The Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund today announced $18 million in funding for the 2015 Bank Enterprise Awards, which encourage banks to increase their investments and loans in disadvantaged communities. The BEA program is the only program to which CDFI banks have had regular access in recent years. The first deadline in the application process for BEA funds is June 15.
New survey probes community banks’ plans for digital assets
Double-digit shares of community bankers intend to offer tokenized deposits and stablecoin solutions within the next 12 months, according to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors' 2026 community bank survey released today.








