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ABA Risk and Compliance Magazine Editorial Calendar

All editorial topics are tentative. Full Author Guidelines and ABA Media Guide are available online.

November/December 2026

  • Culture and ethics*
  • Model risk management*
  • CRA lending focus*
  • AI - build or buy?*
  • AI underwriting*
  • Fraud*

Completed articles due by August 14, 2026
Advertising space closing: October 1, 2026
Advertising materials due: October 8, 2026

January/February 2027

  • AI*
  • Examinations update*
  • Third-party guidance*
  • CRA CD activities*
  • What to expect in 2027*
  • Life cycle of regulatory rulemaking*
  • UDAAP*

Completed articles due by October 15, 2026
Advertising space closing: December 1, 2026
Advertising materials due: December 8, 2026

March/April 2027

  • Internal audit*
  • Stablecoin
  • CRA exams*
  • AI*
  • Crypto*

Completed articles due by December 15, 2026
Advertising space closing: February 1, 2027
Advertising materials due: February 8, 2027

May/June 2027

  • CRA*
  • Crypto*
  • AI
  • Bank security

Completed articles due by February 15, 2027
Advertising space closing: April 1, 2027
Advertising materials due: April 8, 2027 

Seeking submissions on the following topics:

We are currently accepting queries for articles on the following topics:

General

  • How did your bank use AI in risk and compliance [Magazine editor will interview the bank’s compliance or risk manager]
  • Overview of U.S. regulatory rulemaking — how laws, rules, and guidance move from inception to finalization, the roles and authority of key regulatory bodies, how CFPB interagency guidance fits into the legal framework, and where to find official rules and procedures

Risk

  • Fraud in specific areas
  • Pricing models: Models for pricing credit transactions.
  • Valuation models: Automated valuation models, option pricing models, asset pricing models.
  • Market risk models: VaR, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk
  • Operational risk models: Loss distribution approach, scenario modeling (other than capital scenarios)
  • Marketing models: Customer behavior, response rates, churn prediction, segmentation, clustering
  • Asset-liability management: Tools used for ALM.
  • Deepfake risks in identity verification and Know Your Customer (KYC)
  • Risk governance during mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

Compliance

  • Any topics covered on the CRCM exam
  • Information Security Provisions of GLBA/FFIEC Guidelines (Basics)
  • Office of Foreign Asset Control Regulations (Basics)