BankThink

Banks need to advocate for the advancement of women-owned small businesses. Our economic diversity depends on it.

In “The Lords of Easy Money,” the journalist Christopher Leonard examines the Federal Reserve’s policy of quantitative easing following the 2008 financial crisis.

Managers who consciously look to set the tone by brightening work environments with their own smiles and laughter tend to create environments with greater employee and customer engagement.

"An unelected federal regulator is seeking to shortcut the traditional regulatory process," writes ABA Chief Executive Rob Nichols.

The Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act will help in the fight to eliminate financial disparities in underserved communities across our country.

Lenders don't oppose CFPB data collection for small-business loans but favor changes that would minimize unintended consequences for borrowers, a Consumer Bankers Association official writes.

Fraud has evolved to defeat existing federal Customer Identification Program requirements. It’s time for regulators to modernize them.

Federal housing funds are targeted at building more apartments, not promoting homeownership, which is essential to building intergenerational wealth. There's an easy fix lawmakers have long ignored.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must take into account the differences among buy now/pay later lenders. Some — including traditional banks — are more committed to offering responsible financing without late fees or hidden costs.

Banks have supported initiatives aimed at closing the racial equality gap but the industry risks undermining this by fighting new rules to gather demographic data on small-business lending.