Housing, Financial Groups Support Bipartisan Flood Insurance Bill
A coalition of housing and financial trade associations including ABA wrote to members of the House and Senate on Friday...
Policy
State Bankers Associations Urge Congress to Take Action to Block Arbitration Rule
State bankers associations from all 50 states and Puerto Rico today wrote to Senate leadership urging lawmakers to use their...
Trades Urge Trump to Focus on Improving Access to Chinese Financial Markets
The Engage China coalition of 12 financial trade associations, including ABA and BAFT -- ABA’s global transaction banking subsidiary --...
Yellen Opens Door to Reforms of Enhanced Leverage Ratio
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen acknowledged that aspects of the agency’s enhanced supplementary...
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calls for Better Exam Coordination
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin yesterday, a group of bipartisan lawmakers urged Treasury to prioritize policy changes...
Yellen Highlights Opportunities for Reg Relief
Testifying before the House Financial Services Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen highlighted opportunities for Congress and financial regulators...
Ag Appropriations Bill Includes Support for Guaranteed Ownership, Operating Loans
The House Appropriations Committee today passed an agricultural appropriations bill that includes funding for its guaranteed farm ownership and operating...
Congressional GOP Pursuing Vote to Overturn Arbitration Rule
Republicans in the House and Senate are planning legislation to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule prohibiting mandatory...
Trump Names Quarles as Fed Vice Chairman for Bank Supervision
The White House yesterday announced that President Trump will nominate Randal Quarles to serve as vice chairman of the Federal...
CFPB Finalizes Rule Dramatically Curtailing Arbitration Agreements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today finalized a controversial rule that prohibits customers from waiving their ability to participate in...
