Politics Archive

by Rob Nichols If you are like many of the hundreds of bankers I have talked to since joining ABA three years ago, odds are you have an issue with your core provider. Yes, these companies are critical partners, and they deliver many excellent ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter In the last installment of the Update, I wrote about then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s commitment to textualism and the separation of powers. Suffice to say, nobody has thought much about any legal doctrines or methods over the month since. Nevertheless, here ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter Since the departure of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in 2005, Justice Anthony Kennedy has been considered the “swing” vote in cases of great moment, and focusing on—at times, obsessing over—how he would see the law became an oft-repeated ritual each ...Read More

by Naomi Camper When I joined ABA as chief policy officer in June, a task force of bankers with experience launching and running new banks were mid-way through their analysis of why “de novo” activity had stalled in recent years. Their mission—as established by ...Read More

by Rob Nichols, president and CEO of the American Bankers Association One of the reasons the banking industry is seeing an improved policy environment in Washington is because bankers have spent the last few years telling their stories. They didn’t ask for regulatory relief ...Read More

Background On March 14, the United States Senate passed S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, which if enacted would provide significant regulatory relief to smaller financial institutions, including community banks, credit unions, midsize banks, small regional banks, and custody ...Read More

The light at the end of the tunnel is finally visible, as talk around the State House this week revealed that House and Senate leaders are planning to make March 29 the final day of the 2018 Regular Session. If that plan holds true, ...Read More