Community Banks

OCC: Members Sought for OCC’s Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking nominations for members of its Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee (MDIAC). The MDIAC assists the OCC in assessing the needs and challenges facing minority depository institutions.  The OCC is seeking nominations of officers or directors of OCC-regulated minority depository institutions, or officers…

ABA: Online, Mobile Banking Most Popular With Consumers

WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans manage their bank accounts online more often than any other method, according to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association.  Mobile banking ranked as consumers’ second most preferred way to bank, with about one in five people taking to their mobile devices to conduct their banking business….

FDIC: Supervisory Insight’s Summer Edition Focused on De Novo Formation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today issued “De Novo Banks: Economic Trends and Supervisory Framework,” which appears in the Summer 2016 issue of Supervisory Insights. The article provides an overview of trends in de novo formation; the process by which the FDIC reviews applications for deposit insurance; the supervisory process for de novo institutions; and steps the FDIC is taking…

CFPB: New Advisory Board and Council Members Announced

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the appointment of new consumer experts from outside the federal government to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. The four bodies provide advice to CFPB leadership on a broad range of consumer financial issues and…

Federal Reserve: Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council Members for 2017 Announced

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) and the president and vice president of the council for 2017. CDIAC advises the Board on the economy, lending conditions, and other issues of interest to community depository institutions. Members are selected from representatives of commercial banks, thrift…

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 May 2016. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…

ABA: Foundation Invites Volunteers for 2016 “Get Smart About Credit” Day

Calling on banker volunteers to help their local youth become financially fit WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association Foundation is calling for banker volunteers for its annual Get Smart About Credit program, an initiative designed to teach teens and young adults how to use credit effectively. Bankers will celebrate Get Smart About Credit Day on Oct….

OCC: Minority Depository Advisory Committee Charter Renewed

WASHINGTON – The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has renewed the charter of its Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee (MDIAC), which advises the agency on issues and opportunities facing minority depository institutions. “The Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee provides the OCC with an invaluable perspective on the business environment affecting minority depository…

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 April 2016. The CRA is a 1977 law intended to encourage insured banks and thrifts to meet local credit…