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With uncertainty the rule, the best advice is to have banks’ change-management processes ready for whatever comes.
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Cybersecurity is the top risk priority in 2023 for most banks across the globe, although credit risk may grow in importance if economic conditions continue to deteriorate, according to a recent survey of chief risk officers.
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Amid growing financial stress and economic pressures, just 33% of Americans reported feeling savvy about their finances, compared to 43% a year ago, according to findings from the recent KeyBank 2023 Financial Mobility Survey.
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Agility and flexibility will be key as marketing teams allocate their resources to contribute to their institutions’ growth in meaningful ways.
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Meet Saleem Iqbal, ABA’s Community Bankers Council chair.
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While the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5% in December, survey data from Alignable shows small business stresses are starting to emerge.
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ABA has reiterated concerns about proposed amendments to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-14, known as the Qualified Professional Asset Manager exemption, in a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor.
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The Biden administration has issued its Fall 2022 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda—a semiannual listing of rulemakings that departments and agencies expect to initiate or continue during the next six months.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed creating a public registry of terms and conditions in non-negotiable, nonbank contracts that claim to waive a customer’s ability to take certain actions, such as petitioning for bankruptcy or suing the company
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Potential new regulatory requirements to cushion the economic effects of certain large bank failures would not result in real benefits to the financial system or the public, ABA said in a letter to Federal Reserve and FDIC.
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The federal banking system remains resilient despite a recent dip in profitability as pandemic-related economic aid phased out, with banks able to use that strength to support their customers and the national economy, the OCC said in its annual report to Congress.
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Barring congressional action, it would be inappropriate for the Federal Reserve to use monetary policy or supervisory tools to promote a greener economy or achieve other climate-based goals, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said recently.
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