Podcast: Credit card rewards are for all people

The founders of two de novo banks shared with lawmakers the challenges of launching a new financial institution in the current regulatory climate, and they pushed for legislation to ease some of those burdens in the early years...

Legislation intended to reduce credit card interchange fees would reduce revenue for community banks and credit unions, leading to less access to credit and disproportionately harming low-income households, according to a recently published academic report.

The House Ways and Means Committee voted along party lines to advance a federal budget reconciliation tax package that includes several of ABA's policy priorities

Narrow supervisory standards, inconsistent approval timelines and other regulatory impediments are limiting new bank formation and leading to further consolidation in the financial sector, ABA said.

“Millbury National has always been about serving our community, and that will never change.”

In a recent speech, Acting Comptroller Rodney Hood outlined his top priorities for the OCC, including efforts to promote financial inclusion and expand the banks’ ability to provide cryptocurrency services.