ABA Banking Journal

Timeline

2019

23 JanuaryBeyond Advances
22 JanuaryABA Supports Proposals to Tailor Regulatory Framework for Regional Banks
22 JanuaryABA Urges FDIC to Rescind Guidance on Deposit Advance Services
22 JanuaryArizona Bankers Association CEO: Banking is a ‘Righteous Career’
22 JanuaryExisting-Home Sales Dipped 6.4 Percent in December
22 JanuaryKeynote Speakers Announced for ABA Washington Summit
21 JanuaryIRS Issues Final Rules on Pass-Through Deduction for S-Corp Banks
18 JanuaryABA Joins Business Groups in Calling for End to Shutdown
18 JanuaryState Legislators Signal Support for HSA Fix
18 JanuaryIndustrial Production Rose 0.3 percent in December
18 JanuaryCryptocurrency Conundrum: Regulators Grapple with Digital Currencies
17 JanuaryCFPB Seeks Clear Authority to Supervise for MLA Compliance
17 JanuaryFive Global Fintech Trends in 2019
17 JanuaryABA Spotlights How Banks Support Customers Through Shutdown
16 JanuaryRep. Waters Outlines Priorities for Financial Services Committee
16 JanuaryPodcast: What Bankers Need to Know about the Libor Transition
16 JanuaryBeige Book: Economic Activity Continues Expanding at a Moderate Pace into 2019
16 JanuaryOtting Hopes for Resolution of Marijuana Banking Conflicts by 2020
16 JanuaryTrades Oppose ALI’s Restatement of Law, Consumer Contracts
16 JanuaryFed Report: Student Debt Driving Lower Millennial Homeownership Rates
16 JanuaryUSDA to Temporarily Reopen FSA Offices During Shutdown
16 JanuaryHome Builder Confidence Rebounds in January
16 JanuaryRegulatory, Investor Expectations Elevate Compensation Committee Role
15 JanuaryNew House Financial Services Committee Members Announced
15 JanuaryRegistration Open for ABA’s 2019 Financial Education Programs
15 JanuaryKansas Ag Banker: Expanding FCS Won’t Help Rural America
15 JanuaryFinEdLink: Connecting Banker Volunteers and their Communities
15 JanuaryProducer Prices Declined 0.2 percent in December
15 JanuaryAssociations Call for Broad Collaboration on Privacy
14 JanuarySurvey: Bank Investors Dispute Need for CECL
14 JanuaryReal Banks’ Successes, and Struggles, with Digital Marketing
14 JanuaryBAFT Announces Future Leaders Program Class of 2019
14 JanuaryABA Partners with Wharton Online on New Leadership Certificates
11 JanuaryABA Data Bank: GDP Growth Expected to Moderate Amid Heightened Uncertainty
11 JanuaryABA Urges Trump, Congress to Re-Open Government
11 JanuaryConsumer Prices Declined Slightly in December
10 JanuaryCFPB Releases Report on 2013 Servicing Rule
10 JanuaryCFPB Issues Analyses of Qualified Mortgage Rule
10 JanuaryHow the Government Shutdown Is Affecting Mortgage Lending
10 JanuaryFed Pays $65.4 Billion to Treasury
10 JanuarySmall Business Optimism Index Steady in December
9 JanuaryConsumer Credit Growth Increased in November
9 JanuaryFOMC Minutes Show “Limited Amount” of Additional Tightening Likely
9 JanuaryPodcast: Two Competing Economic Narratives for 2019
9 JanuaryBank Economists Expect Slower Growth in 2019
9 JanuaryHidden Tripwires in the New 2018 HMDA Rules
8 JanuaryFed Proposes Rule to Harmonize Company-Run Stress Testing Requirements with S. 2155
8 JanuaryConsumer Delinquencies Move Back Toward Normal Levels in Q3
7 JanuaryARRC Posts Free Webinars on Proposed Libor Transition Language
7 JanuaryISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Growth Slower in December
7 JanuaryCan We Waive an Overdraft Fee for a Director’s Spouse?
4 JanuaryIRS to Resume Tax Transcript Service
4 JanuaryABA Data Bank: Senate Banking Committee Representation in the 116th Congress
4 January312,000 Jobs Added in December, Unemployment Rate rises to 3.9 percent
4 January10 Real Estate Finance Policy Issues to Watch in 2019
3 JanuaryADP: 271,000 Jobs Added in December
3 JanuaryHow Generation Z Is Changing Financial Services
3 JanuaryManufacturing Sector Growth Slid Back in December
2 JanuaryABA Pushes Back on NCUA Approval of PenFed Expansion
2 JanuaryABA Offers Feedback on Proposed Opportunity Zone Rules
2 JanuaryABA’s Nichols Discusses Leading with Kindness, Humility
2 JanuaryPodcast: Community Bankers’ Regulatory Optimism for 2019
2 JanuaryThe Relationship Builder

2018

31 DecemberABA Urges Flexibility for Investment Fund Reporting
31 DecemberABA Seeks Stress Test Relief for ‘Category IV’ Regional Banks
31 DecemberTop 10 ABA Banking Journal Hits in 2018
28 DecemberAfter ABA Advocacy, FEMA Reverses Decision on Flood Insurance During Shutdown
28 DecemberOCC Revises Guidelines for Recovery Planning
28 DecemberCFPB Issues Policy Guidance on HMDA Data Release
27 DecemberSecrets of Human Touch in Banking
27 DecemberABA Recommends Revisions to FDIC Unbanked Survey
27 DecemberFEMA Curtails New Flood Insurance Policies During Government Shutdown
27 DecemberABA Calls for Efficiency, Transparency, Accountability in CFPB’s Data Collection Activities
27 DecemberConsumer Confidence Declined in December
24 DecemberBank Regulators to Stay Open While Other Agencies Partially Close; NFIP Reauthorized
21 DecemberAgencies Issue Final Rule Extending Exam Cycle for More Banks
21 DecemberLuetkemeyer Introduces Bill to Block CECL Implementation
21 DecemberAgencies Finalize Three-Year Phase-In for CECL’s Regulatory Capital Effects
21 DecemberDurable Goods Orders Rose 0.8 percent in November
21 DecemberThird Quarter GDP Third Estimate Revised Down to 3.4 percent
21 DecemberPartial Government Shutdown Increasingly Likely
20 DecemberTreasury Issues National Illicit Finance Strategy, Risk Assessments
20 DecemberRegulators Propose Update to Management Interlock Rules
20 DecemberDelinquent GSE Mortgages Fall in Q3
20 DecemberFed Survey Notes Continued Growth in Noncash Payments
20 DecemberLuetkemeyer Introduces Bill Codifying ‘Guidance as Guidance’
20 DecemberFSOC Flags Brexit, Federal Government Debt as Potential Financial Stability Risks
19 DecemberSEC Seeks Comment on Frequency of Financial Reports
19 DecemberABA Offers Feedback to FASB on CECL-Related Technical Corrections
19 DecemberFHFA Sets 2019 Performance Goals for Fannie, Freddie
19 DecemberTrade Groups Call on Congress to Extend NFIP
19 DecemberFOMC Raises Rates but Lowers Expected 2019 Hikes to Two from Three
19 DecemberHouse Members Call for CECL Study, Delay
19 DecemberNichols Talks 2019 Legislative Agenda on Bloomberg Radio
19 DecemberTreasury Announces Bank Enterprise Award Recipients
19 DecemberPodcast: A Cooperative Model for Fintech Innovation
19 DecemberExisting-Home Sales Increased in November
19 DecemberFSOC Meets Today; CECL on Agenda
19 DecemberThe Digital Path to Customer Loyalty
18 DecemberFDIC Seeks Public Comment on Brokered Deposit Regulations
18 DecemberABA Urges Fixes to SBA Loan Program Proposal
18 DecemberFDIC Greenlights Three-Year Phase-In for CECL’s Regulatory Capital Effects
18 DecemberAgencies Propose Rule Exempting Community Banks from Volcker Rule
18 DecemberFDIC Budget, Headcount to Decrease in 2019
18 DecemberHousing Starts Increase in November
17 DecemberSenators Urge Action on Private Flood Insurance
17 DecemberThree Ways Digital-Only Bank Brands Boost Revenue
17 DecemberHomebuilder Confidence Down in December
14 DecemberNonbank Backtracks on ‘Checking and Savings’ Account After Outcry
14 DecemberFHA Announces New Loan Limits for 2019
14 DecemberIRS Issues Highly Anticipated Base Erosion Proposal
14 DecemberFiduciary Rule, Libor Transition on SEC Agenda for 2019
14 DecemberBasel Proposes New Leverage Ratio Disclosure Requirements
14 DecemberABA Data Bank: 2019 Christmas Price Index
14 DecemberIndustrial Production Rose 0.6 percent in November
14 DecemberThe Wealth Effect
14 DecemberRetail Sales Rose 0.2 Percent in November
13 DecemberIRS Issues Proposed Regulations on FATCA, Other Reporting Obligations
13 DecemberFHFA Proposes New Requirements for Validating, Approving Credit Score Models
13 DecemberABA Chief Economist Previews What 2019 Will Bring for Banks
13 DecemberFDIC: Deposit Growth Slows Across the Board in 2018
12 DecemberOperating Expenses, Access to Credit Top Challenges for Non-Employer Small Businesses
12 DecemberFCC Adopts Reassigned Number Database with Safe Harbor
12 DecemberTrump Creates Council on Opportunity Zones
12 DecemberCongress Passes ABA-Backed 2018 Farm Bill
12 DecemberOCC: Trading Revenue Up in Third Quarter
12 DecemberPodcast: The Bank M&A Outlook for 2019
12 DecemberA Wind in the Sales? 2019 M&A Outlook
12 DecemberConsumer Prices Little Changed in November
12 DecemberSurvey: Bankers’ Compliance Concerns Ease in 2018
11 DecemberOCC: Mortgage Performance Improved Year-on-Year
11 DecemberGallup Poll: Quarter of Americans Victimized by Cybercrime
11 DecemberData Security, Privacy to Be Early Focus of CFPB’s Kraninger
11 DecemberBasel Issues Final Set of Pillar 3 Disclosure Requirements
11 DecemberProducer Prices Edged Up in November
11 DecemberSmall Business Optimism Index Dipped in November
11 DecemberABA to Congress: Delay CECL, Study Before Implementation
10 DecemberABA Offers Feedback on Federal Reserve Faster Settlement Proposal
10 DecemberSurvey: Data Privacy Growing as Concern; Banks Seen as Trusted
10 DecemberCFPB Proposes Updates to ‘No-Action Letter’ Policy
10 DecemberDOL Issues New Directives on Opinion Letters, Compliance Evaluations
10 DecemberA New Dawn for De Novo Banks
7 DecemberABA Donates $45K to California Wildfire Relief Effort
7 DecemberABA Data Bank: Strong Consumer Credit Growth Tracks Continued Economic Expansion
7 DecemberConsumer Credit Growth Soared in October
7 DecemberDraft Libor Transition Language Released for Business Loans, Securitizations
7 DecemberCulture Equals Capital
7 DecemberCurrent, Former ABA Officers Recognized as ‘Bankers of the Year’
7 December155,000 Jobs Added in November, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.7%
6 DecemberKathy Kraninger Confirmed as CFPB Director
6 DecemberFDIC Launches Initiative to Encourage De Novo Formation
6 DecemberFDIC’s McWilliams: De Novo Activity ‘Not Where It Should Be’
6 DecemberFactory Orders Declined 2.0 percent in October
6 DecemberInternational Trade Gap Widened 1.3 percent in October
6 DecemberISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Growth Stronger in November
6 DecemberADP: 179,000 Jobs Added in November
5 DecemberPodcast: How to Make Telework Work in a Bank
5 DecemberBeige Book: Economic Activity Continues to Expand, Headwind Concerns Growing
5 DecemberMcWilliams: ‘Everything on Table’ for FDIC Exam Appeals Process
5 DecemberA Fresh Perspective
4 DecemberPostal Reform Task Force Frowns on Postal Banking
4 DecemberFinCEN to Launch Innovation Initiative
4 DecemberFS-ISAC Names Steven Silberstein as New CEO

2017

29 DecemberBanks Announce Wage Hikes, Charitable Contributions Following Passage of Tax Reform
28 DecemberFed Survey: Small Banks Vital Source of Credit for Rural Businesses
27 DecemberCongress Extends NFIP Authorization to Jan. 19
27 DecemberOCC: Trading Revenue Down in Q3
27 DecemberOCC: Mortgage Performance Unchanged Year-on-Year
27 DecemberSEC Issues Guidance on Accounting for Tax Reform
27 DecemberConsumer Confidence Declined in December
26 DecemberConsumer Sentiment Slips in December
26 DecemberNew Home Sales Surged 17.5% in November
26 DecemberDurable Goods Orders Grew 1.3% in November
22 DecemberPresident Trump Signs Historic Tax Bill
21 DecemberAgencies Announce Shared National Credit Definition Change
21 DecemberTreasury, FHFA Greenlight $3B Capital Buffer for GSEs
21 DecemberCFPB Will Not Assess Penalties for 2018 HMDA Data Submissions
21 DecemberBasel Committee Announces Technical Change to NSFR
21 DecemberBeyond the Transactional
21 DecemberFHFA Sets 2018 Performance Goals for Fannie, Freddie
21 DecemberFed Survey Finds Credit Card Use on the Rise
21 DecemberDelinquencies on GSE Mortgages Tick Up in Wake of Hurricanes
21 DecemberLawmakers Raise Concerns About Tax Transcript Issue
21 DecemberWashington Bank to Hike Wages, Invest in Tech after Tax Reform Passage
21 DecemberThird Quarter GDP Downwardly Revised from 3.3% to 3.1%
20 DecemberBanks Announce Wage Hikes, Charitable Contributions after Tax Reform Bill Passes
20 DecemberFHLB Advances, Collateral Increase in 2016
20 DecemberFHFA Seeks Comment on Credit Scoring Requirements for GSEs
20 DecemberABA Recommends Changes to Agencies’ Regulatory Capital Simplification Proposal
20 DecemberLandmark Tax Reform Bill Clears Final Vote; Enactment Could Happen in 2018
20 DecemberBanks Say Risk Management is An Area of Increasing Concern
20 DecemberExisting-Home Sales Surge to 11-Year High
20 DecemberFarm Credit Watch: FCS’s $10B Treasury Line of Credit Extended Another Year
19 DecemberAgencies Find No Deficiencies in Largest Banks’ ‘Living Wills’
19 DecemberHouse Passes Bill Ending Arbitrary $50B Threshold for SIFI Status
19 DecemberTrade Associations Urge Congress to Pursue National Data Breach Standard
19 DecemberHouse Passes Tax Reform Bill, Senate Vote Expected Later Today
19 DecemberFDIC Reduces Budget, Staffing for 2018
19 DecemberSenate Blocks Garrett Nomination to Lead Ex-Im Bank
19 DecemberFed Issues Final Rules Amending Regs A, D
19 DecemberNewsbytes Podcast: ABA’s Jeff Owen on a 45-Year Legacy of Leadership
18 DecemberGSEs Release ‘Duty to Serve’ Plans
18 DecemberAssociations Call on IRS to Fix Tax Transcript Issue
18 DecemberABA Supports SIFI Designation Bill
18 DecemberAgencies Update Rulemaking Schedules
18 DecemberFEMA Publishes Guidance on Potential Lapse in NFIP Authority
18 DecemberFed Repeals Reg C, Proposes Reg M Changes
16 DecemberHouse, Senate Leaders Release Text of Final Tax Reform Bill
15 DecemberBanking Agencies Issue Guidance on Supervision after Disasters
15 DecemberRep. Emmer Introduces Bill to Delay Elements of New HMDA Rules
15 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: Average Holiday Spending to Total $967
15 DecemberCFPB Withdraws Proposal to Survey Consumers on Debt Collection
15 DecemberIndustrial Production Rose 0.2% in November
14 DecemberNewsbytes Podcast: Breaking Down Silos in AML, BSA, Fraud and Cyber
14 DecemberFSOC Emphasizes Role of Regulatory Reform in Driving Growth
14 DecemberHouse Passes ABA-Backed Privacy Notification Legislation
14 DecemberRetail Sales Grew 0.8% in November
13 DecemberLawmakers Reach Agreement on Key Tax Issues
13 DecemberDOD Amends MLA Interpretive Rule
13 DecemberHouse Financial Services Committee Advances ABA Supported Bills
13 DecemberConsumer Prices Rose 0.4% in November
13 DecemberBurgess Letter to WSJ: It’s Time to Tax Credit Unions
12 DecemberHouse Passes ABA-Backed Bill Providing Relief for Smaller Mortgage Lenders
12 DecemberBlazing a Trail as a ‘Bankerpreneur’
12 DecemberABA Supports TCPA Safe Harbor for Technical Errors
12 DecemberProducer Prices Grew 0.4% in November
12 DecemberSmall Business Optimism Rises to Highest Level Since 1983
11 DecemberHouse Passes Bill Preventing Future ‘Choke Point’ Efforts
11 DecemberTop Bank Risks in 2018
11 DecemberFed to Change Procedures for Foreign Banks’ Access to Intraday Credit
8 DecemberFed to Publish Libor Replacement Rate Starting in Q2 2018
8 DecemberABA Supports TCPA Exemption for Mortgage Servicing Calls Made during Disasters
8 December228,000 Jobs Added in November
7 DecemberFHA Announces New Loan Limits for 2018, Blocks PACE Loans
7 DecemberConsumer Credit Growth Surges in October
7 DecemberNewsbytes Podcast: Jeffrey Ball on Fintech, Marijuana Banking, De Novos and More
7 DecemberFed Seeks Comment on Proposed Stress Test Changes
7 DecemberGAO Faced ‘Significant Delays’ During Investigation of OFR
7 DecemberBasel Committee Releases ‘Basel IV’ Capital Framework
7 DecemberYear-to-Date Job Cuts Remain Historically Low in November
6 DecemberABA Urges Modernization of CRA Regulatory Practices
6 DecemberADP: 190,000 Jobs Added in November
5 DecemberGAO Finds that CFPB’s Indirect Auto Lending Guidance Is a ‘Rule’
5 DecemberSenate Banking Committee Passes Bipartisan Reg Reform Bill
5 DecemberOFR Raises Concerns about Market, Cyber Risk in 2017 Report
5 DecemberABA Urges Bankers to Prepare for Financial Reporting, Capital Impacts of Tax Reform
5 DecemberFHFA: GSEs Sold Over 82,000 Nonperforming Loans Since 2014
5 DecemberISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Grew at a Slower Rate in November
5 DecemberInternational Trade Balance Widened to 9-Month High in October
4 DecemberFHFA Releases Resources for GSEs’ Single Security, Securitization Platform Implementation
4 DecemberFinCEN Launches New Public-Private Information-Sharing Forum
4 DecemberNew ABA White Paper Helps Bankers Understand Regtech
4 DecemberManufactured Goods Slip Slightly in October
4 DecemberMcKinsey Leader Picked to Lead Richmond Fed
4 DecemberFinCEN Considering Further Guidance on Beneficial Ownership Rule
2 DecemberSenate Passes Major Tax Reform Bill
1 DecemberFDIC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Comment
1 DecemberTwelve Banks Added to ABAQ Index
1 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: Women-Owned Businesses Find Financing Success at Community Banks
1 DecemberABA Salutes 2017 American Banker Honorees
1 DecemberFed Again Keeps Countercyclical Capital Buffer at Zero
1 DecemberNo Inflation Increase in 2018 OCC Assessment Schedule
1 DecemberTrump Names Fifth Third’s Jelena McWilliams to Lead FDIC

2016

30 DecemberRegulators Streamline Call Report for Small Banks
30 DecemberWhite House Sanctions Russia in Wake of Cyber Activity
29 DecemberCRA Asset-Size Thresholds to Increase Slightly
29 DecemberABA Opposes CFPB’s Subjective Rating System for Bank Handling of Complaints
28 DecemberBetter Security through Biometrics
28 DecemberOCC Finalizes Rule Banning Industrial, Commercial Metal Dealing
28 DecemberMaking His Mark
28 DecemberOf Investments and Algorithms
28 DecemberGrowth Capital
28 DecemberHelping Lawmakers Succeed
28 DecemberProviding a Frictionless Banking Experience: What Banks Can Learn from Apple
28 DecemberThe Slippery Business of Surcharging
28 DecemberBank Brand in an Experience Economy
28 DecemberABA Compliance Center Inbox, January/February 2017
28 DecemberFrom Credit Unions to Fintech: The Past, Present and Future of Nonbank Competition
28 DecemberLessons from Nashville: Community Development Starts With Entrepreneurs
27 DecemberABA, Farm Group Efforts Result in FSA Funding Extension
22 DecemberNew York to Revise Controversial Cybersecurity Proposal
22 DecemberFDIC Seeks Comment on New De Novo Handbook
22 DecemberFed Survey: Noncash Payments Total $178 Trillion
22 DecemberABA’s Nichols Talks Treasury in Real Clear Politics Interview
22 DecemberPersonal Income Increased in November
22 DecemberGDP Revised Up to 3.5% for Third Quarter
22 DecemberDurable Goods Orders Fall in November
21 DecemberGallup: Bankers Rated behind Healthcare Professionals for Honesty, Ethics
21 DecemberFarm Credit Watch: ABA Protests to FCA about Illegal CoBank Loan
21 DecemberCrapo Added to ABA Summit Lineup
21 DecemberExisting-Home Sales Increased in November
21 DecemberCompliance Issues to Watch in 2017
20 DecemberFed Extends Comment Deadline for Physical Commodities Proposal
20 DecemberHouse Task Force Offers Recommendations on Fighting Terror Financing
20 DecemberNCUA Final Rule Relaxes Acquired CU Property Occupancy Requirements
20 DecemberOCC: Underwriting Standards Relax as Credit Risk Increases
19 DecemberIRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of TLAC Debt
19 DecemberFed Issues Final Rule on Liquidity Reporting
19 DecemberFederal Regulatory Agencies Issue CECL FAQs
19 DecemberOCC Finalizes Receivership Framework for Uninsured National Banks
19 DecemberFHFA Finalizes Acquired Member Assets Rule
19 DecemberFed Survey: Millennial Workers Optimistic About Jobs, Wages
16 DecemberCFPB Outlines Fair Lending Priorities for 2017
16 DecemberFinCEN Extends FBAR Filing Deadline
16 DecemberFreedom Caucus’ First-100-Days Plan Targets CU Biz Lending Rule
16 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: ‘Tis the Season for Credit Card Debt
16 DecemberFed Announces Annual Indexing of Reserve Requirements
15 DecemberCFPB Releases New Consumer Credit Tracking Tool
15 DecemberFed Approves Final TLAC Rule
15 DecemberABA Meets with Hensarling to Discuss Reg Reform
15 DecemberSupreme Court to Hear Key Patent Troll Case
15 DecemberFHFA Sets 2017 Performance Goals for Fannie, Freddie
15 DecemberOCC Finalizes EGRPRA-Related Regulatory Changes
15 DecemberBuilder Confidence at 11-Year High
15 DecemberCPI Increased 0.2% in November
14 DecemberCFPB: Campus Credit Cards Continue Decline
14 DecemberClimate-Related Disclosures Task Force Issues Recommendations
14 DecemberFannie, Freddie Unveil HAMP Successor
14 DecemberABA, Farmer Mac Launch New Ag Lending Survey
14 DecemberLawmakers Call for Additional Marijuana Banking Guidance
14 DecemberFed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016
14 DecemberProducer Prices Rose 0.4% in November
14 DecemberRetail Sales Post Small Rise in November
14 DecemberIndustrial Production Declined in November
13 DecemberRegulators Issue Determinations on Revised SIFI Resolution Plans
13 DecemberThird-Party Compliance Risks Loom Large
13 DecemberFHFA Issues Final ‘Duty to Serve’ Rule
13 DecemberTreasury Report: Global Factors Threaten US Financial Stability
13 DecemberFDIC Trims Budget, Staffing for 2017
13 DecemberSmall Business Optimism Jumps in November
12 DecemberFed Details Extensions of Volcker Deadline for Illiquid Funds
12 DecemberAgencies Finalize Extended Exam Cycle for Small Banks
9 DecemberFed Grants Extension on Liquidity Reporting for GSIBs
9 DecemberFed Proposes Harmonized Supervisory Rating System for SLHCs
9 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: Community Banks’ Fiercest Competitors? Tax-Privileged Institutions
9 DecemberLuetkemeyer Calls for End to OCC’s ‘Choke Point’ Involvement
8 DecemberFHFA Reaches Milestone in ‘Single Security’ Implementation Effort
8 DecemberABA Endorses Service Providing Down Payment Resources
8 DecemberABA Opposes New Overreaching CU Membership Proposal
8 DecemberConsumer Credit Grew 5.2% in October
7 DecemberABA Sues Credit Union Regulator Over Field of Membership Rule
7 DecemberABA, Wharton School Launch Leadership Lab for CEOs
6 DecemberABA Welcomes Principles for Flood Insurance Reauthorization
6 DecemberFour Tips for Deepening Bank Partnerships with Corporate Treasurers
6 DecemberABA Seeks Regulatory Action to Mitigate Appraiser Shortage
6 DecemberCommerce Secretary Calls for More Protections of Cybersecurity Info-Sharing
6 DecemberManufactured Goods Orders Rise for Fourth Consecutive Month
6 DecemberInternational Trade Balance Widened in October
5 DecemberABA Files Additional Comments on Form 5500 Proposal
5 DecemberISACs, Secret Service: Cyber Thieves Targeting Non-EMV-Enabled Merchants
5 DecemberISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Continued to Grow in November
2 DecemberOCC to Grant Federal Charters to Fintech Firms
2 DecemberABA Calls Out FCS Lender on Non-Farm Credit Extension
2 DecemberFed’s Tarullo Defends Large Bank Regulatory Regime
2 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: As Debit Card Fraud Grows, The Kind that PINs Stop Makes Up a Smaller Share
2 DecemberFed Forms Fintech Working Group
2 DecemberVisa, MasterCard Delay Gas Pump EMV Liability Shift to 2020
2 DecemberUnemployment Down to 4.6% as 178,000 Jobs Added in November
1 DecemberHouse Passes ABA-Advocated SIFI Designation Bill
1 DecemberOCC’s Curry Details Plans to Speed Up CRA Examinations
1 DecemberEleven Banks Added to ABAQ Index
1 DecemberOCC Releases 2017 Assessment Schedule
1 DecemberFATF Report Credits ‘Robust’ US AML/CFT Framework

2015

31 DecemberGAO Report: Compliance Burden Increasing for Community Banks
29 DecemberConsumer Confidence Improves After Two Monthly Declines
29 DecemberHome Prices Continue to Accelerate
23 DecemberConsumer Sentiment Rose in December
23 DecemberNew Home Sales Rose in November
23 DecemberPersonal Income and Consumption Rose in November
23 DecemberDurable Goods Orders Unchanged in November
22 DecemberFASB Announces CECL Roundtable
22 DecemberAgencies Release CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small Banks
22 DecemberBlanton: Banker Involvement is Essential for Industry Success
22 DecemberNovember Home Sales Down 10.5 Percent
22 DecemberABA Salutes American Banker Honorees
22 DecemberHouse Prices Rose 0.5 Percent in October
22 DecemberGDP Revised to 2.0 Percent for Third Quarter
21 DecemberFed Seeks Comment on Countercyclical Capital Buffer Proposal
21 DecemberOCC: Trading Revenue Falls in Third Quarter
21 DecemberFed Issues Guidance on Capital Planning Expectations
18 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: Consumers Anticipate a Big-Spending Christmas
18 DecemberAgencies Warn about Rising Risks in CRE Lending
18 DecemberBasel Issues Regulatory Expectations on Credit Loss Accounting
18 DecemberA Peer-to-Peer Banking Investment
17 DecemberRegulator Sets 2016 Performance Goals for Fannie, Freddie
17 DecemberABA Seeks Banker Input for Final EGRPRA Letter
17 DecemberABA Provides Clarity on New Annual Privacy Notice Exception
16 DecemberCFPB: Campus Credit Cards Continue Decline
16 DecemberOCC Proposes Large Bank Guidelines on Recovery Planning
16 DecemberFDIC Issues Final Rule for Changes in Control
16 DecemberCFTC Finalizes Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps
16 DecemberDelinquent GSE Mortgages Continue to Decline
16 DecemberOCC: Underwriting and Cyber Risk Are On the Rise
16 DecemberFed Raises Rates for First Time Since 2006
16 DecemberCFPB Tool Helps Creditors Locate Properties in Rural Areas
16 DecemberIndustrial Production Fell in November
16 DecemberNichols to CEOs: Spending Bill a “Missed Opportunity” for Reg Relief
16 DecemberHousing Starts Rose in November
16 DecemberAbernathy: CFPB’s Data Collection Practices Are “Expansive and Intrusive”
16 DecemberNichols: ABA ‘Profoundly Disappointed’ in Lack of Reg Relief in Spending Bill
15 DecemberTreasury Report: Threats to Financial Stability Edge Higher
15 DecemberABA Announces Keynote Speakers for GR Summit
15 DecemberSenators Call for Obama to Appoint NARAB Members
15 DecemberFHFA Proposes Rule on GSEs’ Duty to Serve Low Income Markets
15 DecemberFDIC Budget, Headcount Declines to Continue
15 DecemberThe Miracle of Our Financial Ecosystem
15 DecemberBuilder Confidence Fell Slightly in December
15 DecemberCPI Remained Unchanged in November
14 DecemberOCC: Mortgage Performance Continues to Improve in Q3
11 DecemberABA Urges USDA to Provide Relief for Cotton Farmers
11 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: Americans Say That Retailers Bear Responsibility for Protecting Customer Data
11 DecemberCFPB’s New Tool Measures ‘Financial Well-Being’
11 DecemberMontana Banker Op-Ed Urges Congress to Pass Reg Relief
11 DecemberRetail Sales Rose 0.2 Percent in November
11 DecemberProducer Prices Increased in November
10 DecemberFinCEN Chief: Include IP Addresses in SARs
10 DecemberHensarling to Focus on Reg Reform, Terrorism Financing in 2016
10 DecemberCommunity Banks Not Subject to Basel’s Revised Credit Risk Framework
10 DecemberABA Foundation Announces New Book Award Program
10 DecemberSBA’s Contreras-Sweet Pitches Improvements to Lender Experience
10 DecemberHousehold Net Worth Dipped in Third Quarter
9 DecemberOCC: Underwriting Standards Ease, Credit Risk Grows
9 DecemberFed to Review Check Image Service Fees
9 DecemberHouse Members Oppose Controversial Section of Cyber Bill
9 DecemberABA-Backed Data Security Bill Advances by Strong Margin
8 DecemberCounting Down Top 10 Challenges for CRE in 2016
8 DecemberABA Survey: Banks Are Making Effective Small Dollar Loans
8 DecemberABA Supports Bills Before House Panel Today
8 DecemberABA Op-Ed on EMV: ‘It’s the Chip That Matters’
8 DecemberABA Comments on FDIC’s Proposed Small Business Lending Survey
8 DecemberABA: Reg Burden Key to Correspondent Banking Declines
8 DecemberSmall Business Optimism Dipped in November
7 DecemberConsumer Credit Grew 5.5 Percent (SAAR) in October
7 DecemberCommunity Bank Impairment Cost Study Published
7 DecemberABA Leadership Councils Gather in Washington
7 DecemberHouse Panel to Consider ABA-Backed Data Security Bill
7 DecemberABA-Advocated Reg Relief Measures Signed into Law
4 DecemberFDIC Updates Compliance Examination Manual
4 DecemberWeekly Infobyte: Bank Branches Top Customer Service Ratings
4 DecemberFed Finalizes Capital Criteria for Non-Stock BHCs
4 DecemberABA, Trade Associations Support Foreclosure Protection for Servicemembers
4 DecemberISM Non-Manufacturing Index Fell in November
4 DecemberFed Announces Regional Reserve Banks’ Chairs, Deputy Chairs
4 DecemberBAFT Welcomes Ex-Im Renewal
4 DecemberConfusion About Applicability of Executive Orders
4 DecemberU.S. Foreign Trade Deficit Widened in October
4 DecemberEconomy Added 211,000 Jobs in November
3 DecemberCFPB: CARD Act Followed by Increase in Credit Availability
3 DecemberFFIEC: Call Report Revisions Postponed Until March
3 DecemberState Associations Urge Senate to Pass Reg Relief
3 DecemberOCC Updates Risk Assessment System Guidance
3 DecemberCFPB Adds Six Regulations to eRegulations Website
3 DecemberTarullo Hints at Basel III Relief for Smaller Banks
3 DecemberABA Files Brief Challenging FCC Interpretations
3 DecemberManufactured Goods Orders Increased 1.5 Percent in October
3 DecemberJob Cuts Reach 14-Month Low in November
2 DecemberTarget Settles Bankers’ Data Breach Claims
2 DecemberHouse Ag Committee Members Ask Tough Questions of FCS Regulator
2 DecemberYellen: Delaying Rate Hike Much Longer Could Risk Recession
2 DecemberFinal Overtime Rule Expected in July
2 DecemberBeige Book: Labor Markets Tighten, Mixed Manufacturing Growth
2 DecemberGruenberg: Agencies Revisiting Thresholds for Appraisal Rules
2 DecemberABA Report: Access to Credit Cards Expands in Q2