking, with ideas, insights and research senior executive bank management teams need to build their strategic plans.

2008: The Year in Review

2008 marked a wild and unpredictable year for the banking industry. Here are the top articles trending on The Financial Brand.

Freeze! The Cold Hard Facts on Robberies 2006

Here is the FBI’s official data on robberies of financial institutions, including injuries and deaths for 2006. TOTAL NUMBER OF ROBBERIES: 6,985 Bank robberies: 6,154 (88%) Credit union robberies: 521 (7%) Other (e.g., check cashing): 372 (5%) INJURIES: Number of incidents in which injuries occurred: 94 (1.3%) Customer: 17 Employee: 75 Employee Family: 0 Perpetrator: […]