FDIC Analysis Examines Community Bank Economies of Scale
The FDIC today released a new staff study highlighting how economies of scale developed at community banks (those with $10...
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ABA Past Chair Stewart Calls for Additional PPP Funding
In an interview with NPR Marketplace’s Kai Ryssdal Friday, former ABA Chair Laurie Stewart said that additional funding for the...
Fed to Publish Interagency Fintech Partnership Guide
In response to feedback from banks and fintech providers, the Federal Reserve, working with other financial regulatory agencies, is developing...
FDIC: Bank Profits Improve as Pandemic Persists; Community Banks See 10% Boost in Net Income
FDIC-insured banks and savings institutions earned $51.2 billion in the third quarter of 2020, a 10.7% decline from the year...
How Much Is FCS Underestimating Its Future Loan Losses?
By Bert Ely As bankers and other FCW readers know all too well, American agriculture has experienced severe stress in...
Three Banks Added to ABAQ Index
The American Bankers Association added three banks to its Nasdaq Community Bank Index (ABAQ) today. The index now includes 309...
CFPB Finalizes Advisory Opinion Pilot Program, Issues Advisory Opinions
The CFPB today finalized an advisory opinion pilot program that allows entities seeking to comply with existing regulations to request...
Small Business Credit Card Satisfaction Drops on Pandemic Concerns
Small business credit card customer satisfaction declined nine points from last year (falling to 840 on a 1,000-point scale) as...
Morning Consult Survey: Mobile and Online Banking Notch 99% Approval Rating
Mobile and online banking experiences were rated as 'excellent' 'very good' or 'good' by 99% of consumers, a record high,...
Fed Provides Temporary Relief to Community Banks With Pandemic-Inflated Assets
The federal banking agencies today issued an interim final rule to ease the regulatory burden of community banks that have...
