ABA Supports Bipartisan Reciprocal Deposit Bill
ABA wrote to Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) today in support of S. 1500, a bipartisan bill that would update Section...
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ABA Calls for Changes to USDA Loans in 2018 Farm Bill
In a statement for the record in a Senate Agricultural Committee hearing on commodities, credit and crop insurance, ABA today...
Agencies Take Steps to Address Volcker Rule Implementation Problems
The federal banking agencies last week began taking steps to address certain challenges with implementing the Volcker Rule.
ABA, State Associations Urge House Leaders to Overturn Arbitration Rule
Together with state bankers associations representing all 50 states and Puerto Rico, the American Bankers Association today wrote to House...
Nichols Emphasizes ‘Common-Sense’ Reg Reforms in New York Times
In a New York Times letter today responding to exaggerated claims about bankers’ regulatory relief efforts, ABA President and CEO...
Idaho Banker: High Time for GSE Reform
Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee today on behalf of ABA, banker Brenda Hughes called for Congress to move ahead...
OCC’s Noreika Embraces Fintech Charter
In a long-awaited speech today, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika embraced the OCC’s plans to issue special purpose...
Survey: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Having Banks of All Sizes
Americans overwhelmingly believe that our economy needs banks of all sizes, and a majority is concerned about the falling number...
Nichols: With Arbitration Rule, CFPB Chooses Trial Lawyers Over Consumers
In an op-ed for The Hill today, ABA President and CEO Rob Nichols argued that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s...
ABA Outlines Tax Reform Priorities in Letter to Sen. Hatch
As tax reform discussions continue on Capitol Hill and with legislation potentially moving in the coming months, ABA President and...
