Szyperski Urges Bank Leaders to Engage Employees in Advocacy
Outgoing ABA Chairman Jeff Szyperski issued a rallying call to bankers to “get whole organization involved” in grassroots advocacy.
Policy
Nichols Op-Ed: California Public Banks Would Be ‘Solution in Search of a Problem’
In a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols warned that California’s municipalities should avoid chartering...
ABA HSA Council Supports Bill to Extend Services Covered by HSAs
The American Bankers Association’s Health Savings Account Council today wrote to House Ways and Means Committee leaders urging them to...
GAO: Fed’s Large Bank Guidance Constitutes a Rule
The Government Accountability Office this week found that the two of the Federal Reserve’s guidance documents on large bank supervision—which...
House Passes ABA-Advocated AML Modernization Bill in Bipartisan Vote
The House today voted to pass the ABA-backed Corporate Transparency Act (H.R. 2513). The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Maloney...
DOL Proposes Expanded Use of Electronic Delivery for Plan Documents
The Labor Department has issued its much-awaited proposal that would modernize retirement disclosures by providing a new safe harbor for...
Federal Judge Blocks OCC’s ‘Fintech Charter’
A federal judge in New York yesterday blocked the OCC from issuing charters to non-depository special-purpose national banks, as the...
House Members Call for OFR Study of CECL’s Financial Stability Impact
A bipartisan group of 28 House members last week called on the Financial Stability Oversight Council to require that the...
ABA, State Associations Urge House to Pass AML Modernization Bill
ABA and the state bankers associations today urged the House to pass the Corporate Transparency Act (H.R. 2513), which is...
Nichols, Housing Leaders Call for Thoughtful, Balanced Approach to Housing Reform
As policymakers pursue housing finance reform, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols joined the heads of four housing trade associations...
