Community Banks

FDIC: Resources Unveiled to Help Community Banks Learn More about Affordable Housing Programs

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Thursday published a guide and launched an online resource center to help community bankers learn more about single-family housing products offered by federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises. The Affordable Mortgage Lending Guide, Part I: Federal Agencies and Government Sponsored Enterprises describes federal programs for single-family housing lending that support…

FDIC: 16th Annual Bank Research Conference Held in Arlington, Virginia

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Journal for Financial Services Research will sponsor the 16th Annual Bank Research Conference September 8-9, 2016. The conference features a presentation of papers and keynote addresses by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg and Professor Douglas Diamond of the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Chairman Gruenberg will…

FDIC: New Members for the Advisory Council on Community Banking Announced

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced the selection of eight new members for its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which has been providing advice and recommendations to the FDIC on a broad range of community bank policy and regulatory matters since it was established in 2009. The Advisory Committee members represent a cross-section…

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

OCC: Members Sought for OCC’s Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking nominations for members of its Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee (MSAAC). The MSAAC will provide the OCC with advice and recommendations regarding the current and future circumstances and needs of mutual savings associations. The OCC is seeking nominations of officers or directors…

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…