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Podcast: What’s on banks’ policy agenda for 2023?
What’s on the banking industry’s policy radar for 2023? ABA’s Government Relations Council recently met in Washington, D.C., and GRC Chair Cathy Owen recaps the topics of consideration as the association prepares its banker-led Blueprint for Growth for the coming year.
ABA: Proposed CDFI certification application updates could have unintended consequences
ABA supports the proposed changes’ goals, but said without refinement they would have unintended consequences, particularly in rural areas.
Survey: Small businesses seeking loan opportunities from community banks
More than half of community bankers in a recent survey cited small business loans as a high priority in 2022, with most small business owners saying in the same poll that they plan to borrow an average of $2 million over the next two years.
Stewart: Rising rates hit borrowers but bring ‘real money’ for savers
While borrowers are getting pinched by rising interest rates, senior savers are seeing meaningful returns for the first time in decades, former ABA Chair Laurie Stewart said in an interview on NPR’s “Marketplace” program last night.
Podcast: The community bank M&A outlook for 2023
As the end of the year draws near, banking journalist and analyst Paul Davis joins the ABA Banking Journal Podcast to discuss the bank mergers and acquisitions outlook for 2023.
Rising rates fuel banks’ return to FHLB advances and hedging strategies
More banks are turning again to wholesale funding and hedging to limit volatility in their liabilities.
Filing Exchange Act reports without a holding company
As some banks weigh ditching their holding companies, there are a few considerations for how and why publicly traded banks can file Exchange Act reports directly with their regulatory agencies.
Asset liability management best practices in a rising-rate environment
Asset-liability managers haven’t seen a rate environment like this in a generation. Experts provide tips on how to pivot.
USDA provides nearly $800 million in loan relief, more aid to come
The relief effort is part of the $3.1 billion allocated by the Inflation Reduction Act for distressed borrowers of USDA loans.