After ABA Advocacy, FEMA Reverses Decision on Flood Insurance During Shutdown
Effective immediately, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will allow operations of the National Flood Insurance Program to resume, even while...
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FEMA Curtails New Flood Insurance Policies During Government Shutdown
In an unanticipated move yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it will halt regular National Flood Insurance Program...
Bank Regulators to Stay Open While Other Agencies Partially Close; NFIP Reauthorized
With the federal government shut down since Saturday morning, several agencies are closing all but essential operations.
Luetkemeyer Introduces Bill to Block CECL Implementation
Citing concerns over the wide-reaching effects the Current Expected Credit Loss standard could have on the U.S. economy, Rep. Blaine...
Partial Government Shutdown Increasingly Likely
If Congress and President Trump do not reach agreement today on a spending bill, the federal government will begin partial...
Luetkemeyer Introduces Bill Codifying ‘Guidance as Guidance’
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) today introduced a bill that would require federal regulatory agencies when issuing guidance documents to clearly...
SEC Seeks Comment on Frequency of Financial Reports
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday sought comment on the current regime of quarterly financial reporting for public companies, including...
House Members Call for CECL Study, Delay
As the Financial Stability Oversight Council meets today to discuss, among other topics, the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Current Expected...
Nichols Talks 2019 Legislative Agenda on Bloomberg Radio
ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols appeared on Kevin Cirilli’s Bloomberg Radio show yesterday to discuss the legislative outlook for...
FSOC Meets Today; CECL on Agenda
The Financial Stability Oversight Council meets today in open and executive sessions. Among other things, the preliminary agenda for the...
