Senate Panel Passes Spending Bill with Reg Relief Attached
The Senate Appropriations Committee today passed by a 16-14 party-line vote a spending bill for fiscal year 2016 that includes...
Policy
Democratic Report Highlights Ex-Im Bank Benefits
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has contributed positively to economic growth and its current expired state could “damage the U.S. economy,”...
Keating Op-Ed Challenges CUs’ Business Lending Push
ABA President and CEO Frank Keating kept up the pressure on the National Credit Union Administration and the credit union...
ABA-Opposed Revenue Raisers Still in Play in Senate Highway Bill
According to news reports this morning, several ABA-opposed provisions are still in play as revenue-raising measures in the Senate's highway...
Survey: One in Three Banks Report Stress Test Pressure
One-third of depository institutions have reported receiving pressure by their examiners to conduct stress tests on their portfolios or to...
NCUA Head to Testify as Agency Subverts Congressional Intent
National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz will appear before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer...
ABA-Backed Regulatory Relief Provisions Attached to Spending Bill
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services today approved a spending bill for fiscal year 2016 that includes the text...
Keating Discusses Dodd-Frank Fixes on Bloomberg TV
ABA President and CEO Frank Keating appeared on “Bloomberg Surveillance” today to discuss the fifth anniversary of Dodd-Frank and make...
Obama to Nominate Economist Kathryn Dominguez to Fed Board
President Obama yesterday said he would nominate Kathryn Dominguez to fill a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve Board of...
Fed Finalizes Higher Capital Surcharge Rule for Largest Banks
The Federal Reserve today voted to finalize a rule imposing capital surcharges on the largest U.S.-based global systemically important banks.
