CDFI Fund revises guidance, adjusts early reapplication deadline
The CDFI Fund revised its FAQs for CDFI certification applications, revised guidance for its pre-approved target market assessment methodology and...
Community Banking
End in sight? Key tax provisions expiring in 2025
'Banks need to explain the role they play supporting small business.'
ABA, associations: Revised application process will impede CDFI recertification
The CDFI Fund’s revised application process will make it difficult for many mission-focused CDFI banks to achieve recertification unless further...
First Busey to buy CrossFirst Bankshares
First Busey in Champaign, Illinois, has agreed to buy CrossFirst Bankshares in Leawood, Kansas. The deal is expected to close...
A role for banks: Helping millennials teach their kids about money
Both in daily life and in school, millennial parents want to rear children who understand wants vs. needs.
CDFI Fund seeks comment on proposed reporting changes
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund today announced it is seeking public comment on changes to its reporting to capture...
ABA, banks donate to Vermont flood relief efforts
ABA announced that it will donate $25,000 to the Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund, which is providing grants to...
Bank merger, acquisitions announced in three states
Bank acquisitions announced in Nebraska and Ohio while two West Virginia banks apply for a merger of equals.
Fed’s Bowman touts benefits of banks, CDFIs in rural communities
Smaller banks, including community banks, are indispensable in providing access to financial products and services, especially in remote or rural...
Keys to engaging communities and driving inclusive economic solutions
A community conversations case study from KeyBank.
