When consumers shop for a new savings account, their top consideration is strong safety, security and fraud protection, with 61% of respondents saying it was the top factor, according to a new survey from financial technology company SaveBetter.
Banks have been a source of strength for the economy during the pandemic. A year into the crisis, the blunt instrument of leverage ratios is about to make it harder for banks of all sizes to support the recovery.
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA Senior Counsel Shaun Kern discusses the OCC’s recent proposal to revise its rules on permissible bank premises for national banks and federal thrifts, as well as ABA’s call for the agency to withdraw the proposal.
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee today Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the committee that she supports an extension of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, saying that “the economy is not in a place where small businesses that have been affected are able to thrive.”
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted recent changes to the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program that will allow more small businesses, especially in rural and low income areas, access to the funds.
The Small Business Administration has issued several updated forms for Paycheck Protection Program borrowers and lenders, reflecting changes announced in an interim final rule earlier this week.
In this episode, podcast co-hosts Evan Sparks and Monica C. Meinert review highlights from the ABA’s just-concluded virtual Washington Summit. If you missed the Summit, tune in for insight and analysis on the past few days, and if you watched the virtual event, revisit all the highlights in just 20 minutes.
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the vast majority of Americans say they are happy…
Farm banks have held up well despite challenges to the agriculture industry since 2014, and problem loan levels have remained modest, according to a new report from the FDIC.
The banking industry can be proud of how it stepped up—virtually overnight—to keep society moving in the face of perilous uncertainty.