The House on Thursday passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which included the SAFE Banking Act—a bill long advocated by ABA that would enable financial institutions to serve legitimate cannabis businesses in states where it is legal.
The American Bankers Association joined the Independent Community Bankers of America, the Credit Union National Association and National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions in a letter to House leaders urging them to include the SAFE Banking Act as an amendment to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
As lawmakers attempt to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the America Competes Act, the Conference for State Bank Supervisors today advocated for the SAFE Banking Act to be included in the final version of the bill.
As lawmakers attempt to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the America Competes Act, a bipartisan group of 24 senators led by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) this week advocated for the SAFE Banking Act to be included in the final version of the bill.
As the House and Senate work to reconcile differences between their respective versions of the America Competes Act, the American Bankers Association and 51 state bankers associations today urged lawmakers to include the SAFE Banking Act in the final legislation. T
After 22 years at ABA, the association’s top lobbyist James Ballentine will soon retire. In this special episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Ballentine reflects on lessons learned during his career in Washington and shares tips both on effective banking advocacy and on promoting diversity and inclusion in banking.
During the last year of his service in Congress, Rep. Ed Perlmutter pledged continued work to pass the ABA-advocated SAFE Banking Act. “I will continue to be a real pest,” he said with a smile at ABA’s Washington Summit today.
Nine in 10 Americans with a bank account say they are “very satisfied” or satisfied” with their primary bank, according to a new American Bankers Association/Morning Consult poll released today at ABA’s Washington Summit.
The House today passed the America Competes Act, a bill aimed at boosting American economic competitiveness against China, which included as an amendment the SAFE Banking Act—an American Bankers Association-supported bill that would enable banks to serve legitimate cannabis businesses in states where it is legal.
The American Bankers Association and 51 state bankers associations today urged Senate leadership to include the SAFE Banking Act in the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act.