Regulators to Support Further Reg Relief Measures in Hearing Tomorrow
The heads of the regulatory agencies are expected to endorse various proposals for regulatory relief tomorrow in a hearing in...
Compliance and Risk
Third-Party Tactics: Six Strategies for Negotiating Contractual Terms
Useful insights banks can and should leverage during the contracting process.
ABA Seeks Pause on Basel Transition Period
The American Bankers Association today wrote to the heads of the federal regulatory agencies requesting that regulators pause the Basel...
CFPB Proposes Further Changes to Prepaid Rule; Issues Compliance Guide
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today proposed several changes to its final rule on prepaid products, whose implementation has been...
House Committee Passes Two Flood Insurance Bills
The House Financial Services Committee today approved two bills as part of a legislative package intended to reauthorize the National...
ABA: Regulations Should Be Tailored Based on Risk, Business Model
Regulations based on asset size are “inappropriate and needlessly burdensome” for many banks with non-complex business models, and ultimately lead...
In Advance of Committee Vote, ABA Shares Views on Flood Insurance Bills
While ABA supports the broader legislative effort to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program and several specific bills, the association...
ABA, Trade Groups Call for Litigation Relief under TCPA
ABA and a coalition of business trade associations yesterday urged the House Judiciary Committee to rein in the incentives created...
Treasury Department Issues Sweeping Regulatory Reform Recommendations
The Treasury Department tonight issued a 150-page report making dozens of recommendations for how Congress and regulatory agencies can streamline...
Supreme Court: Banks That Buy and Hold Debt Are Not ‘Debt Collectors’ under FDCPA
A bank that collects on debts it has bought and holds “for its own account” is not a debt collector...
