ABA Foundation announces 2026 Community Commitment, George Bailey Award winners
The ABA Foundation announced the recipients of its 2026 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Awards, which recognize banks for extraordinary service...
Community Banking
Bank acquisitions announced in five states
Proposed acquisitions announced of banks in Oklahoma, Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan and Iowa.
New survey probes community banks’ plans for digital assets
Double-digit shares of community bankers intend to offer tokenized deposits and stablecoin solutions within the next 12 months, according to...
ABA announces investment in BankTech Ventures
The investment reflects ABA's ongoing commitment to identifying innovative technologies and companies that can deliver value to banks and their...
Fed to split bank supervision into five regions
The Federal Reserve will divide its bank supervision into five geographic regions rather than splitting it among the 12 Reserve...
Maher named 2026-2027 chair of ABA’s American Bankers Council
Christopher Maher has been named chair of ABA’s American Bankers Council for the 2026–2027 membership year. Maher is CEO of...
ABA nominates officers, board for 2026-2027
ABA's Nominating Committee has finalized the official slate of candidates to be presented for election at the association’s annual meeting...
Tennessee banks to merge, New York bank to acquire fintech
Peoples Bancshares of TN has applied to buy First Peoples Bancorp in Tennessee. Valley National Bancorp in New York has...
FDIC updates to drive ‘healthy pipeline’ of de novo banks
After nearly 20 years of stagnant growth, improving the speed and predictability of the federal deposit insurance application process should...
Podcast: Telling a different kind of story about community banks
John Maxfield on what it takes to be a discipline to be a CEO in a business with little margin...
