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Welcome to Credibly Challenged, a podcast on risk management issues for financial institutions of all sizes. Each month, Mayer Brown regulatory partner, Matt Bisanz, will interview a risk leader to discuss their best practices for managing risk and trends in the industry. He also will explore how they built a career in this fast-growing area and what advice they have for those just starting out.

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    • May 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Credibly Challenged Podcast: Interview with Ross Delston, Financial Crime Compliance Expert and Former FDIC Attorney

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 42:11


    Matt Bisanz interviews Ross Delston, a financial crime compliance expert and former FDIC attorney. They discuss his views on the trends we should expect to see in financial crimefighting and AML compliance over the next few years, as well as what that means for the FATF review of the US AML regime in 2026.

    Interview With Mark Quandahl, Former Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 34:14


    Joe Castelluccio and Matt Bisanz interview Mark Quandahl, the former Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance. They discuss his role in the implementation of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act, including the establishment of the first Digital Asset Depository Institution.

    Interview with Kyle Daddio, Managing Director at Stout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 32:46


    Matt Bisanz interviews Kyle Daddio, managing director for Regulatory Compliance, Payments and Financial Crimes at Stout. They discuss Kyle's experiences in the trenches with financial crime compliance.

    Interview with Steve Gandy, Securitization Innovator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 26:17


    Matt Bisanz interviews Steve Gandy, formerly with Santander, about his long career designing innovative securitization structures around the globe.

    Interview with Patrick Quinn, former GC of New York Community Bancorp

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 28:00


    Mayer Brown partner Matt Bisanz interviews Patrick Quinn about his experience advising a bank whose assets leapt from $10 billion to $100 billion in only a few years.

    Interview with Bryan Mulcahey, Managing Partner of FS Vector

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 36:39


    Matt Bisanz interviews Bryan Mulcahey on his work with novel charters and the new Coalition for Financial Ecosystem Standards.

    Interview with Jay Luzar, Former Regional Bank Treasurer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 37:19


    In this episode, Matt Bisanz interviews Jay Luzar, a former treasurer for a regional bank, on the inner workings of the position and the industry at large.

    Interview with Jason Cave, Former Regulator Turned Industry Adviser

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 43:14


    Matt Bisanz interviews former financial regulator Jason Cave to discuss developments in resolution and recovery planning, as well as trends in third-party risk management.

    Interview with Georges Duponcheele and William Perraudin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 45:43


    Matt Bisanz interviews Georges Duponcheele of MunichRe and William Perraudin of Risk Control Ltd. about their work in developing approaches to securitization capital requirements.

    Discussing Consumer Protection Risk with John Sonsalla and Hugo Dante

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 33:06


    In this episode, Matt Bisanz interviews John Sonsalla and Hugo Dante of Washington Analysis to discuss developments in the world of consumer protection risk.

    Interview with Ethan Heisler of the Bank Treasury Newsletter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 29:21


    Matt Bisanz interviews Ethan Heisler, founder of the Bank Treasury Newsletter, on recent developments in bank funding risk.

    Interview with Isaac Boltansky from BTIG

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 30:05


    Matt Bisanz interviews Isaac Boltansky, Director of Policy Research at BTIG, about the risks and regulatory trends for the rest of the year.

    Interview with Mickey Shemi from Guy Carpenter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 30:21


    Matt Bisanz interviews Mickey Shemi, North America Structured Credit Head at Guy Carpenter, to discuss credit risk transfer trends with the Federal Housing Finance Agency and in the banking and insurance sectors.

    Interview with Bill Hulse from the US Chamber of Commerce

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 31:47


    In this episode, Matt Bisanz interviews Bill Hulse, a senior vice-president at the US Chamber of Commerce's Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness. Bill and Matt will discuss the potential risks to the Main Street economy that may arise from getting bank capital “wrong” in the US Basel Endgame rulemaking.

    Interview with Justyna Bolter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 24:12


    Matt Bisanz interviews Justyna Bolter, a senior counsel at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, to discuss her transition from risk to legal, and how others can build a successful career by leveraging their experience in both domains.

    Interview with Amy Kvien and Jim Scott from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 32:11


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Amy Kvien and Jim Scott, from the Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, to discuss climate risk management and disclosure expectations for banks.

    Interview with Tilcia Toledo from FTI Consulting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 33:24


    Matt Bisanz interviews Tilcia Toledo, a senior managing director at FTI Consulting, to discuss risk management trends that she is seeing in her work with financial institutions of all sizes.

    Interview with Bill Isaac, Former FDIC and Secura/Isaac Group Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 42:27


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Bill Isaac, former chair of the FDIC and of the Secura/Isaac Group, to discuss his legendary career and current issues related to recent crises in the banking industry.

    Interview with Til Schuermann from Oliver Wyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 31:49


    Matt Bisanz interviews Til Schuermann—partner at Oliver Wyman and co-head of its Americas Finance, Risk and Public Policy practice—on what he's learned about bank risk management over his career.

    Interview with Ariane Chapelle from BDO Chapelle and Jim MacDonnell from BDO USA

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 35:49


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Ariane Chapelle, CEO of BDO Chapelle, and Jim MacDonnell, Managing Director of BDO USA, to discuss risk management practices and business continuity issues in the financial services sector.

    Interview with Nicole Kitowski from Associated Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 24:13


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Nicole Kitowski, chief risk officer of Associated Bank, to discuss insights from her unique, lifelong career in risk management at one banking organization.

    Interview with Matt Wolf from RSM US LLP

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 34:08


    Matt Bisanz interviews Matt Wolf, a director at RSM US LLP, on how he helps RSM's clients manage risks related to innovative technologies such as the blockchain and digital assets.

    Interview with Andy Spero from Spero Risk Associates

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 29:05


    Matt Bisanz interviews Andy Spero about the development and operation of stress-testing programs and how to build a resilient organization around them. Andy is the founder and president of Spero Risk Associates.

    Interview with Sasha Kakabadse from Wells Fargo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 31:07


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Alexander “Sasha” Kakabadse to discuss what Sasha has seen in his time in the industry and trends he's noting with respect to controls. Sasha is the Senior Vice President of Commercial Capital Risk Management at Wells Fargo.

    Interview with Kim Olson from SMBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 33:56


    Matt Bisanz meets with Kim Olson to discuss how to manage risks in a complex banking organization and communicate with senior leadership. Kim is the Chief Risk Officer for the Americas at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

    Interview with Dan Feldman from CIBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 32:55


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Dan Feldman to discuss how to manage risks of complex products and add value through knowing the business. Dan is the Vice President of Enterprise and Retail Risk Management at CIBC.

    Interview with Matt Swenson from Glacier Bancorp

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 30:02


    Matt Bisanz interviews Matt Swenson about building a model risk management function and connecting quantitative skills to business processes. Matt is the Model Risk Manager at Glacier Bancorp.

    Interview with Jim Sturgeon from CommunityBank of Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 27:16


    Matt Bisanz interviews James Sturgeon about his experiences leading a bank, and then leading a risk management function at a different bank, to understand the importance of knowing the business. Jim is the Chief Risk Officer of CommunityBank of Texas.  

    Interview with Robert Kidd from Capital One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 29:56


    Matt Bisanz meets with Robert Kidd to understand how his background as a bank examiner informs his current legal advice on risk. Robert is Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Legal at Capital One.

    Interview with Nick Baxter from First National Bank of Omaha

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 34:21


    Matt Bisanz meets with Nick Baxter to discuss how good values and prudent risk management can be good for business. Nick is the Chief Risk Officer of First National Bank of Omaha.

    Interview with Scott Buckalew from Selene Finance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 28:50


    Matt Bisanz sits down with Scott Buckalew to discuss maturation of risk management practices and his resources for those new to the industry. Scott currently serves as the chief risk officer of Selene Finance, a specialty loan servicer.

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