ABA Banking Journal
June 28, 2024

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. You can also stay abreast of banking news by visiting aba.com/BankingJournal, home to ABA Daily Newsbytes stories, digital exclusives, the ABA Banking Journal Podcast and more.

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Industry News
It is never too early for banks to assess and take steps to mitigate their risk.
 
Summer is the moment to shine for banks’ community engagement.
 
Lending challenges inspire banks to consider new ways to manage risk, free up capital.
 
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The results of the Federal Reserve’s annual bank stress test showed that while large banks would endure greater losses than last year’s test, they are well positioned to weather a severe recession and stay above minimum capital requirements.
 
New single-family homes sales decreased to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 619,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 
After narrowly surviving a deadly plane crash, Brent Beardall shares the takeaways that altered his approach to work and life.
 
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Policy News
According to a draft proposal by banking regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is planning to publish a program rule notice of proposed rulemaking.
 
The ABA and six financial sector associations oppose legislation that would establish national data privacy standards because the bill does not include a clear exception for financial institutions already subject to privacy and data protection requirements.
 
In a recent speech, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said she does not view undercapitalization of large banks as a current vulnerability of the U.S. financial system, adding that any argument using last year’s bank failures as justification for increasing capital standards “lacks a solid foundation.”
 
Galileo Financial Technologies
REDI Enterprise Development, Inc.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued an interim final rule to formalize its previous announcement that it had extended by 290 days the compliance dates for its Section 1071 small-business data collection rule.
 
A federal court in Texas will consider requests by business groups and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for a temporary restraining order to stop the Department of Labor’s overtime final rule from taking effect on July 1.
 
The FDIC has released guidance with steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Florida affected by severe storms and tornadoes.
 
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July 8 - August 2
Facilitated Training: The Banking Industry

July 8 - October 25
Facilitated Training: Consumer Lending

July 10
Webinar: ABA Economic Insights Series: State of the Economy, July 10, 2024

July 16
Webinar: Get More Comfortable with Uncomfortable/Difficult Client Conversations

July 17
Virtual Conference: Women Lead Symposium

July 17
Webinar: 2024 Regulatory Updates and Compliance Challenges – Part 3

July 25
Webinar: Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Implementation Considerations

July 29 - August 23
Facilitated Training: Building Customer Relationships

July 29 - August 30
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