The American Bankers Association’s nominating committee—chaired by Laurie Stewart, president and CEO of Sound Community Bank, Seattle—has selected a slate of candidates for association officer positions and candidates for the association’s board of directors.
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund today awarded more than $10.8 million in grants through the 2021 Small Dollar Loan Program.
The fight on Capitol Hill over the Biden administration’s controversial tax proposal is likely to go on for another four to six weeks, and the proposal may continue to be raised after that, according to ABA EVP James Ballentine.
The CFPB today announced the appointment of new members to its Community Bank Advisory Council.
The FDIC today launched its new mission-driven bank fund, through which private investors—including corporations, financial institutions and philanthropic organizations—have the opportunity to support mission-driven banks that support low- and moderate-income, minority and rural communities.
The award-winning #BanksNeverAskThat anti-phishing consumer education campaign is back with refreshed content for 2021.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said he “feels the urgency” to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act regulations as soon as possible.
Banks of all sizes are hearing from many customers that they want exposure to the fast-growing but volatile cryptocurrency market. Vast Bank recently became the first nationally chartered, FDIC-insured bank to offer crypto banking.
FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $70.4 billion in the second quarter of 2021, a 281% increase from a year before at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDIC reported today in its Quarterly Banking Profile.
The unequal tax treatment of credit unions is driving acquisitions of community banks—making it more attractive in many instances for a bank to choose a credit union as its buyer.