ABA Supports Proposed Legislation on Brokered Deposits
In advance of a congressional hearing on consumer access to banking services this week, ABA today wrote to leaders of...
Policy
New Bill Would Provide Compliance Safe Harbors for Innovation
Under a bill introduced by Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) today, companies -- banks and nonbank financial technology firms alike --...
ABA Issues Staff Analysis of ADA Web Accessibility Guidelines
ABA today published a members-only staff analysis of the Americans with Disabilities Act’s treatment of website accessibility, outlining the current...
Senators Challenge Wells Fargo Chief in Hearing
During a Senate Banking Committee hearing today, senators of both parties challenged Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf over...
ABA Urges Congress to Address FSA Loan Shortfall
ABA and other agricultural trade associations wrote to the House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees on agriculture today asking lawmakers to...
ABA-Advocated SIFI Designation Bill No Longer on House Floor This Week
The full House is expected later this week to vote on the ABA-advocated Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act (H.R. 1309),...
OCC Flags Supervision Priorities for 2017
The OCC today released its bank supervision operating plan for fiscal year 2017, identifying what each of the agency’s supervisory...
N.Y. Regulator Proposes New Cyber Regulations
New York’s Department of Financial Services today issued a new set of proposed regulations on cybersecurity, the first of its...
Hensarling’s Choice Act Clears Committee with Durbin Repeal Intact
The House Financial Services Committee today approved the Financial Choice Act, a major regulatory reform bill introduced by committee chairman...
Curry Commits to ‘Level Playing Field’ with Potential Fintech Charter
Speaking to a conference of marketplace lenders, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry today outlined features of a possible “fintech...
