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ABA Action Update Covers First Four Months of New Congress
In the first four months of the 114th Congress, 28 ABA-supported bills have been introduced, ABA bankers and staff have testified before Congress four times, the Federal Reserve finalized an ABA-advocated rule change helping smaller banks and ABA Chairman John Ikard participated in President Obama’s cybersecurity summit.
ABA Urges Grassroots Action in Advance of OCC Mutual Meeting
The OCC’s Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting this morning in Washington, D.C.
Quiet Week Ahead for Banks on Capitol Hill
Banking will see a quiet week on Capitol Hill as the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee turn their attention to insurance regulation with several hearings.
Banker Op-Ed: Over-Regulation Limits New Bank Startups
Excessive regulation is keeping people from starting new banks, A. Scott Anderson said in a Deseret News op-ed published today.
ABA Seeks Letters to Congress on Pending Legislation
ABA is asking bankers to write their senators and representatives to enlist their support for several bipartisan bills introduced in recent weeks as part of ABA’s Agenda for America’s Hometown Banks: Data security. This alert urges senators to co-sponsor S. 921, which would strengthen data security standards for all players and recognize the high standards
House Passes Second ABA-Backed Cybersecurity Bill
With a 355-63 vote, the House today passed the ABA-supported National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (H.R. 1731), which would enhance cybersecurity threat information sharing.
ABA Supports Bills on Rural Designations, SEC Registration Threshold
ABA today wrote to Congress to urge support of two recently introduced bills. S. 871, introduced by Sens. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), would establish a process for designating an area rural for purposes of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exemptions. It is a companion to a bill that the
Agencies Signal Call Report Simplification
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, federal banking regulators said they intend to propose “burden-reducing” changes to the Call Report.
ABA-Advocated Exam Fairness Bill Introduced in House
Joined by 29 bipartisan cosponsors, Reps. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) yesterday introduced H.R. 1941, which would help address ongoing concerns about the lack of consistency and quality in the bank examination process.