House Committee to Vote on ABA-Advocated Bills This Week
The House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow to begin voting on several bills that are part of...
Policy
ABA Ads Urge Payments Innovations, Not Mandates
ABA this week is running ads in Capitol Hill publications and on D.C.-area talk radio stations urging Congress to let...
ABA Urges Fed to Expand High-Quality Liquidity Definition
ABA today welcomed the Federal Reserve’s proposed rule counting certain municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets under the Liquidity Coverage...
State Bankers Associations Challenge NCUA as ‘Cheerleader’
Continuing the banking industry's press against overreach by the National Credit Union Administration, the 53 state bankers associations today wrote...
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...
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...
