With numerous lawsuits on industry regulations and aggressive actions by regulators to issue rules before the end of the year, your ABA Banking Journal editorial team has had an incredibly busy year. Our team published 1,385 short Newsbytes stories, as well as numerous web and print features, to keep the industry informed. Presented here are the top 10 most-read items published on the Banking Journal website this year.

Marketers' top objective: deposit growth, fueled by new customer acquisition, deepening existing customer relationships and improved retention.

While today’s bankers understand mutuality, do today’s potential clients? On this episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, bank leaders Gregg Tewksbury and Lori Dufficy discuss a new campaign, Mutuals Matter, that aims to educate consumers about mutual bank ownership.

Banks may have more outreach work to better define and promote their customer offerings when it comes to financial support and payment assistance services, according to a J.D. Power report examining how confident consumers are in their banks to help them in emergencies.

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index increased 3.1% in December compared to the month prior, landing at 74, according to final results for the month. The December figure was up 6.2% from a year ago.

January 6 - 31
Facilitated Training: The Banking Industry

January 14
Webinar: Strategic Imperatives for Community Banks

January 21 - February 14
Facilitated Training: Bank Lines of Business

January 21 - March 7
Facilitated Training: Analyzing Bank Performance

February 10 - March 7
Facilitated Training: Marketing Planning