The latest from Mark Leher

Jan 25, 2024 - by Mark Leher, Alkami

Federal student loan payments are having a major impact on members’ wallets

October 2023 marked the end of a more than three-year pause on federally-backed student loan payments, and millions of Americans are now navigating a new financial landscape. This resumption, amidst ...

Nov 22, 2023 - by Mark Leher, Alkami

Big businesses are operating out of your consumer accounts

It’s a general industry understanding that some small business operators prefer to utilize a consumer account over a business specific product. Their assumed rationale being the complexity of signing ...

May 12, 2023 - by Mark Leher, Alkami

Members are hungry for guidance and intervention

More than eight in ten Americans cite inflation as a source of stress and nearly 60 percent are concerned about having money to pay for present necessities. It seems safe ...

May 1, 2023 - by Mark Leher, Alkami

The 4 trends evolving in the financial services landscape

Today’s current economic climate, filled with news of modern-day bank runs, interest rates at levels not seen since before the iPhone era, an inverted yield curve reminiscent of the ...

Jan 11, 2023 - by Mark Leher, Alkami

Why transaction data cleansing is an operational imperative

An unfortunate rule of thumb is that a data scientist spends 80% of the time cleaning and prepping data and only 20% of the time actually analyzing data for insights. ...