Allison Heimberg
Coordinator, Media Relations & Communications
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January 16, 2019Banks Offering Shutdown Assistance: CBA member institutions work with customers facing hardships – whether manmade or natural – every day. Banks are working with customers on a one-on-one basis as the partial government shutdown continues and federal employees, through no fault of their own, miss paychecks and small businesses are not able to access Small Business Administration loans. We know federal employees had no role in this shutdown, neither did banks. As with so many other issues ranging from wildfires, floods and hurricanes to data breaches at retail giants, banks are the ones on the...
December 3, 2018CBA Statement on Regulators BSA/AML Innovation Announcement WASHINGTON – The Consumer Bankers Association today said the announcement made by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and prudential regulators encouraging financial institutions to explore more innovative approaches to combat money laundering and illicit terrorist financing is an important first step in improving current Bank Security Act and anti-money laundering rules, regulations and guidelines. “Giving banks the opportunity to innovate will help make our financial system more secure,” said CBA...
November 29, 2018CBA Submits BSA/AML Improvement Recommendations WASHINGTON – The Consumer Bankers Association today provided recommendations on improving Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering laws and regulations to the Senate Banking Committee in advance of a hearing on combatting money laundering and other forms of illicit finance. The letter was sent to Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). CBA’s letter is available here . CBA President and CEO Richard Hunt wrote, “CBA’s members promote national security interests and deter financial crimes by...
