Editor-in-Chief
American Banker
Chana R. Schoenberger is the editor-in-chief of American Banker. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of Financial Planning after joining Arizent in 2020.
In her prior role, she was the managing editor for U.S. wealth management at J.P. Morgan. Before that, she was a columnist and freelance journalist, and previously worked at Bloomberg News, Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. A graduate of Harvard College, she received her master’s degree as part of Columbia Journalism School’s Knight-Bagehot Fellowship for business journalists. She is now based in New York City after stints in Tokyo and Canada.
For community banks, the risk environment in 2026 isn’t just more complex—it’s more fluid, more political and far less forgiving. Supervisory expectations are shifting in real time, enforcement is increasingly proactive, and compliance teams are being asked to manage everything from capital and liquidity pressure to new oversight around crypto, digital assets, and emerging payment rails.
This fireside chat focuses the conversation around how community banks can modernize their risk and compliance frameworks without drowning in cost or complexity. The one-on-one discussion will unpack the most important regulatory priorities, how examiners are evaluating governance and controls, and what soundness looks like in a world of faster money movement and rising fraud. The discussion will also tackle how banks can use technology—especially automation, analytics and identity tools—to strengthen AML/KYC while improving efficiency. The conversation will take up how to navigate evolving rules, risk frameworks, and supervisory expectations, including: