CFPB Finalizes Advisory Opinion Pilot Program, Issues Advisory Opinions
The CFPB today finalized an advisory opinion pilot program that allows entities seeking to comply with existing regulations to request...
Community Banking
Small Business Credit Card Satisfaction Drops on Pandemic Concerns
Small business credit card customer satisfaction declined nine points from last year (falling to 840 on a 1,000-point scale) as...
Morning Consult Survey: Mobile and Online Banking Notch 99% Approval Rating
Mobile and online banking experiences were rated as 'excellent' 'very good' or 'good' by 99% of consumers, a record high,...
Fed Provides Temporary Relief to Community Banks With Pandemic-Inflated Assets
The federal banking agencies today issued an interim final rule to ease the regulatory burden of community banks that have...
Podcast: Celebrating Bankers’ Community Commitment
The ABA Banking Journal Podcast continues a pre-Thanksgiving tradition by interviewing the winners of ABA's 2020 Community Commitment Awards. These...
ABA, Trade Groups Call for Halt to PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires
ABA today joined a broad coalition of groups from various industries in a letter to the Small Business Administration and...
ABA Survey: 51% of Agricultural Borrowers Profitable in 2020
Amid ongoing stresses in the ag sector and economic dislocation from the COVID-19 pandemic, lenders reported that just under 51%...
Reaching Hispanic Communities by Cultivating Good Will and Colorful Gardens
A community bank finds multiple ways to build relationships across a diverse region.
ABA Seeks Banks For 11th Annual Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest
The ABA Foundation is seeking banks to participate in its 11th annual ‘Lights, Camera, Save!’ national video competition for teens,...
Hiring Directors, Halting Bias: Ideas for Improving Diversity
Does your bank board mirror your market? Mounting pressure for banks to better reflect their communities is prompting banks to...
