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An ABA public education campaign warning consumers about the risks of check fraud has received two awards for video and television excellence.

A proposed amendment would add language capping credit card interest rates at 10% to the GENIUS Act, an unrelated bill establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.

ABA joined state and national associations in voicing strong opposition to adding credit card routing mandates to an unrelated bill on stablecoins.

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) has filed an amendment to add credit card network routing mandates to an unrelated bill establishing a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.

The FDIC board unanimously voted to rescind a 2024 statement on bank mergers that expanded the factors taken under consideration when the agency reviews merger applications.

DIF reserve ratio remains on track to reach the statutory minimum of 1.35% by year's end. Also, FDIC will explore changing how it calculates the DIF's exposure to losses.