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Items about the Consumer Bankers Association and its initiatives, including CBA Advanced Education, CBA LIVE, CBA Team news and more.

  • September 10, 2020
    CBA Calls for Congressional Action on Bipartisan PPP Reform WASHINGTON – Consumer Bankers Association President and CEO Richard Hunt issued the following statement after the Senate’s failed vote on a COVID-19 stimulus package: “If Congress cannot reach an agreement on a larger stimulus bill quickly, they should take up and immediately pass bipartisan legislation supported by a third of the Senate...
  • September 9, 2020
    The nation’s small businesses, and the millions of men and women who work at them, are the foundations of communities across the country and our nation’s economy. As a result of COVID-19, millions of small business owners have been forced to shutter operations with little to no revenue coming in. Luckily, Congress extended them a lifeline with the passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and...
  • August 6, 2020
    To Whom It May Concern: The American Bankers Association (ABA)1 and the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) are pleased to submit their comments to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) on its proposed amendments to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) to address the cessation of the London Inter-Bank Overnight Rate (LIBOR), which is expected to be discontinued after December 31,...
  • July 31, 2020
    Business, Lender Groups Call for Streamlined PPP Forgiveness for Mom & Pop Businesses More than 140 trade associations in coalition of small businesses, banks & credit unions WASHINGTON – The Consumer Bankers Association and a coalition of more than 140 trade groups representing small business borrowers and lenders today sent a letter to Congressional Leaders advocating for the passage of...
  • July 28, 2020
    In a statement released shortly after Collins and Rubio spoke, Consumer Bankers Association President and CEO Richard Hunt called for more detail on how the loan forgiveness process would work. Hunt said that the most basic current process requires significant resources of a small business, and “Congress must improve the forgiveness language by providing crystal-clear, prescriptive guidance.”
  • July 28, 2020
    CBA Executive Banking School Announces 2020 Graduating Class Five Honors Grads Named; Julie Carey with M&T Bank Honored with Tem Wooldridge Award for Outstanding Academic Performance, Integrity and Leadership WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) today graduated 59 bankers from its Executive Banking School and recognized Julie Carey from M&T Bank with the school’s top...
  • July 22, 2020
    “Wearing a mask at any businesses, especially a bank, just a few months ago would have raised a lot of eyebrows,” said Richard Hunt, president of the Consumer Bankers Association.
  • July 17, 2020
    CBA on Mnuchin Support of PPP Forgiveness for Smallest Businesses WASHINGTON – Consumers Bankers Association President and CEO Richard Hunt issued the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin indicated he would support automatic or a more streamlined forgiveness process for Paycheck Protection Program loans for the smallest loan recipients during a House Small Business...
  • July 9, 2020
    Small Business, Lender Associations Call for Streamlined PPP Forgiveness for “Main Street” Small Businesses *** More than 130 trade associations in coalition Relief for smallest PPP loans of less than $150,000 *** WASHINGTON – The Consumer Bankers Association, International Franchise Association and U.S. Chamber of Commerce led a coalition of more than 130 trade groups representing small business...
  • July 1, 2020
    Dear Mr. Feldman: The Consumer Bankers Association (“CBA”) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (“the FDIC” or “the agency”) notice of proposed rulemaking (“the proposed rule” or “the current proposal”) regarding parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan companies (“ILCs”). The future of the ILC charter is of particular interest to...

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