When climate risk comes home
Community banks in oil and gas towns grapple with the future of climate risk supervision.
Community Banking
Community banks have a good ESG story to tell
While certain aspects of ESG are complex and sometimes controversial, many banks are finding that they can embrace investors’ interest...
CDFI Fund now accepting applications for small-dollar lending program funds
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund today opened its funding round for fiscal year 2022 funding for its small-dollar loan...
ABA vice chair: Don’t mess with FHLB system’s success
In a recent op-ed, ABA’s vice chair pushes back at FHLB critics, saying the system plays a critical lender role...
Agencies propose highly anticipated CRA overhaul
The Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC issued a much-anticipated joint notice of proposed rulemaking to modernize regulations implementing the Community...
Senate hearing rekindles debate over Durbin amendment
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, banking, credit card industry representatives and some lawmakers pushed back against proposals to expand interchange...
ABA comments on FHFA’s re-proposed eligibility standards for enterprise single-family seller/servicers
In a letter to FHFA, ABA commented on the re-proposed update to standards that mortgage lenders would have to meet...
ABA Foundation invites applications for 10th annual Community Commitment Awards
The ABA Foundation invites entries for the tenth annual Community Commitment Awards, which recognize and promote extraordinary bank commitment to...
FDIC names new community banking committee members
The FDIC has appointed seven new members to its Advisory Committee on Community Banking. Twelve of 19 on the panel...
ABA, trade groups call for increase in CDFI Fund’s FY23 budget
ABA and four other trade groups today urged House and Senate appropriations leaders to continue bipartisan support for the CDFI...
