Tag: banking policy

Executive Orders: Key Takeaways for Community Banks

On May 19, President Trump issued two executive orders, each bearing significant implications for the present and future of Texas community banking. The first, Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,...

ROAD to Housing Act Returns to Senate

Texas community banks have been waiting for this one. When the Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in March, it stripped out the House-approved community bank...

Compliance Costs Push Smallest Banks Toward Extinction

In an opinion piece published earlier this month, Chief Economist for the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Thomas Siems called upon Congress to address the “regulatory structure that continues to...