2026 Pub. 23 Issue 1

U.S. middle market companies are doing more than turning the page on last year — they are repositioning for growth. According to the National Center for the Middle Market’s (NCMM’s) Q4 2025 Middle Market Indicator,…

Community banks, which make up at least 90% of all banks nationwide, are the backbone of American small businesses. An ICBA report found that roughly 60% of small business loans and over 80% of agricultural loans come from community banks.2

We all recognize the political divisions in this country and the difficulty in getting Republicans and Democrats to agree on the time of day, much less substantive policy issues.

Since 1957, the SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at SMU Cox has been a trusted leader in developing banking talent nationwide.

n February, Citi announced its Blueprint for Housing Opportunity initiative — a $60 billion five-year housing affordability commitment dedicated to increasing the supply of housing through the creation and preservation of at least 250,000 units across the U.S. In addition, the Citi Foundation …

Whether it was a person finding refuge at a homeless shelter, an elderly person’s home being rehabilitated, a family renting an affordable apartment or…

If you study enough print or television media in America, then you inevitably become familiar with stock assumptions or phrases that are often deployed.

There is no shortage of reasons to feel uneasy right now. Economic signals are mixed. Politics are loud and unresolved. Geopolitics remain unsettled.