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Household Debt Climbs; Mortgage Debt Remains Below Peak
Outstanding household debt increased by 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2018, rising by $82 billion to land at...
FCC Seeks Comment on Blocking of Presumptively Illegal Calls
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking comment on how it might further empower companies that provide telephone service to block...
ABA, Farm Groups Urge Lawmakers to Quickly Reconcile House, Senate Farm Bills
As Congress prepares to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the farm bill, the American Bankers Association joined a...
CFPB Final Rule Codifies Legal Exemption for Annual Privacy Notice Requirements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today issued its long-awaited final rule amending Regulation P to incorporate a new legal exception...
ABA Urges CFTC to Adopt Risk-Based Measure for Swap Regulations
ABA today welcomed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposal to set the swap dealer de minimis threshold at $8 billion...
Bankers Say S. 2155’s Reciprocal Deposit Provision Most Helpful
When asked to rank eight key provisions of S. 2155 -- the new regulatory reform law -- based on their...
Podcast: New Tools to Fight Synthetic ID Fraud
Synthetic identity theft is a fast-emerging vector of financial fraud, reaching $8 billion and accounting for the majority of fraud...
