Hensarling: Choice Act to ‘Remove Bureaucrats from the Boardroom’
If passed, the Financial Choice Act will serve as a “deregulatory life preserver” for community banking institutions, said the bill’s...
Economy
Burgess: Regulatory Overload Hinders New Bank Startups
Excessive regulation discourages investors from launching de novo banks, thus reducing capacity for economic growth and financial choices for consumers...
Sen. Brown Hopeful that Days of Banking Committee ‘Dysfunction’ Over
In remarks to the general session of ABA’s Government Relations Summit today, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said that “the days...
Nichols Op-Ed: Let Community Banks Drive the Economy Forward
In an op-ed in The Hill newspaper today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols fought back at the notion that...
Hundreds of Bankers to Congress: Repeal Durbin
In a joint letter to House leadership today, ABA, along with 793 banks and 49 state associations, urged Congress to...
