Community Banks

ABA: National Judges Set to Select 2016-2017 Saving Star

Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest Accepting Entries through Dec. 1 WASHINGTON – The American Bankers Association Foundation has announced its Lights, Camera, Save! national judging panel, along with the list of 118 participating banks, who will hold 139 contests in 47 states and the District of Columbia through Dec. 1. Contest winners will be announced during…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in August 2016. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

FDIC: New Resource Announced for Community Banks – Affordable Mortgage Lending Guide Part II

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a new guide to help community bankers learn more about grant and mortgage loan programs offered by State Housing Finance Agencies. The Affordable Mortgage Lending Guide, Part II: State Housing Finance Agencies describes programs offered by State Housing Finance Agencies across the country. The guide focuses on first-lien mortgage…

FDIC: Meeting Announced of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced that it will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking on Thursday, November 3. Senior staff will discuss and provide updates on the FDIC’s Community Banking Initiative, efforts to support de novo formations and to develop the next generation of bankers, and FDIC assessment rates. There…

ABA: Survey Shows Consumers Trust Banks Most To Keep Their Payments Safe

Twenty-one percent of consumers have used mobile app to make payment WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of consumers — 82 percent — trust banks most to keep their payments safe, according to a recent survey from the American Bankers Association. Only 3 — 4 percent of consumers trust major retailers or telecom companies to protect their payments. “Banks always make the…

CFPB: Join the 2017 Your Money, Your Goals Cohort

We are recruiting organizations to participate in the 2017 Your Money, Your Goals Cohort and we’d like to encourage you to get involved! We are looking for approximately 30 organizations from around the country who are interested in using the Your Money, Your Goals toolkit to help build the financial capability of the people they serve. We are interested in…

ABA: Bankers Celebrate Get Smart About Credit Day, Promote Financial Literacy

Bankers visit classrooms across the country on Oct. 20 to teach credit education WASHINGTON — Bankers across the country are celebrating the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Get Smart About Credit Day today by visiting high school classrooms to teach teens how to use credit effectively. Get Smart About Credit Day, celebrated annually on the third Thursday of…

ABA: Massachusetts Banker Named as New ABA Chairman

Savarese is second woman elected chairman in 142-year history WASHINGTON — Dorothy A. Savarese has been elected chairman of the American Bankers Association for the 2016-2017 association year. She is also the chairman, CEO and president of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, a $3 billion mutual institution based in Orleans, Mass. “Banks play such…

ABA: Survey – 1 in 3 Americans Use Mobile Deposit

62 percent of users do so at least once per month WASHINGTON — One in three Americans have deposited a check using a mobile device within the past year, according to a new survey by the American Bankers Association.  Of those who have used mobile deposit, 62 percent report using it at least once per…

FDIC: List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance Issued

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in July 2016. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…