Podcast: The Year Ahead in Banker Advocacy

As part of Synchrony's efforts to safely grow the number of people eligible for credit, it incorporated "consumer-consented cash flow" into its suite of data.

Community bankers gathered at the Federal Reserve to talk about the challenges facing their sector, with some proposing it is time to take another look at the community bank leverage ratio.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared several steps the Trump administration plans to take to drive a “community bank comeback,” including a renewed push for regulatory tailoring, a review of core platform providers, friendlier capital requirements, and revised requirements...

The Federal Reserve has released an FAQ and two templates that mutual banks can use as they consider engaging in raising capital.

The FCC released a draft notice of proposed rulemaking that, if issued and then finalized, would adopt several American Bankers Association requests to modernize the FCC’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act rules and combat illegal call spoofing.

After more than a decade of advocacy on the CBLR, regulatory choices have limited its effectiveness — but that can change.