ABA Foundation, nonprofits launch credit education campaign
The ABA Foundation launched the Rebuild Right: Safe Credit Recovery and Responsible Debt Solutions campaign, a new national initiative designed...
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Bankers urge House lawmakers to take steps to combat fraud, scams
Warning that banks cannot fight scams alone, bankers told House lawmakers that federal agencies need to better coordinate their efforts...
House committee advances ABA-backed bill to overhaul bank regulation
The House Financial Services Committee advanced legislation to boost community banking by raising regulatory thresholds, revising agency supervisory practices, tailoring...
OCC finalizes revised licensing requirements, eliminates fair housing data system
The OCC finalized a rule to revise licensing requirements for community banks and eliminated a system used to monitor national...
Bank acquisitions announced in four states
Proposed bank acquisitions announced in New York, Georgia, Missouri and Minnesota.
FinCEN issues limited relief from Minnesota geographic targeting order
FinCEN provided tailored exemptive relief for banks related to a geographic targeting order imposing reporting requirements on financial institutions in...
Bill seeks to boost FHLB member funding of community development projects
Lawmakers in the Senate and House have introduced bipartisan legislation to eliminate a regulatory hurdle for Federal Home Loan Bank...
NYC finalizes debt collection rule covering banks collecting their own debts
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection finalized amendments to its debt collection rules that will apply...
Regulators field lawmaker questions on Basel endgame, stablecoins
Regulators said they expect to repropose the Basel III endgame capital requirements by the end of March and fielded questions...
FinCEN seeking nominations for Bank Secrecy Act advisory group
Treasury Department is "particularly interested" in nominations from community banks, and nominees who can offer insights on modernizing the BSA...
