Podcast: The CEO view from Main Street

Agriculture has never been for the faint of heart — but in an environment where global trade policy is changing rapidly, how can ag bankers help position their producers to weather the changes?

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...

Forty-nine percent of survey respondents said they used an AI assistant to make a personal financial decision. Among those, however, 83% verified the information with another source or professional.

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...