ABA Letters to Congress / Regulators
2012
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Volcker Rule: Letter to Financial Services Committee (January 17, 2012)
2011
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SEC Registration: Joint Letter to Senate (November 30, 2011)
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Derivatives: Memo to Financial Services Committee (November 29, 2011)
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Accounting: Memo to Financial Services Subcommittee re H.R.1723 (November 14, 2011
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Derivatives: Memo to Senate (October 31, 2011)
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SEC Registration: Memo to Financial Services Committee (October 25, 2011)
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Financial Education: Memo to Congress re Get Smart About Credit Day (October 20, 2011)
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FSOC: Letter to Financial Services Committee (October 5, 2011)
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ABA urges Treasury to increase SBLF clarity - optimize bank participation (September 13, 2011)
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Bankruptcy: Hearing Statement re Trustee Compensation (July 27, 2011)
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CFPB: Memo to House Members (July 20, 2011)
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Interchange: Letter To Senate In Support of Amendment (June 7, 2011)
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Letter to Members of the Financial Services Committee (May 11, 2011)
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Interchange: Joint Memo re Carve-Out (May 10, 2011)
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Mutuals: ABA to Congress on Importance of Mutuals (May 3, 2011)
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Interchange: ABA Outlines Facts to Sen. Durbin (April 21, 2011)
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Dodd-Frank Act: Letter to FDIC - Impact on Community Banks (March 21, 2011)
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OCC: ABA Voices Support for Mutual Institutions (March 23, 2011)
- Treasury: Coordination of Dodd-Frank Implementation is Needed (March 10. 2011)
- Taxes: Letter to Ways and Means re 1099 Reporting Repeal (February 14, 2011)
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Treasury & HUD: ABA's GSE Reform Principles (February 9, 2011)
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Interchange: Joint ABA-State Associations Memo to Congress (February 8, 2011)
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Regulatory Environment: Letter to FDIC Supporting Relief Initiative (January 24, 2011
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Regulatory Environment: Letter to OCC Supporting Relief Initiative (January 24, 2011)
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Regulatory Environment: Letter to OTS Supporting Relief Initiative (January 24, 2011
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Regulatory Environment: Letter to HUD Supporting Relief Initiative (January 24, 2011
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Regulatory Environment: Letter to SEC Supporting Relief Initiative (January 24, 2011
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Regulatory Environment: Letter to CFTC Supporting Relief Initiative (January 24, 2011)
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Regulatory Environment: Joint Letter to Senate Banking Requesting Hearings (January 24, 2011)
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White House: Support for the Administration's Regulatory Relief Initiative (January 19, 2011)
2010
- Foreclosure: Letter to Congress re Moratorium Proposals (October 13, 2010)
- Tax: Letter to Congress re Bank Tax Proposal (September 27, 2010)
- Bankruptcy: Memo to Senate Judiciary re Small Business (September 22, 2010)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to House Judiciary re Pensions (September 14, 2010)
- Small Business: Senate Memo re Lending Fund (September 13, 2010)
- Interchange: Memo to Senate Appropriations (July 28, 2010)
- FHA: Memo to House re Multifamily Guarantee (July 28, 2010)
- SEC: Memo to Senate re Shareholder Threshold (July 27, 2010)
- Memo to Financial Services Comm. re Multi-Bill Markup (July 26, 2010)
- Data Security: Letter to Sen. Carper & Sen. Bennett (July 20, 2010)
- Credit Unions: Joint Letter to Senate (July 12, 2010)
- Small Business: Memo to Senate re Lending Fund (June 29, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Joint Memo to Congress (June 28, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to Conferees re Fannie & Freddie (June 24, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to Conferees (June 14, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to Conferees re Collins Amendment (June 14, 2010)
- Small Business: Memo to House re Lending Fund (June 9, 2010)
- Sox 404(b) Exemption: Letter to Support Hutchison/Landrieu Amendment 3785 (May 13, 2010)
- Joint-Trades Letter in Support of Johnson FHLBank Amendment 3978 (May 13, 2010)
- New Thrift Charters: Letter to Sens. Kerry, Brownback, Brown (May 10, 2010)
- Accounting Oversight: Joint Trade Letter to Senate Banking (May 10, 2010)
- Interchange: Joint Memo to House Judiciary (April 27, 2010)
- Derivatives: Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee (April 21, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Joint Memo to Senate (April 20, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Senate Memo re Impact on Community Banks (April 19, 2010)
- Joint Trade Letter on FHLBanks and the Restoring American Financial Stability Act (April 13, 2010)
- Coalition Letter on Credit Availability (March 25, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (March 22, 2010)
- USDA Loan Program: Letter to Senate Appropiations (March 22, 2010)
- USDA Loan Program: Letter to House Appropriations (March 22, 2010)
- Credit Union Business Lending: Letter to House (March 2, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Joint Letter to Senate Banking on Fed's Role (March 2, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Joint Letter to Senate Banking on Accounting (January 25, 2010)
- Credit Union Business Lending: Joint Letter to Senate (January 19, 2010)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (January 5, 2010)
2009
- Small Business Lending: Memo to Senate Committee (December 15, 2009)
- Data Breach: Joint Letter to House (December 8, 2009)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Joint Letter to House on Bankruptcy (December 8, 2009)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to House (December 7, 2009)
- Regulatory Restructuring: Memo to HFSC on Accounting Amendment (November 18, 2009)
- Perlmutter-Lucas Amendment to the FSIA of 2009: Joint Trade Letter (November 16, 2009)
- Credit Cards: Memo to House on Expedited Card Act Dates (November 3, 2009)
- CFPA: Letter to HFSC (October 13, 2009)
- Tax Extenders: Joint Letter to Congress (October 8, 2009)
- Data Breach: Joint Letter to House Energy & Commerce Committee (September 29, 2009)
- FDIC: Thank You Memo to Congress on S.896 (June 9, 2009)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary on Consumer Credit Bill (June 3, 2009)
- Data Breach: Joint Letter to House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee (June 3, 2009)
- Letter to the FDIC on GMAC Bank/Ally Bank (May 27, 2009)
- FDIC: Letter to House on S.896 (May 19, 2009)
- Credit Cards: Letter to Senate on H.R. 627 (May 12, 2009)
- Interchange: Joint Memo to Senate (May 11, 2009)
- Mortgage Reform: Memo to House on H.R.1728 (May 6, 2009)
- Credit Cards: Memo to House on H.R. 627 (April 30, 2009)
- Bankruptcy: Memo to Senate on Durbin Amendment (April 29, 2009)
- RESPA: Group Trade Letter Requesting Rule Suspension (April 27, 2009)
- Credit Cards: Letter to HFSC on H.R. 627 (April 21, 2009)
- Credit Cards: Letter to Financial Institutions Subcommittee (March 31, 2009)
- Credit Cards: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (March 30, 2009)
- Executive Compensation: Letter to House (March 30, 2009)
- TILA: Joint Letter to Senate re Crapo Amendment (March 4, 2009)
- Interchange: State Bankers Associations Joint Letter (February 26, 2009)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Trades Letter to House Leadership (February 24, 2009)
- Bankruptcy: Letter to House Leadership (February 23, 2009)
- Bank Lending: Memo to Congress re Background (February 10, 2009)
- Bankruptcy: Joint State Assn Letter re Cram Down (February 5, 2009)
- Tax: Letter to Finance Committee re Stimulus Provisions (January 27, 2009)
- TARP/Capital Purchase Program: Memo Providing ABA Testimony (January 7, 2009)
2008
- Tax: ABA Letter on Merger Loss Deductibility (December 10, 2008)
- Tax: Joint Letter on Carryback Provision (December 9, 2008)
- EESA: Joint States Memo on House Vote (October 1, 2008)
- Emergency Economic Stabilization Act: Memo to Congress (September 29, 2008)
- Asset-Purchase Proposal: Letter to Congress (September 26, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter Opposing Mortgage Changes (September 23, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: ABA Memo Opposing Mortgage Changes (September 22, 2008)
- Credit Cards: ABA Memo Opposing Maloney Bill (September 22, 2008)
- Credit Cards: Joint Memo Opposing Maloney Bill (September 22, 2008)
- Real Estate: Memo to House Appropriations Committee (June 24, 2008)
- Regulatory Relief: Memo to House Members (June 23, 2008)
- GSE Reform: Memo Opposing Martinez Amendment (May 15, 2008)
- GSE Reform: Letter Supporting Senate Legislation (May 14, 2008)
- Housing/Preemption: ABA Memo to House re Miller Amendment (May 6, 2008)
- Housing/Preemption: Joint Memo to House re Miller Amendment (May 6, 2008)
- Credit Unions: House Memo Opposing H.R. 5519 (April 28, 2008)
- Financial Literacy: Memo to House on Teach Childen to Save Day (April 15, 2008)
- Card Reporting Proposal: Joint Letter to Farm Bill Tax Conferees (April 11, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to Senate Opposing Mortgage Changes (April 3, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to Senate Opposing Mortgage Changes (March 31, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary (March 12, 2008)
- Credit Unions: Memo re Senate Bill Introduction (March 5, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary (March 5, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Letter to Senate Opposing Mortgage Changes (Feb. 25, 2008)
- Credit Cards: Joint Letter Opposing House Legislation (Feb. 12, 2008)
- ILC Legislation: ABA Letter Supporting Senate Draft (Feb. 12, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Opposing Student Loan Changes (Feb. 7, 2008)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Members Opposing Mortgage Changes (Jan. 23, 2008)
2007
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Dec. 11, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to Senate Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Dec. 4, 2007)
- Subprime Mortgage Lending: ABA Memo re "Pattern & Practice" Amendment (Nov. 15, 2007)
- Subprime Mortgage Lending: Joint ABA-ACB Letter to House (Nov. 14, 2007)
- Student Loans: Joint Letter to Education & Labor Committee (Nov. 7, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Memo to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Nov. 7, 2007)
- Subprime Mortgage Lending: Joint ABA-ACB Letter to House Financial Services (Nov. 5, 2007)
- Trade Agreements: Letter to Congressional Leadership & Tax Committees (Nov. 5, 2007)
- Data Breach: Joint Comments to House Science Committee (Oct. 15, 2007)
- SILO Taxation: Joint Letter to Senate Finance Committee (Oct. 3, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Oct. 3, 2007)
- Farm Credit: ABA Memo to Senate Agriculture Committee (Oct. 2, 2007)
- Retirement Plans: Joint Letter on Fee Disclosures (Oct. 1, 2007)
- Flood Insurance: ABA Memo to House Supporting Reform Bill (Sept. 26, 2007)
- Farm Credit: Joint Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee (Sept. 25, 2007)
- Overdraft: Joint Letter to Financial Services Comm. Opposing H.R. 946 (Sept. 24, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter to House Judiciary Opposing Mortgage Changes (Sept. 24, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter Opposing Mortgage Treatment Changes (Sept. 19, 2007)
- SILO Taxation: Joint Letter to Senate Finance Committee (Sept. 19, 2007)
- Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP): Letter to Financial Services Comm. (Sept. 18, 2007)
- FHA: Letter to Senate Banking Committee (Sept. 18, 2007)
- FHA: Memo Supporting House Reform Bill (Sept. 18, 2007)
- Patent Reform: ABA Memo to House (Sept. 6, 2007)
- Farm Credit: ABA Memo to House on Farm Bill Provisions (July 26, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Letter on EOUST Funding (July 26, 2007)
- Farm Credit: State Assn. Letter on Farm Bill Provisions (July 25, 2007)
- Farm Credit: Joint Trades Letter on Farm Bill Provisions (July 24, 2007)
- Student Loans: ABA Memo on Brown Amendment (July 23, 2007)
- GSE Legislation: Joint Letter to Senate Banking Committee (July 23, 2007)
- ILC Legislation: Joint Letter to Senate Banking Committee (July 19, 2007)
- Real Estate: Memo to Senate Appropriations Committee (July 12, 2007)
- Student Loan Bill: Letter to House (July 10, 2007)
- Patent Reform: Letters to Senate and House Judiciary Committees (July 9, 2007)
- Basis Reporting: Letter to Senate Finance Committee (June 29, 2007)
- Section 404 Accounting: Memo to House (June 28, 2007)
- ABA-ACB Merger: Memo to Congress (June 25, 2007)
- Farm Credit: Joint Trades Letter to Agriculture Committees (June 22, 2007)
- Student Loan Bill: Letter to Senate HELP Committee (June 20, 2007)
- Real Estate: Memo to House Appropriations Committee (June 8, 2007)
- ILC Legislation: Memo to House (May 21, 2007)
- GSE Legislation: Memo to House (May 15, 2007)
- Farm Credit: ABA-State Assns. Letter to House Agriculture Committee (May 14, 2007)
- Social Security Numbers: Letter to House E&C Committee (May 9, 2007)
- Small Business Lending: Joint Trades Letter on Lender Fees to Senate Committee (May 3, 2007)
- FHA: Letter to Financial Services Committee (May 1, 2007)
- ILC Legislation: Memo to Financial Services Committee (April 30, 2007)
- Bankruptcy: Joint Trades Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee (April 30, 2007)
- Credit Unions: Letter on CU Business Lending to Small Bus. Comm. (April 27, 2007)
- Data Security: Memo to Senate Commerce Committee (April 24, 2007)
- Small Business Lending: Letter to House Small Bus. Committee (April 20, 2007)
- Executive Compensation: Letter to House (April 18, 2007)
- Data Security: Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee (April 17, 2007)
- GSEs: Letter to House Financial Services Committee (March 27, 2007)
- ILC Legislation: State Associations' Letter to House (March 21, 2007)
- Executive Compensation: Letter to House Financial Services Committee (March 20, 2007)
- Credit Unions: Memo to House Opposing CURIA (March 15, 2007)
- Disaster Preparedness: Letter to Senate Homeland Security Committee (Feb. 28, 2007)
- Credit Unions: Memo on CURIA to House Freshmen (Feb. 26, 2007)
- Credit Unions: Memo to CURIA Non-Cosponsors (Feb. 26, 2007)
- Credit Unions: Memo to CURIA Cosponsors (Feb. 26, 2007)
- SILOs: Letter to Ways & Means Committee (Feb. 14, 2007)
- ILC Legislation: Letter to House Financial Services Committee (Jan. 30, 2007)
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