Q1 2026 Bank Executive Business Outlook Survey

What keeps bankers up at night? According to the results from this survey, fears of an imminent economic downturn and increasing cybersecurity and fraud activity top the list.

Fifty-six percent of bankers surveyed listed the likelihood of a weakening economy as their first or second biggest worry. Bankers cited a number of reasons for their economic pessimism in their comments—higher oil prices, rising U.S. debt levels, and tightening labor markets, among others.

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