Bank acquisitions announced in California, Tennessee
UMB Financial to buy El Dorado Savings Bank in California. Renasant to buy Commercial Holding in Tennessee.
Community Banking
ABA elects officers, board members for 2026-2027
Members attending ABA Annual Convention in Salt Lake City elected new officers and directors to serve on ABA’s board for...
ABA Chair Cathy Owen to bankers: Tell your stories
In her first address as chair of ABA, Cathy Owen, chair and CEO of State Holding Company and executive chair...
Kelly calls on bankers to ‘advocate, innovate and partner’
In his final speech as ABA Chairman, Kenneth Kelly, chairman and CEO of First Independence Bank in Detroit, Michigan, highlighted...
The banker who could
Cathy Owen, ABA’s 2026-27 chair, brings quiet confidence to big challenges in advocacy, banking and civic life.
Directors Briefing: Evaluations to drive governance improvements
Boards are becoming more intentional about the expertise they recruit. More report having directors with mergers and acquisitions expertise.
Podcast: Proactively managing the core provider relationship
Core providers are large and have significant market power, but bankers are not without options when it comes to working...
ABA announces 2026 Emerging Leader Awards winners
ABA announced the 2026 recipients of its annual Emerging Leader Awards, which recognize the next generation of bank leaders who...
OCC finalizes stablecoin rule with narrow payment-of-interest prohibition
The OCC finalized a rule to enforce the Genius Act with a narrower prohibition on payment-of-interest than the agency originally...
Acquisitions announced of banks in New York, Texas
Dime Commercial Bancshares to buy ES Bancshares in New York. Texas Banc Financial to buy Haskell Bancshares in Texas.
