Trump Orders Regulatory Reform Efforts at Agencies
President Trump on Friday issued an executive order as part of his administration’s efforts to reduce regulatory burdens.
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BAFT Comments on Proposed Revisions to AML/CFT Guidance
BAFT -- ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary -- commented last week on the Basel Committee’s proposed revisions to its guidance...
ABA Advocates for Changes to 2018 Farm Bill
At a Senate Agriculture Committee field hearing in Kansas today, ABA highlighted the critical role that the nation’s banks play...
Fed, OCC Issue Transition Period Guidance on Variation Margin
As the ABA Securities Association and other trade groups have urged, the Federal Reserve and the OCC today issued guidance...
ABA Summit to Feature Expert Panel on Social Media, Advocacy
ABA’s Government Relations Summit -- to be held March 20-22 in Washington, D.C. -- will feature a panel discussion on...
ABA, FSSCC Seek Dialogue-Based Approach to Cyber Rules
In a comment letter today, the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council -- of which ABA is an active member --...
Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Expand HSAs
Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) yesterday introduced the Health Savings Act of...
Rep. Tipton Reintroduces ABA, Alliance-Backed Tailored Regulation Bill
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and eight GOP co-sponsors yesterday reintroduced the House version of the TAILOR Act (H.R. 1116), which...
Full Circuit Court to Hear Appeal of CFPB Structure Case
The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today agreed to hear the appeal in PHH Mortgage v. Consumer Financial Protection...
FDIC Watchdog Highlights Gaps in Banks’ Vendor Contracts
Few banks’ contracts with technology service providers (TSPs) provide sufficient detail about the providers’ business continuity and incident response capabilities...
