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House Passes Bill Preventing Future ‘Choke Point’ Efforts
Although the Justice Department has ended its controversial "Operation Choke Point" initiative, the House tonight overwhelmingly passed a bill that...
Fed to Change Procedures for Foreign Banks’ Access to Intraday Credit
The Federal Reserve will change its procedures for how U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations access intraday credit...
Fed to Publish Libor Replacement Rate Starting in Q2 2018
The Federal Reserve today announced plans to publish three new reference rates for use in U.S. dollar derivatives and financial...
ABA Supports TCPA Exemption for Mortgage Servicing Calls Made during Disasters
In a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission today, the American Bankers Association supported a petition from the Federal...
FHA Announces New Loan Limits for 2018, Blocks PACE Loans
The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages the Federal Housing Administration will insure will increase in 2018, the agency said...
Newsbytes Podcast: Jeffrey Ball on Fintech, Marijuana Banking, De Novos and More
On the latest episode of the ABA Newsbytes Podcast, Jeffrey Ball -- president and CEO of Friendly Hills Bank, Whittier,...
Fed Seeks Comment on Proposed Stress Test Changes
The Federal Reserve today released for comment several proposals that together attempt to bring more transparency to stress testing exercises—a long-standing...
