House Passes ABA-Backed Flood Insurance Extension
The House today passed an ABA-supported measure extending the National Flood Insurance Program through Nov. 30, providing certainty for lenders and borrowers during this year’s hurricane season.
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ABA Urges House to Pass Flood Insurance Extension
ABA today urged the House to vote to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through Nov. 30, providing certainty for lenders and borrowers during this year’s hurricane season.
NYDFS Final Rule Establishes ‘Best Interest’ Standard for Insurance Sellers
The New York Department of Financial Services today issued a final rule adopting a “best interest” standard for insurers licensed to sell life insurance and annuity products.
ABA Supports HSA Provisions in House Bills
As the House Ways and Means Committee today began a markup of several bills that included provisions related to health savings accounts, ABA wrote to committee leaders thanking them for their efforts to expand the flexibility of HSAs.
Trade Associations Urge Congress to Take Action on Flood Reauthorization
A group of 22 trade associations today wrote to congressional leaders urging them to take swift action to extend the National Flood Insurance Program to avoid a lapse in the program, which is set to expire on July 31.
Senate Passes Farm Bill with Flood Insurance Extension
By a bipartisan 86-11, the Senate today passed its version the 2018 farm bill.
Rise of the Machines?
Robots and drones on the job in the financial services sector.
Flood Compliance: Exploring the Depths
The text of the regulation alone is not enough to understand the full scope of our responsibilities for flood compliance.
Coalition Urges Senate to Protect Crop Insurance
A coalition of more than 600 agricultural banking and insurance organizations — including ABA — and other ag industry constituents signed onto a letter to members of the Senate urging them to oppose any harmful amendments in the 2018 Farm Bill that would increase the cost of, reduce or limit participation in, or harm private sector delivery of crop insurance.
ABA’s McKechnie Calls on Congress to Expand HSAs
In testimony before the Joint Economic Committee today, ABA HSA Council Executive Director Kevin McKechnie called on Congress to expand and strengthen health savings accounts as part of the ongoing effort to improve the American healthcare system.