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Banks across the spectrum of size and location serve small businesses — but they all do it differently. At American Banker's Small Biz Banking 2023 conference in Nashville from November 13-15, banks of all sizes will come together to share ideas, learn from experts and hear from bankers in the field who are doing it best. 

Discover effective approaches to enhance employee skills and promote career growth.

In this annual survey of U.S. business leaders we will explore employers' D, E, I priorities, practices and obstacles and report on the unfolding trends in comparison to the results from the 2021 and 2022 surveys.

Be a part of this enlightening panel discussion, where experts will explore invaluable insights on recruitment, hiring, and promotion strategies aimed at attracting, nurturing, and retaining a diverse pool of talent from around the world.

Changes being considered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency would make liquidity more expensive and complicated to obtain. But first, those reforms will have to overcome the political power of a wide range of financial institutions that benefit from the status quo.

Join us for a lively discussion of what matters most to consumers in their banking relationship and the implications of shifting priorities for leaders driving transformational change.

The Cincinnati-based bank, which purchased a solar lender last year, is facing an investigation from 17 state attorneys general over the acquired company's lending practices and contractor network. One solar panel installer has gone bankrupt and faced complaints across the country.

Los Angeles-based Lendistry — in less than two years — became the largest Black-run 7(a) lender. Its CEO credits a concerted effort by the Small Business Administration to reach out to minority lenders and businesses, whose participation in the lending program is growing.

Speakers at DC Fintech Week highlighted ways forward for regulators to keep pace with artificial intelligence, such as by setting up "guardrails" before guidelines.

The amount of money that investors are parking at a major Federal Reserve facility dropped below $1 trillion for the first time in more than two years.