FDIC Proposes Changes to Deposit Insurance Assessments
The FDIC today proposed a rule change in how smaller banks are assessed for deposit insurance, basing assessments on recent...
Community Banking
Keating Talks Community Bank Burdens on Bloomberg
ABA President and CEO Frank Keating discussed the challenges community banks are facing in serving their customers’ needs in an...
ABA, ICBA Oppose Back-Door Increase in CU Business Lending
ABA and the Independent Community Bankers of America wrote to the House Appropriations Committee on Friday opposing the use of...
House Hearing Today to Focus on ABA ‘Agenda’ Bills
ABA submitted a statement for the record in today’s House Financial Services Committee hearing on protecting consumer financial choices.
House Passes Derivatives Clearing Relief for Small Banks
The full House yesterday passed a spending bill that includes a provision granting an exemption from derivatives clearing requirements for...
ABA’s Carney: TruPS Issue Comes Back to Haunt Community Banks
Despite regulators' action -- and ABA's lawsuit -- after the Volcker Rule to protect existing bank investments in trust preferred...
Eight Banks Added to ABAQ Index
ABA added eight banks to its Nasdaq Community Bank Index (ABAQ) today.
FDIC: Noninterest Income Drives Rebound in Bank Earnings
FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $39.8 billion in the first quarter, up 6.9 percent from the industry’s earnings a...
When Disaster Strikes a Bank
Banker hero Gene Willers helped his bank recover from a deadly tornado. He offers tips from his experience.
USPS Watchdog Says Postal Banking Could Be ‘Extremely Popular’
The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general yesterday released a report offering examples of how USPS could expand its financial services...
