Podcast: Church Lending and Other Ways to Renew Urban Neighborhoods
As urban areas across the country grow and change, community development financial institutions like Metro Bank in Louisville, Ky., are ...
Tag: Community development
OCC Rescinds Guidance, Issues ‘Core Principles’ on Higher-LTV Loan Programs
Acknowledging banks’ innovative efforts to meet the credit needs of residents in distressed communities, the OCC today rescinded 2017 guidance ...
McWilliams: CRA Reform to Clarify Qualifying Activities, Lending Assessment
In remarks yesterday at a meeting of community development bankers, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams highlighted several ongoing initiatives at the ...
Podcast: A Small Bank Tackles Rural Housing Affordability
Christie Obenauer's family-owned bank had a problem. Based in a rural county in western North Dakota, her community had been ...
Community Development as a Healthcare Strategy
Bank investments in housing and broader community development can lead to improved health outcomes in communities.
ABA, Trade Groups Urge Support for CDFI Funding
ABA and three other trade groups today urged House and Senate appropriations leaders to support $300 million in funding for ...
Fed’s Brainard Discusses Potential Changes to CRA Assessment Area Definition
As financial regulators continue their review of the Community Reinvestment Act regulations, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard today said that ...
Podcast: The Local Effect of a Big Bank’s Headquarters
On this week's episode, Evan Sparks digs into the unique role -- and the special difference -- that bank headquarters ...
Podcast: Welcome to America’s Smallest Financial Hub
In part one of a special two-part series on the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, co-host Evan Sparks takes listeners on ...
Bank City USA
How two midsize banks power outsized economic performance in America’s smallest financial hub.
