The Relationship Builder
Meet Charlie Schmalz, ABA’s 2018-19 Community Bankers Council chairman.
Browsing: Mutual Banks
ABA: HOLA Flexibility Proposal Would Help Banks Meet Changing Needs of Customers
The American Bankers Association today called on the OCC to quickly finalize a proposal to implement a new section of the Home Owners’ Loan Act permitting certain federal thrifts to elect the rights and duties of national banks, as mandated by the regulatory reform law S. 2155.
Podcast: Nine Young Bankers Who Changed America
To conclude the first season of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, co-host Evan Sparks tells the story of nine young bankers who changed America.
Podcast: A Trio of Mutual Banks Find Savings Together
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, leaders at a New Hampshire mutual holding company to discuss how the MHC structure allows each bank to retain its unique community presence but benefit from shared services.
Podcast: Laurie Stewart’s Credit Union Conversion Story
When it comes to banking, Laurie Stewart has seen it all. She started her career as a teller at a regional thrift; later, she worked as a bank examiner, and more recently, she served as chief executive of a credit union, a mutual bank and a commercial bank.
OCC, ABA File Briefs in Appeal of Missouri Mutual M&A Case
The OCC, ABA and the Missouri Bankers Association have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in the appeal of a Missouri case in which two mutual thrift depositors claim that they were entitled to a distribution of their thrift’s capital at the time the bank merged into another institution.
Podcast: Attracting Future Bankers with an In-School Branch
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, sponsored by Windstream Enterprise, Connecticut banker George Hermann discussed his bank’s in-school branch program.
Podcast: NYCB’s Joe Ficalora on Lending to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Buildings
In New York City, more than 1.3 million rental homes and apartments have rents that are stabilized, controlled or otherwise regulated. These units account for more than 60 percent of New York City’s overall rental market and over 40 percent of all occupied housing in the city. While economists debate the merits of rent stabilization
Judge Sides with ABA, Dismisses Missouri Mutual M&A Lawsuit
A federal judge in Missouri yesterday dismissed a lawsuit brought by two mutual bank depositors seeking a windfall payout of their bank’s accumulated capital when it merged into another institution.
Subordinated Debt: A Strategic Capital Choice for Mutuals?
Mutual banks are increasingly exploring the use of sub debt as a vehicle for growing capital and enhancing strategic choices.