Podcast: The Year Ahead in Banker Advocacy
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA Government Relations Council Chair Jim Rieniets outlines policy areas where ABA will focus in 2021.
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With Presidential Race Called, ABA Releases 2020 Election Analysis
With major media outlets calling the 2020 presidential election for former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris over the weekend, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols congratulated Biden and Harris.
Podcast: A Trans-Pacific Banking Perspective
Based in San Francisco and leading California’s market for the Bank of Guam, plus currently serving as chairman of the Western Bankers Association, Dave Joves shares a trans-Pacific view of banking on the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast.
Mnuchin, Top SBA Officials Answer Banker Questions on PPP
With banks across the country working through the weekend to make and fund loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and several other senior Treasury and SBA officials met on Sunday morning with ABA banker leaders to answer questions and hear feedback.
It’s All About Advocacy
It’s our job to see that elected officials understand the important role banks play in the economy—and in the day-to-day lives of their customers.
From Washing Windows to Walking the Halls of Congress
Missouri banker Dan Robb’s journey from maintenance man to industry advocate.
Keeping Banking Bipartisan in 2020
ABA’s advocacy successes in recent years are laying the groundwork for a return to bipartisanship on banking issues.
The Community Bank Contrarian
Whether it’s buying a mortgage division in 2009 or building a diversified product set in an age of nichification, community bank CEO Luanne Cundiff zigs when pundits say to zag.
Szyperski Urges Bank Leaders to Engage Employees in Advocacy
Outgoing ABA Chairman Jeff Szyperski issued a rallying call to bankers to “get [their]whole organization involved” in grassroots advocacy.
Podcast: Dan Robb on Standing Up for Banking
“Our customers are our most valuable asset,” says Dan Robb, president and CEO of Jonesburg State Bank. “When we see them having trouble getting credit because of regulations that have been put into place, we have to voice that to Congress.”