Published each Thursday, this e-newsletter provides a summary of the latest news and actions of legislation and regulations affecting the banking industry. To receive this e-newsletter, contact us.

April 3, 2025

• House Panel Advances Bill To Repeal 1071 Rule
• Senate Banking Committee Advances OCC, SEC Nominations
• Trump Announces Tariffs On Foreign Imports
• ABA Creates New Webpage With Resources On Tax Reform
• Apply for MBA's Banking Leadership Missouri

March 27, 2025

• Senate Approves Measure To Nullify CFPB’s Overreach On Overdraft
• Executive Order Phases Out U.S. Treasury Paper Checks
• FinCEN To Exempt U.S. Companies From Beneficial Ownership Reporting
• MBA To Host Free Webinar On Proposition A
• Deadline To Submit Data Nears For Salary Survey
• Join MBA’s Teach Children To Save Challenge!
• Sign Up For ABA Foundation’s Free Financial Education Programs

March 20, 2025

• Trump Nominates Bowman As Fed Vice Chair For Supervision
• Banks Encounter ‘First Amendment Audits’
• MBA To Host Free Webinar On Proposition A
• MBA Highlights Concerns With EGRPRA 
• Groups Seek Court Ruling In Illinois Interchange Fees Lawsuit
• MBA Accepting 50 Year Club Nominations

March 13, 2025

• MBA Social Media Campaign Targets Hawley’s Bill Capping Credit Card Rates
• MO Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Minimum Wage Law
• Reports: Trump To Nominate Bowman As Fed Vice Chair
• Banker Testifies On Importance Of Farm Bill, Acre Act To Ag Economy

March 6, 2025

• MBA Hawley-Sanders Bill Will Kill Credit Cards
• Lawmakers Reintroduce ACRE Act To Boost Rural Economies
• House Panel Advances Resolution To Overturn CFPB Overdraft Rule
• FDIC Withdraws Proposed Rules On Brokered Deposits, Corporate Governance, Executive Pay
• FDIC Delays Deadline For Compliance With New Signage Requirements
• Treasury Department Suspends Boi Enforcement For U.S. Companies

February 27, 2025

• Trump Administration Says It Won’t Close CFPB

February 20, 2025

• Associations Warn Credit Card Rate Cap Would Cause Economic Harm
• Associations Urge Congress To Repeal CFPB’s Overdraft Rule
• FinCEN Extends BOI Reporting Deadlines
• Trump Orders FDIC, CFPB To Terminate Advisory Committees
• Federal Judge Orders Pause In CFPB Staff Firings, Budget Transfers
• MBA Associate Member Explores New Era For Banking Digital Assets

February 13, 2025

• MBA: Hawley’s Latest Bill Will Cause ‘Irreparable Harm’ For Consumers
• Mckernan Nominated For CFPB Director
• Powell: Creation Of Fed Vice Chair For Supervision Led To ‘Volatility’
• Trump Nominates Gould To OCC

February 6, 2025

• House Resolution Nullifies CFPB’s Overdraft Cap
• Wagner Co-Sponsors Bill Nixing Section 1071 Data Collection Rule
• ABA, Associations Warn Credit Card Rate Cap Would Hurt Consumers
• Bankers Associations Express Support For Bowman As Fed Vice Chair
• Chopra Out At CFPB; Bessent Named Acting Director

January 30, 2025

• MBA Expresses Support For Bowman As Next Federal Reserve Vice Chair
• Legislation Seeks To Defund CFPB
• Senate Confirms Bessent As Treasury Secretary
• Senate Banking Chair Forms Working Groups

January 23, 2025

• FDIC Outlines Priorities In Trump Administration
• Senate Banking Committee Approves Treasury Nominee

January 16, 2025

• Bankers Associations Ask Trump To Pause All Open Regulatory Actions
• CFPB Drops Proposed Ban On NSF Fees For Instantaneous Transactions

January 9, 2025

• CFPB Finalizes Rule Removing Medical Bills From Credit Reports
• Fed’s Barr To Step Down As Vice Chairman Of Supervision