BAFT to Offer New Payment Certification
BAFT -- ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary -- announced a new partnership with the London Institute for Banking and Finance...
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OCC’s Noreika Embraces Fintech Charter
In a long-awaited speech today, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika embraced the OCC’s plans to issue special purpose...
Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Having Banks of All Sizes
Americans overwhelmingly believe that our economy needs banks of all sizes, and a majority is concerned about the falling number...
Regulators Issue Proposal to Increase Mandatory CRE Appraisal Thresholds
The federal regulatory agencies issued a proposal to increase the threshold for required appraisals for commercial real estate transactions from...
Fed Seeks Comments on Proposed Reporting Changes for BHCs
The Federal Reserve is seeking comments on a proposal to revise the FR-Y9 report that bank holding companies with more...
FDIC’s Revised Exam Appeal Guidelines Reflect ABA-Advocated Changes
The FDIC today issued revised guidelines to expand banks’ rights to appeal exam decisions and improve consistency with other agencies’...
Nichols: With Arbitration Rule, CFPB Chooses Trial Lawyers Over Consumers
In an op-ed for The Hill today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols argued that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s...
ABA, Washington Federal Rebut Government Claims in Fed Dividend Case
In advance of oral arguments scheduled for July 27, ABA and Washington Federal yesterday filed a reply brief supporting their...
