CFPB Releases 2019 Lists of Rural, Underserved Counties

Economic activity in the services sector returned to expiation territory in October. The ISM Services Index indicated expansion at 52.4%, above the 50% breakeven point for the eighth time in 2025. “In October, the Services PMI® registered a reading...

The non-farm private sector added 42,000 jobs in October, and annual pay was up 4.5% year-over-year, according to the ADP National Employment Report. This follows an upward revision of September’s report from -32,000 jobs to -29,000. Small businesses...

By John Hintze Build your bank’s ACRE strategy by attending the ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference, Nov. 12-14 in St. Louis. Register at aba.com/agconference.Decades in the making, the Access to Credit for our Rural Economy Act, tucked into the...

The OCC is taking action to address concerns about “debanking,” including through the licensing process and CRA exams, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said at a conference in New York City.

The economy has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis, but regulation is holding back banks from fully engaging with those changes, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said.

ABA and 52 state bankers associations urged the Treasury Department to uphold the Genius Act’s prohibition on stablecoin issuers paying interest or yield on payment stablecoins.