Real Learning from Virtual Teaching
COVID-19 forced traditional bank financial education classroom presentations online. Tips from financial literacy experts for delivering learning and value through video-conferenced lessons.
Browsing: Community engagement
Declaration of Independence
Alabama businessman Cecil Batchelor marks half a century as chairman of CB&S Bank, which he remains committed to keeping independent.
Darrin Williams: Behind the Scenes at an Innovative CDFI
Southern Bancorp’s high-touch focus on pairing in-depth financial counseling with a Bank On-certified checkless checking account to help reach the unbanked in the Delta.
Podcast: Celebrating Bankers’ Community Commitment
The ABA Banking Journal Podcast continues a pre-Thanksgiving tradition by interviewing the winners of ABA’s 2020 Community Commitment Awards. These stories present the perfect inspiration as we prepare for the season of thanks and giving.
Reaching Hispanic Communities by Cultivating Good Will and Colorful Gardens
A community bank finds multiple ways to build relationships across a diverse region.
Podcast: ‘Banking Is Not a Commodity. It’s a Necessity’
For many small businesses, whose owners spend on consumer credit cards and put up personal assets as collateral, the distinction between retail and business banking is blurry. Detra Miller, a veteran of M&T Bank’s retail side, noticed this when working with female and non-white entrepreneurs.
Podcast: Believing in What Banking Can Do
After a long career as a commercial banker in St. Louis, more than a decade ago Alex Fennoy joined Midwest BankCentre. He helped transform the community bank into one that has won awards—including a 2019 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award—for its responsiveness to local needs.
Understanding Powers of Attorney to Protect Seniors
Americans don’t like to talk about money. But when a serious and sudden health event takes place, powers of attorney are a critical step to help families prepare for potential caregiving needs.
Profiles in Inclusion
The ABA Foundation’s 2020 George Bailey Distinguished Service Award co-winners put the spotlight on the industry’s financial inclusion efforts.
ABA Foundation Awards Seven Community Commitment Awards
The ABA Foundation today recognized seven banks for their outstanding commitment to their communities.