Alabama Bank News

Making Things Happen

Breaking, Industry Reports

By Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association President & CEO You’ve heard the saying that there are three kinds of people in the world: people who make things happen, people who watch things happen and people who wonder what happened. In my experience, the women ...Read More

Executive Order Affects ACA Tenets

Health Care Alert, HR News

The president signed an executive order this morning that purports to open some additional options that are not subject to the basic ACA tenets. The order has not been published as yet, so we are going only on what information is available from the ...Read More

Do We Finally Have a Better TRID?

Breaking, Industry Reports

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

If it looks too good to be true…

Health Care Alert, HR News, Publications

You should know that there is a plethora of plans being pushed by promoters, all contending that their plans offer certain tax advantages and are PPACA compliant. Typically these programs tout having a legal opinion letter. Those legal opinion letters we have seen, however, ...Read More

Tax Reform: A Hard Job Worth Doing

Breaking, Politics, Publications

By Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association Nothing in Washington that is worth doing is easy, and tax reform is no exception. There is no doubt that our tax code needs a rewrite. As Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation points out, since our last overhaul ...Read More

Revised Senate Health Bill

Breaking, Health Care Alert, HR News, Publications

Unless you have been completely out of pocket the past few days, you are aware that Republican Senators have put forth a revised health reform bill. It is substantially similar to their original offering that we outlined in our Alert on June 22. Of ...Read More

Long Week Marks Close of Legislative Session

Breaking, Capitol Notes, Industry Reports, Politics, Publications

MAY 22, 2017 — A total of 82 hours expired last week between the time the Legislature first gaveled in – 11 a.m. on Monday – and finally adjourned sine die – at 9 p.m. on Friday. During the same period, representatives and senators ...Read More

With One Week Left, Much Work Remains

Breaking, Capitol Notes, Politics, Publications

MAY 12, 2017 — Over the better part of two days, members of the Alabama House of Representatives were treated this week to a marathon reading – by a computer, no less – of a 539-page bill that redraws a majority of the state’s ...Read More

Two ABA-supported Bills Inch Closer to Governor’s Desk

Breaking, Capitol Notes, Politics, Publications

MAY 5, 2017 – The most intense week of the 2017 legislative session ended late yesterday evening as representatives and senators tackled some of the weightier matters of the year: maps redrawing Senate and House legislative districts and the State General Fund budget for ...Read More

Spring – A Season to Change, Update and Grow

Industry Reports

Spring – A Season to Change, Update and Grow By Richard Miller, Executive Vice-President If the signs of spring are signaling you to change, update and grow within your career or community, those same tenets can also bring new value to your organization and ...Read More