House Members Ask CFPB for Community Financial Institution Exemptions
A bipartisan group of 329 House members wrote to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday, urging the agency to exempt...
Compliance and Risk
FDIC Watchdog Finds Major Flaws in Refund Loan Supervision
In supervising banks that made tax refund anticipation loans, the FDIC made “aggressive and unprecedented” use of its supervisory powers...
Hensarling Previews Regulatory Reform Plan
Speaking today at ABA’s Government Relations Summit, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) offered a preview of a...
Agencies Working with FinCEN on Marijuana Banking Guidance
The federal banking agencies are having discussions with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network about guidance on how financial institutions can...
OCC Issues Proposal on EGRPRA-Related Reg Changes
The OCC today issued a proposal that would make several regulatory adjustments as part of its efforts under the Economic...
ABA-Advocated Tailored Regulation Bill Passes House Committee
By a bipartisan 34-22 margin, the House Financial Services Committee today advanced the ABA-advocated TAILOR Act.
FinCEN Proposes FBAR Filing Relief for Bank Employees
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network yesterday issued a proposal clarifying who is exempt from filing Reports of Foreign Bank and...
CFPB Sets Up ABA-Advocated Rural Designation Appeal Process
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued a final rule establishing a process by which a businesses and individuals can...
ABA Endorses FTN Financial’s Municipal Credit Review Platform
Through its Corporation for American Banking subsidiary, ABA today endorsed FTN Financial’s platform for municipal credit review and monitoring.
