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ABA has elected Matt Lujano as chair of the Community Bankers Council for the 2026-2027 association year. Lujano is president and CEO of Westside State Bank in Westside, Iowa.

One -size-fits-all regulation does not work for community banks, which is why legislation is needed to better tailor regulation and promote de novo bank formation, Kentucky community bankers told House lawmakers.

While both rates have increased and the yield curve remains upward sloping, it has flattened as the two-year yield has risen faster than the 10-year yield, suggesting that the market expects the Fed to keep short-term interest rates...

Industrial production was unchanged in August, after edging up 0.2% in July. In August, manufacturing output decreased 0.3%, and the index for mining and utilities rose 0.1% and 1.8%, respectively.

The FDIC proposed a new rule to prevent states from imposing certain regulations on state banks chartered in other states.

Homebuilder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points to 32 in September, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.