CBA in the News

Comstock's: Banks struggle amid large debt minimal borrowers

February 2012

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown and Past Chairman Rick Smith discuss the issues that are affecting banks in the Sacramento region. 

Santa Cruz Sentinel: Rod Brown Opinion Piece on Financial Elder Abuse

January 22, 2012

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown discusses the importance of protecting senior citizens from scams and elder financial abuse in a Santa Cruz Sentinel opinion piece.  

KSBY Santa Barbara: Rod Brown Discusses Bank Transfer Day in Atascadero

November 5, 2011

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown speaks with KSBY Santa Barbara about protesters in Atascadero who support the Bank Transfer Day movement, and notes the importance of the charitable support banks give to their local communities. 

CBS 5 San Francisco: CBA President & CEO Rod Brown Discusses National Bank Transfer Day

November 4, 2011

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown talks to CBS 5 about the National Bank Transfer Day, slated for November 5, reminding consumers to make sure that the new institution fits your needs before switching. 

Pacific Coast Business Times: Area banker tells Fed chief how grim it is

October 7, 2011

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown talks to Pacific Coast Business Times' editor, Henry Dubroff, about CBA's recent joint visit to Washington, D.C.

San Jose Mercury News: CBA op-ed titled, "Banks support law to protect seniors from fraud"

April 25, 2011

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown authored an op-ed, "Banks support law to protect seniors from fraud", discussing CBA's support for SB 33, which seeks to eliminate the sunset provision contained in California's Financial Elder Abuse Reporting Act, passed in 2005.

KCBS Radio

July 7, 2010

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown discusses the new overdraft regulations with George Harris on KCBS radio.

KQED Public Radio

June 28, 2010

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown participated in a panel discussing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

San Jose Mercury News

April 26, 2010

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown authored a second op-ed, "The wrong approach to helping struggling borrowers stay in their homes," on the proposed SB 1275, allowing borrowers to litigate when ineligible for a loan modification.

KMJ AM Radio

April 23, 2010

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown spoke with Ray Appleton on the morning news program about financial regulatory reform and its potential impact on the industry and California.

Sacramento Bee - "Another View: Homeowner protection bill misleads"

April 21, 2010

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown authored an op-ed, "Another View: Homeowner protection bill misleads," on the proposed SB 1275, which would create an avenue for borrowers to litigate when they are ineligible for a loan modification.

KQED Public Radio

April 9, 2010

CBA President and CEO Rodney Brown participated in a panel discussing the "Move Your Money" campaign.

San Diego Union Tribune

February 13, 2010

CBA President Rod Brown discusses banks, lending and the credit unions' push to expand their business lending authority.

Bakersfield Californian

January 2, 2010

What will 2010 bring?  Read CBA President Rod Brown's outlook for California banks.

San Francisco Chronicle

December 30, 2009

Read CBA Member, Steve Buster's op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle, "Banking rules are stifling recovery."