Former CU Regulator: NCUA Overstepping Congressional Mandate
In an American Banker op-ed today, former National Credit Union Administration Chairman Mark McWatters expressed concern that the agency has...
Policy
OCC Pauses Publication of Fair Access Rule
The OCC announced today that it will pause the publication of a controversial final rule stating that banks should provide...
Biden Calls for Review of HUD’s 2020 Disparate Impact Rule
In an executive order issued today, President Biden directed the Department of Housing and Human Services to review the effects...
SBA Announces Improvements to PPP Loan Review Process
In response to a letter from the American Bankers Association yesterday highlighting “systemic” issues with the Paycheck Protection Program since...
House Financial Services Subcommittee Chairmen, Democratic Members Announced
The House Financial Services Committee today announced the subcommittee chairmen for the 117th Congress.
Senate Confirms Yellen as Treasury Secretary
By a bipartisan vote of 84 to 15 tonight, the Senate approved the nomination of Janet Yellen to serve as...
ABA Raises PPP-Related Issues in Letter to SBA, Treasury
In a letter to the acting heads of the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department today, the American Bankers Association...
ABA, Trade Groups Support HUD Private Flood Insurance Proposal
The American Bankers Association today joined a coalition of finance, housing and insurance trade groups in a letter urging the...
Op-Ed: Indiana Academic Offers Options for Ending Credit Union Tax Exemption
As the concerning trend of tax-exempt credit unions purchasing taxpaying banks persists, an Indiana academic raised the question of whether...
Biden Names Acting Agency Leadership
Pending confirmation of his executive branch and administrative agency nominees, President Biden today designated acting leaders for several agencies.
