Technology is transforming the business of banking. The agencies are collectively focused on encouraging responsible innovation and promoting the adoption of new technologies by banks of all sizes to meet consumer needs, reduce compliance burdens, modernize supervision, and expand banking services in underserved communities. The agencies have been very active and engaged in recent months working closely with banks and fintech providers while issuing RFIs and other releases to gain more insight from industry participants on important issues such as artificial intelligence and digital assets. Join the chief innovation officers’ panel for a dynamic discussion on the latest regulatory initiatives and policies around innovation.

This session will discuss the performance of the banking industry and share an outlook for the primary drivers to the future performance of bank stocks.

Join Scott Hildenbrand for a discussion of strategies and tactics in the current environment. Extracting value from your balance sheet requires strategic planning – weaponize your A/L, prepare for multiple outcomes, measure and interpret the right metrics. Establishing a strategy prepares your institution to tactically execute when the market presents opportunities. This session will cover understanding and using derivatives, measuring and allocating excess liquidity, deleverage considerations, capital planning, and opportunities on the asset and liability sides of the balance sheet. Prepare your institution and learn to value the right things for 2022.

The Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin), Enforcement and the OCA have been active on many fronts this past year. Join this session for developments and priorities of Corp Fin, Enforcement and the OCA regarding banking and registrant matters.

Private companies are increasingly going public through an acquisition by a public special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), rather than through the traditional initial public offering (IPO) route. SPAC transactions can give rise to unique financial reporting and accounting issues.

This session will provide a legislative/regulatory update. Participants will leave the session with a greater familiarity with the new landscape and an awareness of potential future changes.

The fireside chat is back! The chief accountants will share current perspectives from the agencies on a variety of financial reporting topics and policy developments. Hear the lasted thinking on the allowance, for both ALLL and ACL, including implementation of the CECL model, TDRs, as well as the agencies’ continuing pandemic responses, reference rate reform (LIBOR transition), ESG and climate change and other financial reporting observations.

Join this session to have your questions answered by the chief accountants on topics including the allowance (both ALLL and ACL), loan modifications, impairments, climate change, LIBOR and other financial reporting observations.

This session focuses on the performance of the housing and mortgage markets in the current macroeconomic environment, as well as how current macroeconomic trends may influence housing in the future.

Changing economic and risk landscapes require profitability analysis to be agile, precise, and aligned throughout the institution. Join Syntellis finance experts John Kim and Jeff Truitt to learn how to adapt your profitability analysis to these changing requirements.