Consumer Credit Surged in November

Federal Reserve Financial Services recently announced the expansion of FedDetect Duplicate Notification for Check Services to include commercial checks, alongside its existing Treasury check notification service.

The Hill newspaper announced that ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols, Chief Policy Officer Naomi Camper and EVP of Congressional Relations and Legislative Affairs Kirsten Sutton were named to its list of 2024 top lobbyists.

Agency extended to Dec. 10 the deadline for contractors to object to the disclosure of their 2021 diversity data, known as “EEO-1 reports.” ABA has prepared an analysis to guide banks on their responses.

Federal and state financial regulators released a joint statement with strategies and advice for financial institutions on identifying, preventing and responding to elder financial exploitation.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has been hearing the legal challenge against the CFPB’s small dollar lending rule, issued an order last week clarifying that the rule’s compliance date is March 30, 2025.

Economic activity rose slightly in most of the 12 Federal Reserve districts since October, with business contacts expressing optimism that demand will rise in coming months, the Fed said.