June 23rd 3:00 PM EST

Dozens of digital tools are billed as democratizing finance. But a number of entrepreneurs still see massive gaps. Here’s why Donald Hawkins and Asya Bradley, co-founders of First Boulevard, believe building a financial brand for Black America is imperative. Join us in a conversation with Mary Wisniewski, editor at Bankrate and First Boulevard’s co-founders as they discuss what banks have missed in serving Black America and how the neobank aims to improve the financial livelihood of the community.

June 24th 1:00 PM EST

Edward Al-Hussainy, senior interest rate and currency analyst at Columbia Threadneedle, will discuss the economy, inflation and the Federal Reserve.

According to the latest Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)’s “How America Banks” report, there is an estimated 7.1 million unbanked households in 2019. Given the record levels of unemployment, the pandemic has brought on the FDIC expects this number to rise. Join Joe Adler, American Banker’s Washington Bureau Chief and Leonard Chanin, Deputy to the Chairman of the FDIC as they discuss the FDIC’s stance on financial inclusion and how banks can get millions of unbanked Americans into the traditional banking system.

2020 was a challenging year for banks. The impact of COVID on the economy as well as changes to accounting for loan loss provisions were evident in weaker financial and stock price performance in 2020 for many banks and yet CEO compensation increased. Learn from experienced executive compensation consultants about the challenges Compensation Committees faced in 2020, why pay levels increased relative to 2019, what were common COVID-related compensation changes, and what changes were made for 2021 incentive plan design.