BTN with Ethan Heisler

The Bank Treasury Newsletter
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BTN is a monthly series with host Ethan Heisler, editor-in chief of The Bank Treasury Newsletter. Listen to interviews with experts on interest rate and liquidity risk, bank accounting and regulation, investment strategy and balance sheet trends. Hear diverse views on the Fed, the economy, fintech, and other leading concerns for bank treasurers as they navigate through today’s turbulent financial markets.

  1. JAN 17

    Bank Treasurers In Endtimes: Season Two

    Trump’s feud with Powell adds to the chaos in financial markets, but recalls many other episodes in American history when presidents and central bankers clashed. From Andrew Jackson and Nicholas Biddle fighting over the future of the Second Bank of the United States, to Harry Truman firing then-Fed Chair Tom McCabe, which led to the 1951 Treasury Accord, politicians and the Fed manage an uneasy alliance with implications for the future direction of interest rates and the economy. Bank treasurers might think that the Fed’s political independence is sacrosanct, but forget that when the politicians in Congress chartered the Fed in 1914, the Treasury Secretary was a voting member of the FOMC. Bank treasurers who successfully manage through market and economic uncertainty are only doing their jobs by delivering consistent performance through ups and downs. Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    38 min

  2. 12/13/2025

    Bank Treasurers In the Age of AI

    AI is the future, and the future is now, at least it is one of next year's top priorities for every bank treasurer at large and small banks and credit unions. The question is how? How do you implement AI? The answer to that question is another question: what do you want to do with it? Answering that question is not the IT department's or the intern's responsibility. The use cases need leadership at the top to decide and see implementation through if pilot projects are ever to yield the productivity gains the technology promises. Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    39 min

  3. 11/17/2025

    Bank Treasurers Are Thankful For Pennies

    You heard about the business with the pennies, right? Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    42 min

  4. 10/26/2025

    Bank Treasurers Try To Connect the Dots

    Dear Bank Treasury Subscribers, Connecting the dots is an age-old pastime, but the dots that bank treasurers see these days are very confusing and challenging to connect, at least without some form of AI. Even the voting members of the FOMC are not sure what picture they see. Amid significant market volatility and economic uncertainty, bank treasurers are just trying to keep their eyes on the horizon and keep their net interest margins steady. Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    47 min

  5. 09/26/2025

    Bank Treasurers Need Better Deposit Insurance

    Dear Bank Treasury Subscribers, Deposit insurance reform is back in the news. You must have heard about it. The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on it this month, and judging by the comments from the committee members, they could not have chosen a better bipartisan topic to take up and do some legislating like they get paid to do. Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    47 min

  6. 08/23/2025

    Bank Treasurers Can't Float Forever

    Dear Bank Treasury Subscribers, If you are like most of the bank treasurers who talk to our editors these days, you probably think that the stablecoin hoopla is a fad, a distraction from what you are thinking about right now. We hear you. Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn.

    44 min

  7. 07/26/2024

    Bank Treasurers Don't Panic

    The banking industry reported another solid quarter of earnings, which met and, in some respects, exceeded analyst estimates. Storm clouds on the horizon remain muted… Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn. Music by Phantom Sun.

    42 min

  8. 06/28/2024

    Bank Treasurers Go Pond Fishing

    This month’s newsletter covers speculation on the timing of the first rate cut, the positives and negatives of an inverted yield curve and higher for longer, the effect of QT on reserves and bank deposits now that the balance of the RRP appears to have hit a floor, and why rate cuts will not necessarily lead to lower deposit rates. Subscribe to The Bank Treasury Newsletter and Podcast at thebanktreasurynewsletter.com for professional Insights and commentary on bank treasury issues, investment portfolio strategy, and more. Listen on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, and Amazon. Follow us on LinkedIn. Music by Phantom Sun.

    35 min
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BTN is a monthly series with host Ethan Heisler, editor-in chief of The Bank Treasury Newsletter. Listen to interviews with experts on interest rate and liquidity risk, bank accounting and regulation, investment strategy and balance sheet trends. Hear diverse views on the Fed, the economy, fintech, and other leading concerns for bank treasurers as they navigate through today’s turbulent financial markets.

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  • Creator
    The Bank Treasury Newsletter
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
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    BTN with Ethan Heisler