Keating Media Appearances Focus on Farm Credit, 2016 Campaign
ABA President and CEO Frank Keating discussed regulatory burden and reforming the Farm Credit System in several local North Dakota...
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NCR Launches New Cloud-Based ATM Software Platform
NCR, a leading provider of consumer transaction technologies, today announced that it is launching a new cloud-based enterprise software platform...
OCC Combines Guidance on Trade Finance and Services
The OCC today updated its Comptroller’s Handbook guidance on trade finance and services, consolidating three previous booklets issued in 1994,...
Labor Department Proposes More Expansive Fiduciary Definition
The Department of Labor today re-proposed a rule redefining who counts as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security...
House Passes ABA-Backed Points and Fees Bill
By a bipartisan 286-140 vote, the House today passed H.R. 685, a bill introduced by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) that...
OCC Updates Guidance on RESPA Compliance
The OCC today updated its Comptroller’s Handbook guidance on complying with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Regulation X.
This Week: Hearings on Reg Burden, Ex-Im, Housing
Congress returns today from its spring recess and its week ahead includes two hearings on regulatory burden.
Basel Committee Drops ‘Credit Spread Risk’ Plan
The Basel Committee has reportedly dropped its plan for a new capital requirement for “credit spread risk” on loans, bonds...
‘Tax Day’ Ads Spotlight Credit Union Tax Exemption
In recognition of Tax Day, the Financial Education and Advocacy Initiative will run ads Wednesday spotlighting credit unions’ outdated tax...
Employers Can Decide That Physical Presence at Work is an Essential Function
On April 10, 2015, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its long-awaited en banc decision in Equal Employment Opportunity...
