FDIC Report: Banks’ Small Biz Lending Significantly Underestimated
Banks lend significantly more to small businesses than is captured by commonly used proxies, according to a major FDIC study...
Community Banking
ABA Nominates New Board Members
The ABA nominating committee -- chaired by Dorothy Savarese, chairman, president and CEO of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank,...
FHLBs’ Affordable Housing Funds Up 8 Percent in 2017
The Federal Home Loan Banks awarded approximately $398.7 million in affordable housing program funds in 2017, an 8 percent increase...
ABA Op-Ed: Regulators Need to Revisit Bank Capital Rules
In an American Banker op-ed today, ABA EVP Wayne Abernathy and VP Hugh Carney explain why it’s time for regulators...
Bonus Podcast: Understanding the CRA Modernization Process
On a bonus episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA VP Krista Shonk outlines the process for modernizing Community...
Fed’s Powell Expresses Support for CRA Modernization Effort
The Federal Reserve is “very much interested” in moving ahead with the interagency effort to update Community Reinvestment Act regulations,...
In New Model for Fintech Partnership, ABA Invests in Cloud Computing Firm
ABA today announced that it has made a direct investment in a fintech firm that helps financial institutions transition to...
ABA Congratulates Women Atop ‘Most Powerful,’ ‘Women to Watch’ Lists
ABA today saluted the women named to American Banker Magazine’s “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking” and “25 Women to...
Four Banks Take Home Video Awards in ABA Contest
ABA yesterday announced the winners of the third annual ABA Bank Marketing Video Awards during the Bank Marketing Conference in...
