CSBS to Launch New Index of Community Bank Optimism
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors announced today that it will create a new index of community banker sentiment.
Community Banking
Fed’s Quarles: Rural Markets Retain Community Bank Presence, but Not HQs
Community bank locations have remained present in rural markets at roughly the same rate over the past two decades, even...
FDIC to Post Key Performance Metrics on Website
Under a major new transparency initiative, the FDIC will publish key performance metrics on its website, agency chairman Jelena McWilliams...
Survey: Community Bankers Report Compliance Costs Finally Decreasing
After years of steadily increasing as new regulations were implemented, compliance costs at community banks are finally coming down, according...
Proposals on Community Bank Capital, Large Bank Supervision Expected by Year-End
Financial regulators will issue by year-end their proposal exempting highly capitalized community banks from the Basel III capital calculations, as...
FDIC Report: Banks’ Small Biz Lending Significantly Underestimated
Banks lend significantly more to small businesses than is captured by commonly used proxies, according to a major FDIC study...
ABA Nominates New Board Members
The ABA nominating committee -- chaired by Dorothy Savarese, chairman, president and CEO of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank,...
FHLBs’ Affordable Housing Funds Up 8 Percent in 2017
The Federal Home Loan Banks awarded approximately $398.7 million in affordable housing program funds in 2017, an 8 percent increase...
ABA Op-Ed: Regulators Need to Revisit Bank Capital Rules
In an American Banker op-ed today, ABA EVP Wayne Abernathy and VP Hugh Carney explain why it’s time for regulators...
Bonus Podcast: Understanding the CRA Modernization Process
On a bonus episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA VP Krista Shonk outlines the process for modernizing Community...
