Banker Praises SBA 7(a) Program in Congressional Testimony
The Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program has been a strong success and deserves continued congressional support, according to a...
Community Banking
ABA-Advocated Thrift Flexibility Bills Introduced in Senate, House
Reps. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) and Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today introduced ABA-advocated...
A Teacher Turned Banker
ABA’s 2016–17 Government Relations Council chairman, Stan Jenks, wants banker-customer encounters to be ‘teachable moments.’
Banks’ Net Income Rises in Fourth Quarter
FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $43.7 billion in the fourth quarter, up 7.7 percent from the industry’s earnings a...
ABA Advocates for Changes to 2018 Farm Bill
At a Senate Agriculture Committee field hearing in Kansas today, ABA highlighted the critical role that the nation’s banks play...
Rep. Tipton Reintroduces ABA, Alliance-Backed Tailored Regulation Bill
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and eight GOP co-sponsors yesterday reintroduced the House version of the TAILOR Act (H.R. 1116), which...
FDIC Watchdog Highlights Gaps in Banks’ Vendor Contracts
Few banks’ contracts with technology service providers (TSPs) provide sufficient detail about the providers’ business continuity and incident response capabilities...
Five Current and Future Credit Risk Trends at Community Banks
Problem loans have declined—but anxiety over credit quality is building.
Sen. Rounds Reintroduces ABA, Alliance-Backed Tailored Regulation Bill
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the Senate version of the TAILOR Act (S. 366), which would require financial regulators...
Nichols Talks Dodd-Frank, Reg Reform, Fed Lawsuit on Bloomberg
In an appearance on “Bloomberg Markets” today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols said that while a full repeal of...
