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Freddie Mac Reports $2.2B Profit in Q1
Freddie Mac posted net income of $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2017, reversing a loss from the first...
BAFT Elects New Officers
BAFT, ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary, today announced the election of new officers for the 2017-2018 association year.
Lawmakers Call for Further Delay of Fiduciary Rule
In a letter today to Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, a group of more than 100 Republican lawmakers called for a...
To Protect Consumers, ABA Seeks Pause on HMDA Expansion
ABA today called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to rescind requirements to collect any Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data...
FDIC Releases Final De Novo Handbook
The FDIC today released the final version of its long-awaited handbook to help de novo banks apply for deposit insurance.
Supreme Court Sends Miami Fair Housing Case Back for Rehearing
While holding that cities may sue lenders under the Fair Housing Act, alleging reduced property tax revenues due to predatory...
Despite Tick Down, Most Americans Still Identify as Savers
The share of Americans who say they enjoy saving more than spending ticked down six points in 2017 to 59...
Luetkemeyer Introduces Flood Insurance Reform Bill
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) today introduced the Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act, which includes several flood insurance reform policies.
Joint Trades Op-Ed: Durbin Harms Community Banks, Small Business
In a joint op-ed published in Morning Consult today, the heads of several major financial trade associations, including ABA, called...
