OCC’s Noreika Embraces Fintech Charter
In a long-awaited speech today, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika embraced the OCC’s plans to issue special purpose...
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Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Having Banks of All Sizes
Americans overwhelmingly believe that our economy needs banks of all sizes, and a majority is concerned about the falling number...
Nichols: With Arbitration Rule, CFPB Chooses Trial Lawyers Over Consumers
In an op-ed for The Hill today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols argued that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s...
ABA Outlines Tax Reform Priorities in Letter to Sen. Hatch
As tax reform discussions continue on Capitol Hill and with legislation potentially moving in the coming months, ABA President and...
Housing, Financial Groups Support Bipartisan Flood Insurance Bill
A coalition of housing and financial trade associations including ABA wrote to members of the House and Senate on Friday...
State Bankers Associations Urge Congress to Take Action to Block Arbitration Rule
State bankers associations from all 50 states and Puerto Rico today wrote to Senate leadership urging lawmakers to use their...
Trades Urge Trump to Focus on Improving Access to Chinese Financial Markets
The Engage China coalition of 12 financial trade associations, including ABA and BAFT -- ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary --...
Yellen Opens Door to Reforms of Enhanced Leverage Ratio
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen acknowledged that aspects of the agency’s enhanced supplementary...
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calls for Better Exam Coordination
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin yesterday, a group of bipartisan lawmakers urged Treasury to prioritize policy changes...
Yellen Highlights Opportunities for Reg Relief
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen highlighted opportunities for Congress and financial regulators...
