ABA-Supported Bills Clear House Committee
The House Financial Services Committee yesterday passed three ABA-supported bills addressing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and proposed limitations on...
Policy
Yellen: Banks Need ‘Tailored’ Regulation
In her opening remarks for the St. Louis Fed’s third annual Community Banking Research and Policy Conference, Federal Reserve Chairman...
ABA to Bankers: Call Your Senators This Week on Reg Relief
ABA is urging all bankers to phone their senators today and tomorrow to ask them to support S. 1484, the...
Rep. Fincher Introduces Ex-Im Reauthorization Bill
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.) last week introduced a bill that would reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, whose congressional authority lapsed on...
Cordray Signals ‘Hold-Harmless’ Period for TRID Compliance
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray signaled that the bureau and...
Weekly Infobyte: With a Government Shutdown in Play, How Will Consumers Respond?
Government shutdowns and debates over fiscal deadlines correlate with sharp drops in consumer optimism.
Nearly 100 House Democrats Call for Changes to Fiduciary Rule
Ninety-six House Democrats wrote to Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Wednesday urging changes to DoL’s controversial proposed rule redefining who...
ABA Files Comments on Stress Test, Capital Planning Changes
ABA yesterday filed a comment letter on changes to stress tests and capital planning exercises for large and mid-sized banks....
Heitkamp Introduces Refinancing Plan for Private Student Loans
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) yesterday introduced a bill that she said would make it easier for borrowers to refinance private...
Draft Spending Bill Includes SBA Loan Funding Flexibility
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) yesterday unveiled a draft spending bill keeping the federal government open through Dec....
