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Kathie Beans

Kathie Beans

Kathie Beans is an award-winning journalist and editor with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She was the editor of The RMA Journal during the financial crisis until 2014. She writes for banking and insurance industry publications about risk management issues as well as regulatory and accounting developments.

Aggregating client assets in a mutual fund simplifies many elements of wealth management, enabling Bryn Mawr Trust to scale those services to smaller accounts.

Bryn Mawr launches mutual fund

Fund plus advisory service aimed at smaller investors
Prepaid cards have challenges from newer technology and compliance costs, but some surprising trends uncovered in a new study highlight continuing potential.

Pending rule spreads prepaid compliance “wealth”

Consumer protections to impact prepaid credit industry beyond old boundaries
FASB's Current Expected Credit Losses rule will require banks to take a far forward-looking view at loans. A recent panel discussion covered key implementation issues.

CECL requires more than a tweak

Institutions need to devise implementation timeline now to revamp accounting
"CECL is an effort in futility that won't help banks, regulators, or consumers," says Tennessee banker McCall Wilson.

CECL’s on its way

Community banks gearing up for major accounting movement
Online lenders talk partnerships

Online lenders talk partnerships

Veteran players offer banks multiple paths into online credit
Non-cash payments reach records

Non-cash payments reach records

Evolving global payments landscape see banks embracing fintechs—and “regtechs” too.

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