Hispanic business group warns Clarity Act will harm local lending
A market structure bill for digital assets threatens to weaken the financial ecosystem supporting Hispanic-owned businesses by spurring the migration...
Community Banking
Main Street Capital Access Act would extend CDFI bond guarantee program
A major bank policy bill passed by the House includes language to help smaller community development financial institutions and require...
Directors Briefing: For stablecoins and tokenized deposits, the value of focusing on strategy
The takeaway is not that every bank needs a stablecoin strategy tomorrow. It is that stablecoins are no longer purely...
House passes Main Street Capital Access Act
The House passed the Main Street Capital Access Act by a 270-155 vote. The bill seeks to boost community banking...
Bank acquisitions announced in South Carolina, Texas
First Bancorp in North Carolina has agreed to buy First Carolina Bancshares in South Carolina. Future Financial Bankshares has agreed...
ABA Foundation launches guide to help nonprofits sustain bank partnerships
The ABA Foundation released a new resource designed to help nonprofits build and sustain successful partnerships with banks based on...
Main Street Capital Access Act clears House Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee voted to advance a proposed bill to tailor bank regulation and encourage de novo bank formation,...
ABA donates $10,000 to support Texas flood relief efforts
ABA announced a $10,000 donation to the Texas Bankers Foundation Flood Relief Fund to support communities affected by the severe...
Small Business Bank in Kansas closed by regulators
Kansas regulators closed Small Business Bank in Lenexa, Kansas, and appointed the FDIC as receiver. The Farmers State Bank of...
Texas Bankers Foundation reopens flood relief fund following severe storms
The Texas Bankers Foundation has reopened its Flood Relief Fund to support Texas communities affected by the severe storms and...
