OCC rolls back controversial bank merger review rule
OCC issued an interim final rule restoring its streamlined process for reviewing bank merger applications and rescinding other changes criticized...
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First National Bank of Omaha to buy parent of Country Club Bank in Missouri
First National Bank of Omaha in Nebraska has agreed to buy CCB Financial in Kansas City, Missouri.
ABA presses senators to overturn OCC merger rule
ABA is urging senators to support a resolution to overturn a 2024 final rule that changed how the OCC reviews...
Proposed Trump budget would redirect CDFI Fund awards
The proposed White House budget for the coming fiscal year would change the mission of the CDFI Fund, with the...
OCC seeks comment on digitalization challenges for community banks
The OCC is seeking public input on the key challenges and barriers faced by community banks in the adoption and...
How a Georgia community bank supports government-guaranteed lending nationwide
Government-guaranteed lending requires special expertise and back-office functionality that grows increasingly expensive for smaller banks.
What’s next in the fight for financial literacy
Teach Children to Save Day is over, but the work continues.
The best way to index supervisory thresholds
Indexing asset thresholds to account for inflation is a no-brainer — but how to index matters. Indexing to aggregate year-on-year...
Bank acquisitions announced in five states
Bank acquisitions and mergers announced in Texas, Tennessee, Massachusetts, California and Pennsylvania.
