As ABA prepares to kick off the 2018 session of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking on Thursday, the association today announced two new features of the program to help develop the next generation of bank leaders.

For Jim Edwards, a third-generation banker and the chairman and CEO of United Bank Corp. in Zebulon, Ga., community banking is about providing a "high-touch" experience.

Bankers weigh in on the challenges of finding, attracting and retaining qualified employees.

ABA unveiled a new Certified Enterprise Risk Professional certification today during the ABA Risk Management Conference in Orlando.

Leadership coach Kristi Hedges will keynote the Women’s Leadership Forum, to be held on April 15 in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with ABA’s Government Relations Summit.

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, the leader of the Washington, D.C., area's largest community bank describes how his bank invests in its customer experience and the next generation of employees.

As Alabama's top bank leaders edge closer to retirement, the state association has developed a program to prepare the next generation.

The California Bankers Association and Western Independent Bankers on Jan. 1 finalized a merger.

In this special bonus episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Evan Sparks and Shaun Kern interview ABA Chief Operating Officer Jeff Owen, who retires from the association on Dec. 31, 2017 after 45 years with the association.

ABA has named four new members to the advisory board of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, offered every June in partnership with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.