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After rising for more than a decade, the number of community development financial institutions and their total assets experienced a modest decline starting in 2023, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

These entities play a central role in credit intermediation outside the traditional banking system.

ABA voiced support for several provisions in a legislative package intended to boost housing availability in the U.S., including language to raise supervisory thresholds for community banks and to encourage new bank formation. The House later passed the...

Tackling affordability starts with the cost of credit — and future capital rules can help.

In his second day of congressional testimony, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will work to ensure there is “no deposit volatility” associated with a market structure bill for digital assets currently before Congress.

The ABA Foundation unveiled a first-of-its-kind report capturing forward-looking ideas from bankers, community leaders and nonprofit partners on how financial institutions can drive meaningful economic and community impact in the decades ahead.