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ABA marked the 20th anniversary of the ABA Nasdaq Community Bank Index (ABAQ) by ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City.
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From the Basel III endgame to Regulation II to new Community Reinvestment Act and Section 1071, 2023 has delivered a regulatory onslaught for the industry. How are bankers navigating the waves of overlapping changes?
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The unemployment rate edged down to 3.7% in November, largely reflecting the return of autoworkers from strikes.
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Several platforms have emerged to facilitate matching counterparties and to provide necessary due diligence and documentation for credit analysis.
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“Technology risk” has replaced “recession risk” as the top priority for chief risk officers at financial institutions, according to a new survey by the Risk Management Association and global management consultancy Oliver Wyman.
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Open communication, transparency key to preventing board rifts from becoming gulfs.
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The Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule is overbroad, overreaching and would likely harm the very people the agency seeks to protect, ABA SVP Tim Keehan testified during a public hearing on the proposal.
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The federal banking system is sound, with banks focused on stabilizing liquidity and maintaining confidence in the system, the OCC said in its annual report to Congress.
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In a letter to Senate leaders, ABA expressed support for a Senate joint resolution expressing congressional disapproval of the SEC’s cyber incident disclosure rule, saying the requirement puts banks at risk of being targeted by criminals and other malicious actors.
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The FBI has issued guidance for publicly traded companies on how to request a delay in public disclosure of a cyber incident under the SEC’s disclosure rule if the incident poses a national security or public safety risk.
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The CFPB projects that it will issue a proposed rule this month to consider whether fees charged for overdraft services are finance charges, which would subject the fees to the requirements of Regulation Z, or the Truth in Lending Act, according to the fall agency rulemaking issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Regulators should use their authorities to shut down “imitation banks” or subject them to the same regulation as traditional banks, given the threat such institutions pose to consumers and the financial system, according to a paper published by the Roosevelt Institute, a New York City-based think tank.
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January 2 - 26, 2024 Facilitated Training: The Banking Industry
January 8 - February 2, 2024 Facilitated Training: Building a Bank-Wide Data Management Program
January 8 - February 2, 2024 Facilitated Training: Marketing in Banking
January 15 - March 8, 2024 Facilitated Training: Introduction to Agricultural Lending
January 17, 2024 Webinar: 2024 Regulatory Updates and Compliance Challenges - Part 1
January 18, 2024 Webinar: Advisor Insights: 2024 Market and Economic Outlook
January 22 - February 16, 2024 Facilitated Training: Bank Lines of Business
January 22 - February 23, 2024 Facilitated Training: Managing Funding, Liquidity and Capital
January 22 - March 8, 2024 Facilitated Training: Analyzing Bank Performance
January 24, 2024 Webinar: Multicultural Banking
January 24, 2024 Webinar: The 2024 Fraud Landscape
January 28 - 31, 2024 Conference: Insurance Risk Management Forum Amelia Island Resort, Amelia Island, FL
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