Nonemployer firms -- those without full-time or part-time employees on payroll -- said that meeting operating expenses and accessing credit were their top financial challenges, according to a new report today by the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Cleveland and Richmond.

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee today issued consultations on draft fallback language for bilateral business loans and securitizations that reference the U.S. dollar London Interbank Offer Rate.

As the longstanding Libor rides off into the sunset, what will replace it? And what do banks need to do to prepare?

The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features interviews with the winners of ABA's 2018 Community Commitment Awards.

In the previous quarter, banks eased terms and standards for business loans, while tightening slightly on commercial real estate loans and easing in most residential mortgage loan categories, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest senior loan officer opinion survey released today.

With the viability of the London Interbank Offered Rate uncertain beyond the end of 2021, the Small Business Administration is changing the base rate for fixed-rate loans in its popular 7(a) program to the prime rate.

The federal banking agencies today released 2017 Community Reinvestment Act data on small business, small farm and community development lending.

Having an account manager who is viewed as a trusted adviser can make a critical difference in how satisfied small businesses are with their bank, according to J.D. Power’s Small Business Banking Satisfaction Survey released today.

On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, bank CEO and newly minted ABA Chairman Jeff Szyperski talks about the key strategic drivers of success for his $803 million community bank.

Meet ABA’s 2018-19 chairman.