ABA chair Cathy Owen names SCAM Act, digital assets as top priorities
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This item covers an ABA Banking Journal podcast episode featuring Cathy Owen, executive chair of Eagle Bank & Trust and newly elected ABA chair. It is a leadership profile and agenda-setting conversation rather than a regulatory document, useful for tracking what the trade association will prioritize during her tenure.
- Cathy Owen is the newly elected chair of the American Bankers Association and executive chair of Eagle Bank & Trust in Little Rock.
- The podcast episode states her top ABA priorities during her chairmanship include the SCAM Act and digital assets.
- The episode also covers Eagle Bank & Trust's secondary market mortgage business and talent strategy for community banks.
- The episode is presented by Agri-Access and was published November 11, 2026.
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The ABA Banking Journal published a podcast episode on November 11, 2026, featuring Cathy Owen, who serves as executive chair of Eagle Bank & Trust in Little Rock and was newly elected as chair of the American Bankers Association. The…
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https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2026/11/podcast-cathy-owen-on-the-road-ahead-for-americas-banks/Read by Regulus 12 Nov 2026 at 01:04 UTC
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