CFPB Task Force Releases Report on Improving Consumer Protection in Financial Marketplace
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Task Force on Federal Consumer Financial law today issued an…
Browsing: Financial inclusion
ABA Politico Ad Spotlights BankOn Initiative
The American Bankers Association this week ran an ad in Politico magazine—a widely read publication among policymakers in Washington, D.C.—highlighting its effort to promote financial inclusion and encourage banks to offer low-cost, basic accounts that meet Bank On-certified standards.
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.
Financial Inclusion in 2020: A Podcast Series
This fall, the ABA Banking Journal Podcast featured several episodes exploring various aspects of financial inclusion.
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.
Podcast: ‘Folks Who Are Low-Wealth Also Need Wealth Advisers’
Homeownership, savings and holding down a job are three keys to financial well-being and moving out of generational poverty, so that’s what Southern Bancorp focuses on in its home Mississippi and Arkansas Delta region, one of the nation’s poorest.
Podcast: Behind the Scenes with a ‘Bank On’ Product
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Old National Bank’s Ben Joergens discusses his bank’s experience launching a Bank On-certified account.
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.