New ABA Chair Addresses Key Advocacy Topics
In his first public address as ABA’s new chair, Scott Anderson outlined two big-ticket priorities as he takes the board’s helm: ensuring racial and financial equality and credit union reform.
Browsing: Leadership
The Fine Art of Banking and Leadership
Scott Anderson, a consummate behind-the-scenes leader, steps into the spotlight as ABA’s 2021-22 chair.
Edwards to Bankers: Make COVID-Era Innovations Stick
In his final remarks to bankers as ABA chair at the ABA Annual Convention, United Bank CEO Jim Edwards challenged bankers to embrace the innovations they deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How Community Banks Survived the COVID Pandemic
CEO survey reveals banks’ resilience, commitment to employees and communities
Podcast: Inside a Community Bank’s ESG Strategy
On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank’s “BEST Community Comeback,” a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.
The Imperative of Developing the Next Generation of Bankers
Banking has always been about people and no bank is better than its employees—so it’s incumbent on all of us to recruit the best and brightest.
Driven by Data
For Bernard Tynes, realizing the power of marketing takes the perfect combination of gut feeling and hard information.
Arab Bank Executive Elected BAFT Chair
BAFT, the American Bankers Association’s global transaction banking subsidiary, has named Maram Al-Jazireh as chair of its board for the 2021-22 association year.
Podcast: Empowering Bank Employees to Build Culture from the Ground Up
Culture is important for every bank, but never more so than when employees are remote amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Pat Weigel discusses how Norway Savings Bank’s employees build its “high-achievement, high-support” culture.
Lights, Camera, Advocacy
Jim Rieniets, chair of ABA’s Government Relations Council, brings Music City creativity to bank leadership and financial policy.