The national trade association of community development banks. We are the voice & champion of banks with a mission of serving low & moderate income communities.
Washington, D.C.
Joined March 2013
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We've submitted our comments on the OCC and FDIC CRA proposal. We see opportunity to reduce compliance burden, but believe several provisions threaten to diminish the impact that our members have in their communities.
Read our letter: cdbanks.org/advocacy/cdba-co…
Our members—and all CDFIs and mission-based lenders—should find this four-part series valuable. Spoiler alert: Jeannine Jacokes, our CEO, is in the second episode discussing how CDFI banks strengthen local economies and support community development.
Building a more inclusive financial system takes partnership, accountability, and a commitment to community needs.
Explore our Pathways to Financial Inclusion series: bit.ly/pathways-to-financial…
#FinancialInclusion #EconomicJustice
Heads-up for our mission-focused bankers: Our webinar featuring fun, engaging financial education programs is Thursday at 3 p.m. Sign up below for a Cashy demonstration! ow.ly/w3iR50ZTKk1
CDBA's next Product Development Showcase features Cashy, which builds gamified financial education tools for banks and credit unions — including a dashboard that tracks CRA-eligible volunteer hours. Thursday, Oct. 8, 3 p.m. ET.
CDBA members, register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
In an @oberlinreview interview, @markapinsky of CDFI Friendly America, who helped create the @CDFIFund, says CDFIs may be "the only bipartisan thing left in any kind of national discussion."
oberlinreview.org/38551/news…
Long-delayed FY25 @CDFIFund dollars have been released ahead of their Sept. 30 expiration. CDFI Caucus co-chairs @MarkWarner and Sen. Mike Crapo urged Treasury to deploy CDFI funds quickly, transparently, and fairly.
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The latest in @BNYglobal's Voice of Community Banks initiative is out—and it features three CDBA members discussing how to keep pace with rapid changes in the banking sector while also staying true to their mission. Check it out below!
bny.com/corporate/global/en/…
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NEWS: The Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act, a landmark crypto market structure bill. The vote was 49-50, with three Republicans voting against: Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Josh Hawley (Mo) and Jerry Moran (Kansas).
(Tillis voted no with a motion to recommit, procedural)
Important and welcome news: The @CDFIFund this morning made long-awaited program awards funded by FY 2025 appropriations set to expire Sept. 30. In a break with past practice, it did not release a list of awardees. Applicants should monitor AMIS. ow.ly/u26Y50ZO13a
CDBA has shared concerns with Sens. Thune and Schumer about H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act: it could let stablecoins substitute for bank deposits without comparable guardrails, pulling capital out of CDFI and community bank lending. ow.ly/muqi50ZNy7j
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On 9/23, join @federalreserve Governor Michael S. Barr & Karen Leone de Nie, vice president & community affairs officer at @AtlantaFed, for a fireside chat at Housing Affordability 2026: A Community Development Summit. The event is free to attend virtually bit.ly/4d441ie
BPI wants federal regulators to directly supervise the tech firms serving large numbers of banks, citing a Fed staff paper calling third-party providers “a hidden cyber fault line.” Disclosure-to-exploitation: 22 hours in 2026, down from 53 days in 2024.
bpi.com/the-growing-faultlin…
A @federalreserve OIG report found stop-work orders in 2025 left the CFPB temporarily unable to carry out some statutory duties, but more compelling is the discussion of the OIG's scope limitation and the CFPB's unapologetic response.
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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act raises the public welfare investment cap—the authority banks use for low-income housing tax credit and New Markets Tax Credit equity—to 20% of bank capital, from 15% . A survey found 42%+ of banks were near their cap.
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“It's really about Barnes' desire to give back to a community that is near and dear to him."
Small-town banks rarely find buyers like this. NBA star Harrison Barnes bought Community State Bank in rural Iowa and is keeping it intact. Impact investing comes in many forms.
Harrison Barnes has been inspired by several bankers, leading him to invest $25M of his own money into a small Iowa bank.
We look at some of his mentors in the attached clip.
The full story, straight from Barnes, can be found at thebankslate.substack.com/p/…
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BREAKING: HOUSE LEADERSHIP
is canceling the last two weeks of September. House will be out.
