House Strips Fed Dividend Cutbacks from Highway Funding Bill
The House today voted 371-54 to approve a long-term highway funding bill. Just prior to passage, the House overwhelmingly approved...
Policy
House Committee Approves Bill to Tailor Designation of SIFIs
By a bipartisan vote of 39 to 16, the House Financial Services Committee today approved H.R. 1309, a bill strongly...
Yellen Highlights Progress Made in Financial Stability
In her testimony before the House Financial Services Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen pointed to evidence that the...
House Panel Advances ABA-Advocated Thrift Flexibility Bill
The House Financial Services Committee yesterday approved by a voice vote a bipartisan bill that would allow thrifts chartered under...
Nichols Talks Reg Relief, Millennial Engagement, Industry Unity
Incoming ABA CEO Rob Nichols discussed his plans to fight for regulatory relief, unite banks of all sizes and engage...
Basel Updates List of Global SIFIs
The Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board today updated its list of global systemically important banks subject to supplemental loss absorbency...
Community Banker Named Top Iowa Bank Regulator
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad yesterday announced the appointment of banker Ron Hansen as superintendent of the Iowa Division of Banking....
ABA-Advocated Bills to Get Committee Vote This Week
The House Financial Services Committee is expected to vote this week on several bipartisan bills that are part of ABA’s...
Fed Proposes Loss-Absorbency Standard
The Federal Reserve on Friday proposed a new set of requirements for the eight U.S. global systemically important banks to...
Fed Dividend Issue Expected to Arise in House
Also on Capitol Hill this week, the House is expected to vote on a long-term transportation funding package. News reports...
