Treasury report: ‘Significant’ challenges remain to banks’ optimal cloud services use
Treasury plans to convene an interagency cloud services steering committee to develop closer cooperation among U.S. regulators and develop best...
Community Banking
Sens. Cardin, Daines introduce ABA-backed bill to make NMTC permanent
Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) yesterday introduced the New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2023.
Black History Month: Maggie L. Walker’s Historic Mission of Financial Empowerment
The story of Maggie Lena Walker and her mission to help Black women find financial empowerment and professional career opportunities.
The test of leadership
Meet ABA’s first class of Emerging Leader Award winners.
Podcast: How CDFI status helps one community bank stay independent
"We're a small bank, and it gets more expensive all the time to run a small community bank," says Andy...
‘My hobby is banking’
Meet Saleem Iqbal, ABA’s Community Bankers Council chair.
Podcast: What’s on banks’ policy agenda for 2023?
What's on the banking industry's policy radar for 2023? ABA's Government Relations Council recently met in Washington, D.C., and GRC...
ABA: Proposed CDFI certification application updates could have unintended consequences
ABA supports the proposed changes' goals, but said without refinement they would have unintended consequences, particularly in rural areas.
Survey: Small businesses seeking loan opportunities from community banks
More than half of community bankers in a recent survey cited small business loans as a high priority in 2022,...
Stewart: Rising rates hit borrowers but bring ‘real money’ for savers
While borrowers are getting pinched by rising interest rates, senior savers are seeing meaningful returns for the first time in...
