ABA: Foundation Marks 24th Annual Get Smart About Credit Day with Expanded Financial Education Resources
The American Bankers Association Foundation is celebrating the 24th annual Get Smart About Credit Day with the release of expanded resources designed to help bankers provide teens and young adults with practical financial education. Get Smart About Credit is a year-round, national campaign that kicks off annually on the third Thursday of October, which falls on Oct….
SBA: Million Dollar Pitch Competition to Stream on Prime Video and YouTube on October 20th
Five entrepreneurs will take the stage to compete, alongside Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, Joe Gebbia, and Dean Cain on October 20th Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that its Million Dollar Pitch Competition will stream starting October 20 on Prime Video and YouTube. The high-stakes contest, hosted by Dean Cain and judged by celebrity entrepreneurs Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, and…
CFPB: New Initiative Announced to Address OCC-Uncovered Debanking by Large Banks
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the next step in its work to advance President Trump’s fight against the debanking of businesses and individuals on the basis of their constitutionally protected rights, including support of President Trump, MAGA, pro-life causes, and industries disfavored by the Left. The CFPB will address any consumer harm…
ABA: Foundation Announces 2026 Community Commitment Award Winners
The American Bankers Association Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2026 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Awards. The prestigious annual awards recognize banks for extraordinary service to their local communities in seven specific categories ranging from affordable housing to serving military families. The winners will be recognized at ABA’s Annual Convention in Salt Lake City…
HUD: Next Generation Housing Action Plan Announced
Outlines modernization of HUD Code and opportunities for manufactured housing innovation Following the successful Sixth Annual Innovative Housing Showcase, HUD unveiled its Next Generation Manufactured Housing Action Plan to communicate its plan to modernize and support updated codes and guidance to define the next fifty years of affordable, factory-built housing. Fifty years after the creation of the…
OCC: Agency Hails 2026 Update to U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today hailed the 2026 update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy, underscoring the agency’s commitment to helping Americans develop practical skills to make sound financial decisions, build greater financial security, and pursue economic opportunity. “When Americans understand how our financial system works, they are…
ICBA: ICBA Sues OCC Over National Trust Bank Charters for Crypto Firms
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey issued the following statement on the lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for authorizing novel entities primarily dealing in cryptocurrencies to enter the banking system without being subject…
Treasury: The Financial Literacy and Education Commission Releases the 2026 Update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy
The U.S. Department of the Treasury applauded the release of the 2026 update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy from the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), which is chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury and is composed of the heads of 23 federal agencies and the White House Domestic Policy Council. “The newest United States…
CFPB: Agency Proud to Support the National Strategy for Financial Literacy
As a member agency of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is proud to support the new National Strategy for Financial Literacy to guide nationwide actions on building youth financial competency, developing good saving and investing habits, improving Americans’ knowledge of digital financial literacy, and learning how to avoid fraud…
ABA: Foundation Encourages Teens to Enter Annual “Lights, Camera, Save!” Video Contest
National contest challenges teens to share smart money management lessons through short-form video The American Bankers Association Foundation today announced that banks across the country are now accepting entries for its 16th annual Lights, Camera, Save! video contest, which runs through Dec. 1. Lights, Camera, Save! invites teens ages 13-18 to create a video of 30 seconds…