Podcast: Analyzing first-quarter earnings and 2023 annual meetings

Following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, hear from ABA experts on how key ABA-supported provisions on tax policy, rural real estate and health savings accounts in the budget reconciliation law will affect banks.

Business First Bancshares in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has agreed to buy Progressive Bancorp in Monroe.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council recently published data on 2024 mortgage lending transactions reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act by 4,908 U.S. financial institutions.

Included in the bill were several ABA-supported tax provisions related to banks, including a modified version of the ABA-advocated ACRE Act and the permanent extension of the Section 199A pass-through deduction rate of 20%.

Not only do we celebrate the 150th anniversary of our organization, we also commemorate an important milestone for the ABA Foundation.

Financial institutions are at the forefront in volunteering engagement at 22.2%, nearly a 50% increase from 2023.