FDIC: Meeting of Advisory Committee on Community Banking Announced
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced that it will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking on Wednesday, November 1. At the meeting, FDIC senior staff will brief Committee members on a number of topics, including banks’ resilience in the face of hurricanes and other natural disasters, the FDIC’s Small…
ABA: Prestigious Ag Banking Award Goes to Pennsylvania Banker
The American Bankers Association Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking will present Pennsylvania banker Michael H. Firestine with its annual Bruning Award for his leadership and outstanding dedication to providing credit and financial guidance to farmers, ranchers and rural businesses. The award will be presented at the ABA National Agricultural Bankers Conference in Milwaukee on…
Federal Reserve: New Members of Community Advisory Council Announced
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced five new members of its Community Advisory Council (CAC). The CAC is composed of a diverse group of experts and representatives of consumer, workforce, and community development organizations and interests, including from such fields as affordable housing, economic development, labor, small business, and asset and wealth building. CAC…
FDIC: Personnel Changes Announced at Agency
Chief Information Officer The FDIC Board has appointed Howard Whyte as Chief Information Officer. Mr. Whyte has more than 20 years of information technology and security experience in the federal government, military, and private sector. Since January 2017, Mr. Whyte has been the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the FDIC. In that role, he…
ABA: Texas Banker Names as New ABA Chairman
Kenneth L. Burgess, Jr. has been elected chairman of the American Bankers Association for the 2017-2018 association year. Burgess is also the chairman of FirstCapital Bank of Texas, a locally owned and managed independent community bank, currently holding more than $1 billion in assets. “Banks of all sizes — no matter how big or how…
ABA: Officers, Board Elected for 2017-2018
Members attending the American Bankers Association’s annual convention in Chicago, have elected new ABA officers and directors to serve on ABA’s board for the 2017–2018 association year. The new officers are: CHAIRMAN: Kenneth L. Burgess, Jr., chairman, FirstCapital Bank of Texas, Midland, Texas; CHAIRMAN-ELECT: Jeffrey M. Szyperski, chairman, president and CEO, Chesapeake Bank, Kilmarnock, Va.;…
CDFI Fund: FY 2017 Funding Round Of BEA Program Open
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) opened the fiscal year (FY) 2017 application round for the Bank Enterprise Award Program (BEA Program). Application materials are now available on the BEA Program page of the CDFI Fund’s website in anticipation the publication of the FY 2017 Notice of…