ABA Submits Bipartisan Economic Growth Ideas to Crapo, Brown
ABA today urged the leaders of the Senate Banking Committee to focus on expanding portfolio mortgage lending, modernizing rules on...
Policy
ABA Urges OCC to Post Proposed Fintech Charters for Comment
To ensure transparency and clarity as the OCC begins granting special-purpose national bank charters for fintech companies, ABA urged the...
Studies: Obama-Era Rules May Hinder Growth and Harm Competition
The first broad-scale academic assessment of new financial rules and standards put in place during the Obama presidency -- including...
Two Faces to a Cashless Future
Behind the hype for the ‘cashless society,’ bankers weigh the pros and cons of going without greenbacks.
Report: Trump ‘Very Close’ to Fed Nominations
President Trump is “very close” to nominating a Federal Reserve vice chairman for supervision and another governor to fill a...
ABA Urges Treasury, Regulators to Fix Capital Rule Problems
As part of the banking industry’s continuing response to President Trump’s executive order outlining “core principles” for financial regulation, ABA...
U.S.-China Talks See Movement on ‘Engage China’ Priorities
Last week’s bilateral talks with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping saw movement toward financial markets openness sought...
Study: Small Merchants Value Service, Not Price, on Interchange
Small merchants place a higher value on the services they get when accessing the payments system than on paying a...
ABA Community Bankers Meet with Mnuchin, Top Treasury Leaders
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his leadership team today hosted a diverse group of community bankers to discuss unnecessary and...
Senators Reintroduce ABA-Backed Liquidity Definition Bill
Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would expand banks’ ability to count...
