Podcast: M&A outlook with Paul Davis

Trillions of dollars for community lending could be lost if lawmakers fail to close a loophole crypto firms could use to bypass the Genius Act’s prohibition on paying interest or yield on payment stablecoins, ABA and seven banking...

Banks represent the aspirations of their communities by providing credit to materialize the visions of so many citizens and organizations.

ABA's Steve Kenneally on the Fed's decision on penny deposits, the operational challenges the penny phaseout poses to retailers and banks, and ABA's advocacy on coinage reform.

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee unveiled a new bill they said would boost community banking by promoting de novo bank formation, raising regulatory thresholds and revising agency regulatory and supervisory practices.

Several proposed bank acquisitions were announced in the closing days of 2025, topping off a busy year in bank M&A activity.

Lawmakers should use proposed market structure legislation to ensure that the Genius Act’s prohibition on interest applies to affiliates and partners of stablecoin issuers, the members of ABA’s Community Bankers Council said in a letter to members of...