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Everyone hates the OCC's fintech charter specifics

04/25/17

Fintech firms, banks, state regulators and consumer protection groups all expressed significant reservations about the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's latest plan on its fintech charter initiative.

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Banker suit to slow credit union expansion may be doing opposite

04/13/17

The trade association's lawsuit challenging new field-of-membership rules may have the opposite effect, as more credit unions consider expansion before the litigation is resolved.

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Senator to bankers: Drop credit union tax fight

03/22/17

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., told a meeting of bankers not to focus on credit unions' tax exemption in talks with lawmakers, saying the two industries should unite over regulatory reform.

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Trump administration developing principles for housing finance reform

03/21/17

Though it's too early to have a concrete plan regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the administration is creating a set of principles that it hopes to release in a few months, a senior official said Tuesday.

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Is big-bank plan to reduce AML costs workable?

03/17/17

Some in the industry are faulting The Clearing House Association's plan to make anti-money-laundering rules more efficient.

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Community bankers aren't holding their breath on reg relief

02/21/17

Attendees at an American Bankers Association conference believe a massive overhaul of banking regulations is unlikely.

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ABA sues the Fed; Dimon's savvy investment

02/10/17

Bankers' association takes the Federal Reserve to court over dividends diverted to highway fund; JPMorgan Chase CEO makes a killing buying his stock at the bottom.

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Bankers sue Fed over highway fund diversions

02/09/17

The American Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Federal Reserve and the federal government in general over a provision in the 2015 transportation bill that diverted dividend payments to Fed member banks to the highway fund.

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ABA upgrades database to track ATM skimming

02/01/17

The American Bankers Association has added a feature to its national crime database to help banks monitor and analyze ATM skimming.

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ABA looks for a marketplace lender to partner with its members

01/27/17

The banking trade group confirmed that it has run a formal bidding process to find a partner.

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