With banks of all sizes continuing to announce post-tax reform initiatives to share savings with customers, employees and communities, the American Bankers Association is refreshing daily its page at aba.com/EnergizingTheEconomy documenting these efforts. The page helps the public and policymakers understand the real-world effects of the historic tax reform bill.
Other additions have been announced in recent days:
- Regional bank and card issuer Capital One, based in McLean, Va., raised is U.S.-wide minimum wage to $15 per hour.
- Camden, Maine-based Camden National Bank announced a $1,000 bonus for full-time employees, a $750 bonus for part-timers and new funding both for customer-focused technology upgrades and for its community giving.
- First Financial Bancorp, Cincinnati, announced a new $15 per hour minimum wage and made an additional $3 million contribution to its charitable foundation.
- Peoples Bank in Bellingham, Wash., also announced a $15 per hour minimum wage and raised its 401(k) match one percentage point to 8 percent.
- Bank of Advance in Advance, Mo., paid $1,000 bonuses to all staff.
- Geneva, Neb.-based Heartland Bank paid a $1,000 bonus to full-time, non-executive employees and a $500 bonus to part-timers.
- American Community Bank and Trust in Woodstock, Ill., provided $500 to each employee and announced additional hiring plans.
ABA is promoting the page on post-tax reform initiatives with digital ads in the popular Axios PM newsletter this week and will continue to share updates as they come in.
