Lights, Camera, Advocacy
Jim Rieniets, chair of ABA’s Government Relations Council, brings Music City creativity to bank leadership and financial policy.
Browsing: Community Banking
Real Learning from Virtual Teaching
COVID-19 forced traditional bank financial education classroom presentations online. Tips from financial literacy experts for delivering learning and value through video-conferenced lessons.
CDFI Fund Accepting Applications for COVID-19 Response Grants
The Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund today announced the opening of the fiscal year 2021 funding round for the CDFI Rapid Response Program, which will provide $1.25 billion to help CDFIs respond to the pandemic.
Podcast: The Changing Faces of Wealth Management
From the ongoing generational wealth transfer to new “wealthtech” solutions and investor demands for sustainability and diversity, big changes are happening in the wealth management sector.
FDIC: Bank Profits Rise in Fourth Quarter, Full Year Income Declines
FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $59.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, a 9.1% increase from the year prior, but full-year net income declined 36.5% to $147.9 billion, the FDIC reported today in its Quarterly Banking Profile.
Declaration of Independence
Alabama businessman Cecil Batchelor marks half a century as chairman of CB&S Bank, which he remains committed to keeping independent.
Amid Rising Uncertainty, a Path Forward
A look at ABA’s government relations agenda for 2021
Podcast: Maggie L. Walker’s Historic Mission of Financial Empowerment
Historian Shennette Garrett-Scott tells the story of Maggie Lena Walker and her mission to help Black women find financial empowerment and professional career opportunities.
Nichols Provides Update on ABA Core Platforms Initiative, Debuts CoreConnection
During opening remarks at ABA’s virtual Conference of Community Bankers today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols shared an update on the work of the association’s Core Platforms Committee, which was formed in 2018 to help improve the working relationships between banks and their core service providers.
Bowman: Fed to Revisit Framework for Antitrust Analysis
In response to shifting market dynamics and increasing competition in the financial services industry, the Federal Reserve is contemplating changes to its framework for antitrust analysis, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman told attendees at the American Bankers Association’s virtual Conference for Community Bankers today.