House Panel Passes Bills to Stop Fiduciary Rule
By vote margins of 22 to 14, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved two bills that would provide alternatives...
Policy
Participation in MLRS Proposed for All OCC-Supervised Banks
The OCC is seeking comments on proposed changes to its Bank Secrecy Act/Money Laundering Risk Assessment, or MLRS, which evaluates...
House Passes ABA-Advocated Liquidity Bill
The House today agreed by voice vote to pass H.R. 2209. The bill, which is part of ABA's Agenda for...
Hensarling Added to ABA Summit Lineup
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has been added as a keynote speaker at the ABA Government Relations...
Sen. Shelby to Headline ABA Summit
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has been announced as a keynote speaker at the ABA Government Relations Summit,...
Study: Dodd-Frank Limited Revolving Consumer Credit by Double Digits
The Dodd-Frank Act has resulted in a 14.5 percent reduction in the revolving credit available to consumers in the form...
ABA, ABIA, State Alliance Seek Clarity on Mandatory Flood Insurance
ABA, the American Bankers Insurance Association and 52 state bankers associations today wrote to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urging him...
Rep. Pittenger Raps FinCEN for Short Comment Period
Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.), the vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, today...
Maria Vullo Named Top New York Financial Regulator
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today named Maria Vullo as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Nichols: 2017 Is Year for ‘Reset Button’ for Financial Reform
Acknowledging negative developments on Capitol Hill at the end of 2015 and “misguided and unfortunate” anti-bank rhetoric from presidential candidates,...
