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ABA Banking Journal Podcast

Nov 28, 2018

Small cities, small towns and rural areas are facing a variety of structural headwinds, from demographic declines to globalization to the digital transformation of the economy. But locally owned community banks remain a strong countervailing force to help these communities navigate the transition, economic development...


Nov 15, 2018

The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features interviews with the winners of ABA's 2018 Community Commitment Awards. Recorded before a live audience at ABA's Annual Convention in New York, where the awards were presented, each interview explores the winning program or initiative at each bank and...


Nov 14, 2018

With less than a week before comments are due on the OCC’s August advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act, ABA VP Krista Shonk follows up an earlier podcast interview with tips on how to complete a comment letter and key points ABA will be making in its own letter. In the interview,...


Nov 11, 2018

As we mark the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending hostilities in World War II -- observed today as Veterans Day -- Steve Lepper of the Association of Military Banks of America discusses the unique financial needs of service members and their families, the challenges that come with providing military...


Nov 7, 2018

On the latest episode, James Ballentine, head of congressional affairs for ABA, joins Elizabeth Coit, who leads the ABA Voter Education Fund, to discuss the results of the 2018 midterm elections, which saw Democrats seize a House majority while Republicans expanded their Senate majority, and their implications for...