September 4, 2026
Raja Qasim
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted fraud intersects three connected participants: consumers who need to protect digital access to their financial assets and virtual lives, banks with an obligation to authenticate customers and safeguard accounts, and federal banking agencies that promote a safe, sound and resilient financial system.
September 4, 2026
Wendy Shoniregun
As banks embrace a financial landscape evolving with technological advancements, regulatory changes and shifting consumer expectations, they need strong consumer compliance programs to mitigate regulatory and legal risk while maintaining consumers’ trust.
September 4, 2026
SungJe Byun
The oil and gas sector faces transition pressures and the potential for stranded assets. On the other hand, the renewable energy sector is very sensitive to legislative changes affecting tax incentives and subsidies.
July 16, 2026
SungJe Byun and Mario A. Gonzalez
For decades, commercial lenders relied on a simple rule when evaluating credit risk in oil and gas support services: follow the U.S. rig count. But a portfolio classification of oil and gas support services now encompasses businesses with radically different risk profiles.
June 5, 2026
Ben Munyan, Ozge Ozden
In this study we take a closer look at discount window usage since the Fed began releasing public data with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010.
March 25, 2026
Michael Troxell
Recent high-profile bankruptcies of firms relying on private credit financing have raised concerns that relatively opaque and riskier credit could hide broader systemic risk. Several banks announced asset write-downs from exposure to these bankruptcies.
March 20, 2026
JR Garcia, Lorenzo Garza and Kelly Klemme
Many of the Eleventh District’s rural counties rely on community bank branches, particularly in Texas and Louisiana. These rural areas are important to the production and support of the cattle, agricultural and energy industries for the district, the U.S. and the world.
February 19, 2026
Ben Munyan, Ozge Ozden, Alessio Saretto, Kristof Csaky, Hugo DeVere
How does a bank attract deposits and remain competitive when rates fluctuate and depositors are increasingly mobile? Managing the bank deposit franchise is a cornerstone of bank profitability and stability, and doing so has been challenging during the rapid rise in interest rates in 2022 and the subsequent regional banking turmoil.
February 10, 2026
Sung Je Byun
The increase in corporate power purchase agreements relative to utility PPAs means more opportunities for renewable energy developers, but it also presents higher counterparty and merchant tail risks for lenders involved in renewable energy project financing.
October 15, 2025
Seth Dunbar, Christine Kirby, Pon Sagnanert, Alessio Saretto and Cynthia Silva
As payments technologies evolve faster than the rules governing them, understanding both the mechanics and policy trade-offs of cross-border transfers is increasingly important.