DOD Amends MLA Interpretive Rule
The Department of Defense has released changes to its 2016 interpretive rule clarifying certain provisions of the Military Lending Act...
Compliance and Risk
House Passes ABA-Backed Bill Providing Relief for Smaller Mortgage Lenders
By a 294-129 vote, the House today passed a bipartisan bill that would offer relief for smaller lenders with respect...
ABA Supports TCPA Safe Harbor for Technical Errors
In a joint comment letter with the Financial Services Roundtable and the Consumer Bankers Association yesterday, ABA supported a petition...
House Passes Bill Preventing Future ‘Choke Point’ Efforts
Although the Justice Department has ended its controversial "Operation Choke Point" initiative, the House tonight overwhelmingly passed a bill that...
ABA Supports TCPA Exemption for Mortgage Servicing Calls Made during Disasters
In a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission today, the American Bankers Association supported a petition from the Federal...
Newsbytes Podcast: Jeffrey Ball on Fintech, Marijuana Banking, De Novos and More
On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Jeffrey Ball -- president and CEO of Friendly Hills Bank, Whittier,...
Fed Seeks Comment on Proposed Stress Test Changes
The Federal Reserve today released for comment several proposals that together attempt to bring more transparency to stress testing exercises—a long-standing...
ABA Urges Modernization of CRA Regulatory Practices
As part of ABA’s long-term engagement with the Treasury Department and financial regulators on the Community Reinvestment Act, the association...
GAO Finds that CFPB’s Indirect Auto Lending Guidance Is a ‘Rule’
The Government Accountability Office today issued a statement that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2013 guidance on fair lending risks...
FinCEN Launches New Public-Private Information-Sharing Forum
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network will formalize FinCEN Exchange, a new forum to facilitate public- and private-sector information sharing on...
