{"podcast":{"title":"Banking with Interest","slug":"banking-with-interest-121771","podcast_index_feed_id":121771,"rss_url":"https://bankingwithinterest.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://bankingwithinterest.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/b/9/3/fb933b43d3feb3d7d959afa2a1bf1c87/New_Logo_Banking_with_Interest_2023_v2.jpg","author":"IntraFi Network","episode_count":100,"summary":"Banking with Interest, a podcast by IntraFi, features in-depth analysis and insight into the policy changes reshaping the banking industry. With insightful interviews and previews of pending policy challenges, the podcast is an essential listen for anyone connected to the financial services industry. Banking with Interest is hosted by Rob Blackwell, an award-winning former journalist with more than two decades of experience as an expert on financial services policy. He is now Chief Content Officer and Head of External Affairs with IntraFi. The show is produced by Sam Navarro, senior principal writer at IntraFi. The podcast theme song was written and produced by Stellar Tracks. The information, views, and opinions expressed during Banking With Interest belong solely to Rob Blackwell and his guests and do not represent those of IntraFi LLC, its directors, management, or employees. Any ideas and strategies contained within the podcast are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal or investment advice.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/banking-with-interest-121771"},"episode":{"title":"How Fifth Third Thinks About Scale and Risk","slug":"how-fifth-third-thinks-about-scale-and-risk","published_at":"2026-02-11T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/banking-with-interest-121771/how-fifth-third-thinks-about-scale-and-risk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/banking-with-interest-121771","url":"https://bankingwithinterest.libsyn.com/how-fifth-third-thinks-about-scale-and-risk","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bankingwithinterest/Ben_Hoffman_Fifth_Third_Feb_4_2026_2.mp3?dest-id=1986239","summary":"Ben Hoffman, chief strategy officer and head of consumer products at Fifth Third Bank, joins the show to discuss the bank's acquisition of Comerica and what it signals about the future of super-regional banking. He explains why size alone isn't a strategy, why 2023 was less a \"regional bank crisis\" than a lesson in concentration risk, and how diversification and discipline shape long-term resilience. Hoffman also weighs in on deposit competition, fraud and scams, regulatory and political uncertainty, and the growing role of AI in banking decisions.","meta_description":"Ben Hoffman, chief strategy officer and head of consumer products at Fifth Third Bank, joins the show to discuss the bank's acquisition of Comerica and wh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2675,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/banking-with-interest-121771/episodes/how-fifth-third-thinks-about-scale-and-risk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/banking-with-interest-121771/how-fifth-third-thinks-about-scale-and-risk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}