How Washington is Failing Main Street
Following assurances that Congress is working to limit the impact of excessive regulation on Americans, community bankers recently made it clear that lawmakers can't have it both ways.
How excessive regulation is crushing Main Street
How excessive regulation is crushing Main Street: The impact of the feds’ squeeze on community bankers is a special report prepared by The Washington Times Advocacy Department.
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Time to put some Main Street common sense into banking regulations
One of the biggest problems with Big Government today is that it too often seeks to regulate with a one-size-fits-all approach.
Consistent Security Standards Essential to Protecting Consumers
As community banks continue to seek fair and equitable regulation, one area in need of greater consistency is how we protect against massive data breaches.
Blaine Luetkemeyer: A community banker inside Congress
Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer is a champion for small bankers in Washington. And that's because he's been one of them.
Regulators need to experience the burden of their compliance mandates
Are community banks overregulated?
A Main Street banker's perspective on excessive federal regulation
I am the President and CEO of the Bank of Zachary in Zachary, La., and earlier this year I got the opportunity to tell Congress a little bit about the hidden cost of federal regulations and how these costs impact small business and economic growth on Main Street.
Removing community bank barriers essential for growth
Regulatory red tape has inhibited the formation of new community banks, the hometown institutions that have been the cornerstone of our nation's financial system for more than a century.
Small business owners victimized by Operation Choke Point decry government overreach
Allison Deguisne, the owner of a small chain of Westshore Cash and Loan, says she will stop running the two-shop operation by the end of the month, and she blames federal government regulators.
Making the case for Main Street
By its very definition, the word "justice" equates with rightfulness and justness of ground or reason.
End run by the credit unions
George Stigler won the 1982 Nobel Prize in Economics for work that changed forever the way economists look at government regulation of business and industry.
Doing the Right Thing is in the Community Bank DNA
I am humbled and grateful to represent the nation's community banks, an industry that has made its mark through honest dealing, community involvement and personalized customer service.
Millennials Are the Future for Community Banks
Forget what you think you know about Generation Y.
Accounting Standards Next in Long Line of Cookie-Cutter Regulations
You've heard the old line that an elephant is a mouse built to government specifications?
Let's Cut Call Report Paperwork Down to Size
Regulatory paperwork continues to occupy far too many community bank resources that could be dedicated to improving local communities, and the problem is only getting worse.
