WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association today announced the board approval of its merger with America's Community Bankers on its Web site, www.aba.com.

ABA reported that the move was approved unanimously, taking one step closer to creating a bigger, stronger force in Washington, D.C. for credit union trades to reckon with. ACB will hold a member vote in October and, if approved, the merger should be completed in November.

The new organization would retain the ABA name, but rename its Community Banker Council America's Community Bankers Council. Ed Yingling will remain president/CEO of the combined ABA, while ACB President/CEO Diane Casey-Landry will become executive vice president/chief operating officer.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts.
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders.
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders.
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com.
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.