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By Scott Latham The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) gained new life upon its recent passage by the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. After months of seemingly little hope, a group of 22 bipartisan ...Read More

by Brian J. Malcom, Waller On Nov. 1,  in an encouraging development for banks and financial institutions, President Trump signed a repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting forced arbitration. The CFPB developed the rule to prevent banks and credit card ...Read More

JANUARY 9, 2018 — Legislators return to Montgomery today for the fourth and final regular session of the current election cycle. Representatives and senators convened at noon to handle ceremonial matters such as the introduction of bills and resolutions. Later tonight, they will gather ...Read More

by Brian J. Malcom, Waller On Nov. 1,  in an encouraging development for banks and financial institutions, President Trump signed a repeal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting forced arbitration. The CFPB developed the rule to prevent banks and credit card ...Read More

By Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association President & CEO Washington is anything but textbook these days, which can make the advocacy work of state and national trade associations a challenge. But the recent tax reform effort proves that certain staples of effective advocacy—functions at ...Read More

The recent wave of ADA class actions submitted by serial plaintiff attorneys to enforce the WCAG 2.0 standard showed initial signs of abating due in part to the successful efforts from a number of banker associations and state attorneys general. One state bankers association successfully reached an agreement with a disability ...Read More

By Victoria Stephen, Compliance Alliance On July 7 the CFPB finally issued its much-anticipated final rule amending various parts of the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule. Clocking in at 560 pages, the final rule clarifies a variety of issues that have been thorns in the sides ...Read More