CFTC White Paper Calls for Overhaul of Cross-Border Swaps Regulatory Framework
In a white paper published today, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo called for changes to the CFTC’s regulatory...
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ABA Nominates New Board Members
The ABA nominating committee -- chaired by Dorothy Savarese, chairman, president and CEO of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank,...
ABA Data Bank: Economic Recovery Leaving De Novo Banks Behind
New bank charters historically mirrored new business startups, but sharply declined after the financial crisis and have not yet recovered.
FinCEN, Agencies Provide CIP Relief for Premium Finance Loans
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the financial regulatory agencies today announced an exemption from the customer identification program rules...
FHLBs’ Affordable Housing Funds Up 8 Percent in 2017
The Federal Home Loan Banks awarded approximately $398.7 million in affordable housing program funds in 2017, an 8 percent increase...
GOP Lawmakers Call for Fed to Drop SIFI Designation for Banks Under $250B in Assets
A group of 29 Republican lawmakers wrote to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles today calling on the...
FHA to Require Second Appraisal for Some Reverse Mortgages
The Federal Housing Administration released guidance to issuers of FHA-insured reverse mortgages today stating that the agency may require a...
ABA Op-Ed: Regulators Need to Revisit Bank Capital Rules
In an American Banker op-ed today, ABA EVP Wayne Abernathy and VP Hugh Carney explain why it’s time for regulators...
