We Were Economic First Responders: The Podcast

I tell my team at First Independence all the time: We have to think and act like a technology company.

As banking agencies consider amending the regulations that implement the Community Reinvestment Act, they should preserve the broader framework while making changes to better tailor supervision, increase regulatory thresholds and focus on lending, ABA and 45 state bankers...

Pinnacle Bancorp in Nebraska to buy Southern Bancshares in Texas. Sullivan Bank in Missouri to buy Bank of Crocker, also in Missouri.

The ABA Foundation announced the recipients of its 2026 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Awards, which recognize banks for extraordinary service to their local communities in seven categories. The foundation also announced that Aaron Slate, market president for Truist...

Slower expansion plans could weigh on demand for small-business credit, while sustained inflation and labor costs may pressure small-business margins and debt-service capacity. For banks, these dynamics could temper commercial loan demand.

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 3.7% in October compared to the month prior, landing at 46.3, according to preliminary results for the month.