Walt Moeling, 40 year veteran bank advisor, joined hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler on today's podcast to discuss the current state of the industry and his predictions and comments on what's to come.

Jonathan and Rob are joined by Ken Achenbach today to discuss the OCC's announcement from December 2nd that opened the doors for special purpose national bank charters for fintech companies.

In this episode hosts Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss highlights and key takeaways from their analysis of the CHOICE Act, as well as recent news in the industry and the newly-released jobs report.

On today's episode Jonathan Hightower and Ken Achenbach discuss the CFPB's recent data proposal and what it means for banks.

It's been a great week for bank stocks. In this episode Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss recent market activity and the opportunity to start a de novo. Two articles mentioned in the episode are linked below.

Jonathan Hightower’s article on 12 Questions You Should Ask if You’re Starting a New Bank:ttp://www.bankbryancave.com/2016/11/12-questions-you-need-to-answer-before-starting-a-new-bank/ (http://www.bankbryancave.com/2016/11/12-questions-you-need-to-answer-before-starting-a-new-bank/Dan)

Dan Wheeler’s bold regulatory predictions under a Trump Administration:http://www.bankbryancave.com/2016/11/the-occ-rises-the-fsoc-dies-and-other-regulatory-predictions/ (http://www.bankbryancave.com/2016/11/the-occ-rises-the-fsoc-dies-and-other-regulatory-predictions/)

A recent jury verdict against bank directors is causing banks to revisit the functions of their boards and committees. In this episode, Ken Achenbach joins Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler to discuss how a bank's board performance can be improved if it is more strategic versus focusing on individual management decisions.

In the first episode of The Bank Account, Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler discuss the outlook for bank merger and acquisition activity.  Jonathan and Rob cover the key variables that could make 2017 an interesting year in bank M&A.