Bear State Bank Bears Recognition
By Karen M. Kroll
Browsing: Community engagement
Bank Partnership Spurs Resident-Owned Manufactured Housing
Innovative lenders and their community partners are scaling a resident-ownership model where homeowners in manufactured home communities can become community owners of the land on which their homes resides.
Missouri Bankers Give Vets the Gift of Mobility
By Max Cook egs4Vets gave me my life back.” This statement from Army veteran Chris Stout echoes similar sentiments of U.S. veterans who have benefited from Segs4Vets, a nonprofit organization that gives Segway mobile transporters to severely injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Launched in 2005, the organization’s mission is to help veterans
Enduring as a Pillar of Your Community
By Mark Gibson
Bankers Mark Teach Children to Save Day Today
Nearly 11,500 bankers will host financial education events across the country this week in recognition of Teach Children to Save Day today.
ABA Survey: Americans Consider Selves Financially Literate, Doubt Others
The majority of American adults consider themselves to be financially literate, but are less confident in the financial literacy of others, according to a recent study conducted by Morning Consult for ABA.
FDIC’s New Affordable Housing Guide Details FHLB Programs
The FDIC today released the third installment of its guide to affordable single-family home loan programs, which collects information about programs to expand access to affordable mortgage credit, including programs targeted in rural and low- and moderate-income communities and to Native Americans and veterans.
FDIC Report Highlights Best Practices for Teaching Financial Literacy
The FDIC today released a report outlining effective strategies for promoting savings among young people, based on the experiences of 21 banks that participated in a two-year Youth Savings Pilot program.
Ideas in Action: Stand for Something
By Kate Young
OCC Issues Draft Licensing Manual for Fintech Charter Applicants
The OCC today released its long-awaited draft licensing manual for fintech companies seeking the agency’s new limited-purpose national bank charters.