Sep09 Is It Time to Rethink CECL?

Is CECL making community banks safer—or simply making banking more complicated and expensive?

That’s the question Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman raises in a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece, “How to Make Life Hard for Small Banks.” Bowman argues that the Current Expected Credit Loss standard has created significant costs and complexity for smaller institutions without delivering enough additional benefit.

Sep02 OBL Launches Banker Advocacy Network
To strengthen the Ohio Bankers League's grassroots advocacy efforts, the Government Relations Team is launching the Banker Advocacy Network. This program will help us quickly connect lawmakers with bankers who are willing to build personal relationships or already have trusted relationships with them.

Sep02 Suspicious Activity Reporting: Joint Statement on Suspicious Activity Report Confidentiality Considerations Regarding Communications with Customers
On September 2, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and the National Credit Union Administration issued a statement to clarify confidentiality requirements related to Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR), particularly when banks communicate with their customers regarding potentially fraudulent transactions.