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This ABA Banking Journal newsletter is a free, twice-monthly supplement to the ABA Banking Journal magazine intended to help you stay on top of industry and policy news.
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Criminals do not need to bother scouring the depths of the dark web to dig up this personal information. Too often, it’s sitting out in the open for all to see.
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From offering bitcoin rewards checking to meeting the unique credit needs of gig workers and sole practitioners, Quontic Bank depends on innovative ideas and execution.
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Eighty-two percent of small business firms applied for a PPP loan, according to the Fed's 2021 Small Business Credit Survey Report on Employer Firms.
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The economic upheaval caused by the pandemic has meant financial distress and hardship for many, and this, coupled with the necessity of physical distancing, has inevitably had a significant effect on how people view their financial situations and how they choose to manage their money. Two Wisconsin banks have taken extra steps to adjust their branch services.
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As an early-career CPA, Carissa Rodeheaver began her community banking career as a trust administrator nearly three decades ago. Now, she’s at the same bank, as chairman, president and CEO of Oakland, Maryland-based First United Bank and Trust.
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Credit card monthly purchase volumes rebounded strongly in the third quarter of 2020, jumping more than 20% from the prior quarter despite challenges from the pandemic-induced recession, according to ABA’s latest Credit Card Market Monitor.
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As banks prepare for the eventual cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate, the OCC released a self-assessment tool for banks to evaluate their preparedness for transitioning away from Libor to an alternate reference rate, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.
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ABA strongly opposes a proposal by the National Credit Union Administration that would expand the definition of “service facility” and erase the distinction between service to select groups and service to underserved areas as delineated in the Federal Credit Union Act.
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ABA and a coalition of financial trade associations have voiced their support for allowing customers to access financial records and to share that data securely.
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In a letter to industry earlier this week, the New York Department of Financial Services confirmed that banks may receive credit under New York’s state-level Community Reinvestment Act for certain activities intended to address and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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ABA has joined a broad coalition of housing and civil rights organizations in a letter urging lawmakers to include $25 billion in direct assistance to struggling homeowners in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking feedback on potential ways to improve the resilience of money market funds in the face of economic instability.
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